Re: 1963--nuclear weapon alarm system

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From: Bob Eager
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:09

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 07:30:27 -0600, JimP wrote:

> On 11 Feb 2018 10:49:36 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:

>>I've a radio amatuer licence - I wonder what the authorities would think
>>of a synthesised voice announcing random 5 letter groups?
> 
> In the U.S., which I know you aren't here, its illegal for cryptic coded
> messages to be sent by ham radio operators.

Clause 2.87 of the UK licence forbids use of encryption except under 
certain exceptional circumstances. I guess you'd have to prove the groups 
were random.

And you still have to broadcast the callsign regularly.

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