Questions tagged [security]
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Do I need to actually lock up my station?
Per §97.103, one is responsible for the proper operation of one's station, which of course includes that no unlicensed person uses it to transmit.
I have heard suggestions (no link handy, sorry) of taking actual physical security measures such as…
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Is frequency hopping a viable solution for privacy and security without encryption?
In terms of radio transmission, three major issues seem to arise for various sensitive transmissions:
Others do not gain access to the content of the message
Others cannot determine the location of the sender
Others cannot block (jam) message…
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Has any computer been hacked over amateur radio digital modes?
We don't normally worry about security in ham radio, because we can't encrypt our transmissions anyway in the vast majority of cases. Some niche protocols support authentication of messages, but that's it, unless you're controlling satellites. There…
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Secure communication over Amateur-band HSMM / 802.11 in the United States
I'm quite interested in 802.11 over amateur radio frequencies; however, all I have done at this point is reading (I don't have a ham license yet). The conventional wisdom (espoused in this ham.SE answer) is that you cannot encrypt radio…
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Can a Baofeng UV-5R+ be used on FRS, GMRS, and MURS?
Is this secure if I was talking to another Baofeng UV-5R+?
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Do I have to disconnect antennas during thunderstorms?
lightning damage can be extensive and costly, its even life-threatening.
If I have properly grounded the equipment and have a Surge protection device, do I have to disconnect the antennas during the thunderstorms?
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Why does the FCC publish station address information?
How do hams deal with the privacy and security concern of your station location (usually a home) having the information published for everyone to see? It seems hams do not have proper concern for information shared and the security implications…
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