RE: [amsat-bb] System Security (was Question about AO-40 telemetry)

["Howard Long" <howard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe et al...

I said...

> > Last time I checked my licence encrypted information of any kind was
> >banned.
> > So we must be sure to differentiate between encryption and
authentication.

Than Joe said...

> §97.211 (b) A telecommand station may transmit special codes intended to
> obscure the meaning of telecommand messages to the station in space
> operation.
> §97.207 (f) Space telemetry transmissions may consist of specially coded
> messages intended to facilitate communications or related to the function
of
> the spacecraft.

Sometimes I wish I never opened my mouth! It is still true that, as far as I
can see, the UK license doesn't have this special case.

73 Howard G6LVB


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