[wplug] Super-DMCA laws
Frank W. Holden Jr.
frankh at zelie.com
Wed Apr 16 23:59:35 EDT 2003
HOWDY Henry... First off, if you wish to transmit any data on a ham
band you MUST get your license! There are many clubs and organizations
in the area of Pgh that can help you. It's not hard.
Now for that spare computer. It will do just fine depending on WHAT
you want to do with it. If you wish to just recieve data on the
HighFrequency (HF) bands or VeryHF bands, it will do nicely! Nothing
more than a real SoundBlaster sound card can do it for you!!! Most of
the activity is in the VHF and UHF bands. Hams are using some pretty
high data rates, especially in the UHF bands, so the sound card trick
doesn't work. You can LISTEN in on the 2meter (144-148MHZ) band
between 144-145MHz and find packet radio happening. Nothing more than
modems chewing on some data that sounds like a real bad burping radio
problem!!! hehehe The data being transfered could be just about
anything from an email to a program. This is not the fast means of
getting data around, but it works unattended. The emails can be
anything from HI THERE to a message from a military man/woman over
seas.
That section of the Linux installs have the software needed to decode
the AX.25 protocol. (Change the burps, farts and whistles into
readable data) You can find other prg's on the net to have a BBS if
you wish. Transmissions you can decode could be from satellites
sending weather or info about its internals or even relaying land
based data. If it can be done on the internet then it is done over ham
radio frequencies.
You will find out that most of the ways things are done on the
internet could have orginally been done or formed in the ham bands.
Alot of the space missions starting back in the 60's would have a ham
radio operator onboard. It is good to have a real communications
person aboard. I have personally talk to several of the shuttle
missions' radio operators. Quite a few of the 'birds in the sky' were
orginally sent by ham radio groups. If you want to do some research,
go to http://www.arrl.org ... This is the Amateur Radio Relay League
web page. It can wow you or put you to sleep with the amount of
information you can learn there and also find links to many other good
sites dealing with ham radio.
The last and final thing to mention about ham radio, its FUN!
Frank
PS - If you wish to contact me off the list, PLEASE, feel free to do
so!
Henry Umansky wrote:
>
> Thats kinda neat, I always saw the kernel Ham Radio section but always just
> glanced by it. What sort of hardware would you need if I wanted a ham
> radio in my apartment. Also, would I need a "good" system or will my extra
> 200 Mhz 32 MB RAM do?
>
> -Henry
>
> PS-Western PA Linux & Ham Radio User Group!!!!
>
> --On Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:25 PM -0400 "Frank W. Holden Jr."
> <frankh at zelie.com> wrote:r
>
> > YUPPERS Bob. There are a few more than you realize that sub to this
> > list... hehehe We ALL have atleast 1 Linux box going and a few of us
> > have several boxes along with some of the other *NIX OS flavors going
> > too! This group has been the FRIENDLIEST of the couple I sub to...
> >
> > 73 de KA3UWW - Frank
> >
> > "R.E.Coutch" wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey !
> >>
> >> I didn't know other hams hung out here too !
> >>
> >> My call is KC3QW but I haven't been very active in a while.
> >>
> >> -Bob
> >>
> >> Frank W. Holden Jr. wrote:
> >>
> >> > Well, for what I read it means that what use to be legal for us ham
> >> > radio operators throughout the world is now illegal!!! I sure did like
> >> > re-broadcasting NASA missions over the net and via radio for the
> >> > intent of educational purposes...
> >> >
> >> > This piece of crap they have come up with is way to broad! By what it
> >> > says, if I was to re-broadcast a local radio station, as an example,
> >> > to a friend anyplace else on the net, it is illegal! If I record a
> >> > portion of a radio show and compress it with a password for
> >> > transmission, I have broken the law. When did it come to pass that
> >> > commercial broadcasts over the air waves was illegal??? Now I am NOT
> >> > allowed to talk on my radios anymore either, so my freedom of speach
> >> > is being attacked! There are just too many ways and angles to look at
> >> > this new law that impeeds on our constitutional rights...
> >> >
> >> > Just some ramblings from a RF fried brain...
> >> > Frank
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Dave Neuer wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Yep, it's true (follow the "text" link and look at the
> >> >> bill history). It's law in PA.
> >> >>
> >> >> Most of it deals w/ theft of Telco service, but the
> >> >> really troubling part is paragraph 1, section II "TO
> >> >> CONCEAL OR TO ASSIST ANOTHER TO CONCEAL FROM ANY
> >> >> TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDER OR FROM ANY LAWFUL
> >> >> AUTHORITY THE EXISTENCE OR PLACE OF ORIGIN OR OF
> >> >> DESTINATION OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATION"
> >> >>
> >> >> Who is a lawful authority? The cops? A copyright
> >> >> holder? It's not clear until you read down farther in
> >> >> the definitions section where they talk about telcos,
> >> >> radio, satellite, cable and TV broadcasters.
> >> >>
> >> >> So basically, this is designed to protect the owners
> >> >> of digital TV content.
> >> >>
> >> >> But that above paragraph would seem to make
> >> >> VPN/Firewall software, hardware, and information
> >> >> illegal as well.
> >> >>
> >> >> I seriously doubt the legistlature knew just how dumb
> >> >> that provision is (for instance, most Telcos
> >> >> themselves would be guilty just by offering VPN
> >> >> service; even if you argued that their intent clearly
> >> >> isn't concealing the origin or destination from
> >> >> *themselves*, you could argue that they were
> >> >> concealing the data transmitted from "lawful
> >> >> authorities" if someone passes a song or movie file
> >> >> over the VPN). Linux is conceivably illegal under the
> >> >> section.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's a crappy law. It's bad for Telcos, bad for
> >> >> equipment manufacturers, bad for customers...
> >> >>
> >> >> As the activists in the MA legistlative hearing
> >> >> pointed out, it's really only good for the digital
> >> >> broadcasters.
> >> >>
> >> >> Hopefully the first time it gets used it will be
> >> >> struck down as overly broad and criminalizing a wide
> >> >> array of current, accepted practices.
> >> >>
> >> >> I guess we'll either have to wait and see, or organize
> >> >> a campaign to repeal it (it would have been nice to
> >> >> know about the law ahead of time, though).
> >> >>
> >> >> It's getting to the point that I feel remiss as a
> >> >> citizen for not spending all day combing the Thomas
> >> >> Project site, the PA legislature, etc. looking for
> >> >> dangerous legislation.
> >> >>
> >> >> Dave
> >> >>
> >> >> --- "Romano, Chris" <CRomano at AtlasBD.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> I know that it's not Linux or Open Source, but it
> >> >>> affects us all.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Has anyone been following this? It looks like it
> >> >>> might have been passed in
> >> >>> PA. Is it true?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >> http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/1999/0/SB1173P2313.HTM
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> more info:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/states/
> >> >>> <http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/states/>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> (look under the "Affected States" section)
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Chris Romano
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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<-> Until he figures out who he is, then he can never know me, <->
<-> and to know me is to know the WORLD... -fwh- <->
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