[hpsdr] FCC rules Open-source SDR less secure

[Joe Leikhim]

Remember too, there is a lot of lobbying that goes around by the manufacturers who would prefer to make sure their own proprietary solutions get favored. Once those proprietary systems get a foothold, those manufacturers will control the development and the obsolescence of the technology. 

You can be sure that the "FUD" factor is being spread around to create fear that "hackers" can program any frequency that they want in a transmitter. There is probably some truth to that! 

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Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:40:55 -0700
From: Glenn Thomas <glennt at charter.net>
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] FCC rules Open-source SDR less secure
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What I suspect is really going on is that the lawyers in the FCC 
would really like to be able to directly control what frequencies & 
modes an SDR (aka "cognitive radio") user can utilize (TX & RX) while 
preventing anyone with an engineering background from being able to 
override the lawyers decrees. That makes the control of information, 
as desired by certain commercial interests, government agencies and 
even governments, much easier to accomplish.

Remember, 'Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls 
the present controls the past.'  (Orwell - 1984)

Be seeing you.

73 de Glenn

-- 
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©

"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

"Follow The Money"  ;-P


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