Brian is pretty much correct in his assessments. Only correction is that frequencies are available above 1.2 Ghz. Some links for those interested: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/amateur/ http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/ Bob, KA0Q <snip> Abbreviated for brevity :) Brian wrote: > > 1. ham radio is for non-comm use only. You can't charge money for > anything. > 2. I think encryption falls in the lines of "codes and ciphers" which is > explicitly forbidden. > IIRC 2.4 Ghz is unregulated and you can do whatever you want to up > there. "Ham" is restricted to frequencies designated by the FCC and I > think only goes up to 1.2 Ghz or somewhere in there. If you're truly > > -Brian