Your dilemma is that you are restricted from using any type of encryption. Going to a new protocol is probably going to require more hardware and software which equals more money. My suggestion is to go back to Morse Code..after all...no one uses Morse Code anymore right? Plus HF is dead, past over, a relic of the past! *chuckle*. HF ALE might make things a bit more difficult as well. But then....ALE requires new equipment. The best bang for the buck would be developing brevity codes similar to what the police use (ie. 10/12 codes). I did see a PBS program on how the US Govt.(Library of Congress?) was working with Indian tribes to preserve their languages. Eventually they want to have all the languages available via computer so in the future, people can look back and the language won't be lost forever. Find one of those programs and use a tribal language...it worked in WWII;) Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "John E Jewkes-AAA0OR-AAA0ID" <aar0mi@private> To: <crime@private> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:02 PM Subject: CRIME query on radio text message security > In the MARS program, we have never needed previously a > 'protected' mode for sending our raw text messages via radio > Teletype (RTTY) operations, as the majority of the traffic was > morale and welfare traffic for Armed Services Personnel and > their families back home. As such, almost ALL of our radio to > computer interface work is done using modified amateur radio > digital traffic programs. > Now that MARS does much more support and reporting > of incidents to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, FEMA, and so on.... > Does anyone know of a method of more securely sending these > reports with 'encryption'. (MARS is still under a 1953 Mil Regulation > that prohibits our encryption of messages, stating that only 'CIA > or INTEL' personnel can initiate an encrypted message, and that even this > > must include 'plain language' headers for delivery addressing). > We simply need something that is not readily available as > shareware > or freeware, and limited in commercial usage. A couple of twists for you > on > this next question: One: All but a handful of our members are volunteers, > and > most are retirees, so big $$ are out of question, as MARS receives > minimal > funding at best, mainly designated for operation of the various > radio/data > gateways around the world, HQ staff and recruiting of volunteers. > TWO: program would have to be simple to install and operate as again, > many of the volunteers are retirees and not many know the more > sophisticated > programs/OS commands, etc.... > With that in MIND, does anyone know of such a program currently > in design > or testing, or know of someone with the expertise to do so? Best of all > worlds would > be soundcard based, with a simple interface between soundcard and radio > for transmit > and receive, and again be a non-readily available protocol, that is easy > to install, > setup and operate, and can interface with the MARS Messaging System > easily.. > > TIA > > Signed, > John E. Jewkes, SMD US Army MARS Oregon/Idaho > OR/ID State Director (Portland METRO Area Resident) > Confidential Phone Number (Confirm Only) 503-977-0527 > National HQ (24/7) Identify Line: 1-800-633-1128 ext 1 > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! >
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