As I said earlier this hobby seems to be cowed in fear by even the simplest of crypto algorithms while on other websites people brag of their exploits with drugs {Erowid.net} and of their experiences with hookers {ECCIE.net} all of these things are illegal just as decrypting an encrypted signal is. In some time we can expect stronger encryption algorithms as well as more discreet ones so we freedom loving Americans must learn the secrets of traffic analysis, direction finding and detection. A little jamming thrown in would be nice too.
OK. We get it, you're a bad boy.
You don't care about the laws, and you certainly don't understand the technology nor the reason for having encryption.
No one owes you anything.
Freedom doesn't mean that you are allowed to do whatever you want. Time to get over that fallacy. Freedom doesn't mean that law enforcement is bad. Jamming a radio signal because you are not allowed to listen to it is childish, and risks other peoples lives.
Time to get off the "freedom loving American" wagon. Thinking that phrase makes you superior to the rest of the world is nonsense. Thinking that you are entitled to something because of that statement just makes you yet another person with a self inflated value of entitlement. And honestly, we've got way to many people with that in this country.
Encryption is there for a reason. Nobody owes you access to encrypted transmissions. The very reason they are encrypted is to stop casual eavesdropping. The laws to discourage decrypting things that you are not entitled to are there for a good reason.
You have no need to intercept my visa card number when I purchase something online. You are not entitled to that information.
You have no need to listen in on private medical information. You are not entitled to that.
You may think you are entitled to listen in on encrypted law enforcement traffic because they are obviously doing something you don't agree with. You are not.
You are not entitled to wiretap the phone lines of the police department. You are not entitled to listen in on their cell phone calls. You are not entitled free access to any of the records information they process.
Time to get over it. Put your big boy pants on and join the rest of us law abiding citizens that also enjoy our freedoms.