If this is allowed, then the bands will become so busy they will be unusable.

Not with consumer traffic, mind, but illegal commercial traffic.

These bands are extremely valuable, and corporations, especially stock traders are literally chomping at the bit to get access to it.

I hear you, encryption would be nice, but it would literally destroy the hobby. Probably for more reasons than just the one I listed. Talking in the open air isn’t that bad, you get used to it 🤷‍♂️ it’s a hobby after all.