[amsat-bb] Satellite pirates.

[KC9SGV]

Yep, that is what I meant.
Interesting article, though.
More relevant than my original link.
Security and self-policing will keep things legal.

KC9SGV

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> On Aug 3, 2019, at 12:34 PM, Bryan Green <bryan at kl7cn.net> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps he meant the Brazilian folk who commonly use the uncontrolled US Navy satellites for communication:
> 
> https://www.wired.com/2009/04/fleetcom/
> 
> -- bag
> 
> Bryan KL7CN/W6
> bryan at kl7cn.net
> 
>> On Aug 3, 2019, at 09:30, Mike Diehl via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> The article you linked to was quite lengthy so I skimmed over it. From what I can tell it’s all about receiving pay television programming. Cant figure out how this applies to an amateur radio satellite. 
>> 
>> 73, 
>> Mike Diehl
>> W8LID/VE6LID 
>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2019, at 07:28, KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> Just getting into this aspect of GEO satellite security...
>>> I found this very informative, though old article about satellite pirates and their hacking techniques in the old days of satellite TV (ca. 1993)
>>> 
>>> Since any new ham GEO satellite might be an emolation of these earlier TV satellites, it is imperative that some sort of security for the system might be prudent.
>>> 
>>> http://www.nmia.com/~roberts/sat.pirates
>>> 
>>> Bernard,
>>> KC9SGV
>>> 
>>> 
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