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Re:I made a site to track Russian Military Radio Communications by bigthymer on Sunday February 27, 2022 @09:55PM (#30495804)
If this tool becomes too publicized, is there a risk that they stop being so open over the public airwaves? I worry that this will turn into a World War II situation where a US Congressman publicized classified information about how US subs were evading Japanese anti-sub weapons. The Japanese quickly adjusted their tactics once this classified info was shared then began more successfully killing US troops.

I think it is worthwhile to share the tool with the right people who can put it to use but perhaps be careful about letting it become too well-known. I don't know...I think this situation is worth discussing here.

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Re:I made a site to track Russian Military Radio Communications by brianross93 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:08PM (#30495901)
Cat is already out of the bag. Unless they have encryption equipment with them they’ll have no other option than to broadcast on open air waves. I just want to catalog what they’re already said on open airwaves to thousands of interested watching
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Re:I made a site to track Russian Military Radio Communications by dragonwriter on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:16PM (#30496354)
> If this tool becomes too publicized, is there a risk that they stop being so open over the public airwaves?

The fact that Ukrainians are trolling them with patriotic songs on their frequencies means that they know their enemy knows and has access to them, so this tool being popularized isn't going to affect their threat model.

If they had a good alternative to this for any purpose but disinformation, they’d be using it.

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Re:I made a site to track Russian Military Radio Communications by vanusa on Sunday February 27, 2022 @11:21PM (#30496380)
Almost certainly they are aware of the risks, and the use of these channels is definitely not in accordance with standard operating procedure. That is, to be used only if there is really no alternative available.
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