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Re:Using NASA’s SMAP satellite to detect L-band interference by bobmcnamara on Thursday May 08, 2025 @09:25AM (#43925908)
Heck, they used to jam some frequencies 24/7 worldwide!
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Re:Using NASA’s SMAP satellite to detect L-band interference by nicce on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:12AM (#43926272)
I think that prior 2022 they still had to consider the political impact, at least on some level.
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Re:Using NASA’s SMAP satellite to detect L-band interference by bobmcnamara on Thursday May 08, 2025 @12:05PM (#43927556)
They shut down the western steel work radar because of power cost increases after Chernobyl blew, combined with the improved value provided by surveillance satellites.
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