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I was disappointed with how much this missed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Satellite_Communications_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Satellite

by hchz 6y ago

I was disappointed with how much this missed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Satellite_Communications_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Satellite_Communications... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milstar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milstar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Broadcast_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Broadcast_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Satellite_Communications_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Satellite_Communicatio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Extremely_High_Frequency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Extremely_High_Freque... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_Essential_Emergency_Communications_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_Essential_Emergency_Co... The interesting aspects of how USN submarines access these systems doesn't appear to be openly available.

082349872349872 6y ago
To some degree one can guess some parameters by reverse engineering the list of dual-use technologies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23548220 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23548220 (with my experiences, I see far more submarine detection than communication, but those differently geeky may have better luck.)
matheusmoreira 6y ago
> FLTSATCOM 7 and FLTSATCOM 8 have been used for repeating UHF Satcom transmissions by unauthorized radio users particularly in Brazil, including criminals, illegal loggers, truckers and individuals located in remote areas. I wonder how much disruption they're causing...