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Related: Mexican drug cartels using radios: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21109605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21109605 A lot of that is proba
by chmod600 6y ago
Related: Mexican drug cartels using radios:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21109605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21109605
A lot of that is probably to reach areas the cartels need to operate that don't have other reliable communication, or have little enough that it would be easily surveiled. Not sure if it applies to urban criminal activity, which is what the ARRL is worried about.
- cozzyd 6y agoIsn't this what the TARS aerostats are supposed to be looking for? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System
- ASalazarMX 6y agoEncrypted radios. Any radio store will sell those, IDK why the rioters skimped on that.
- yodon 6y ago> Encrypted radios. Any radio store will sell those, IDK why the rioters skimped on that. Key distribution. Encrypted radios are useless if no one knows what key to use, and equally useless if everyone knows what key to use. Sharing encryption keys with people you've never met on an open forum is equivalent to giving everyone the keys, just like sharing encryption keys with random people you've never met at public riot is equally equivalent to giving everyone the keys. One of those people you share with will be on the other side, at which point it's game over for your encryption. That said, given the brain trust that invaded the capitol building, I guess you're right, it is surprising they didn't have that added layer of security theater in the form of useless encryption everyone in DC could have been listening to.
- technick 6y agoI remember coming across a job ad for a radio engineer position with the cartel. Can't remember what site it was on but they did offer some pretty good pay, housing and discount programs.