[arrl-odv:33578] Fwd: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you)

A non-ham friend of mine sent this to me. It seems that EU hams are having fun listening in on the Russian troops using unsecured radio hardware. 73; Mike W7VO
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Robert Gross <robertwgross1@yahoo.com> To: Mike Ritz <mike.ritz1@gmail.com> Date: 03/30/2022 9:06 AM Subject: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you)
Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military...

The Potemkin village Russian military are doing far worse - they’re using stolen Ukrainian SIM cards and thus Ukrainian authorities can easily triangulate them using aGNSS. But yes they are using baofengs and other analog radios. Ukrainian fighters have wised up and are using encrypted radios now including DMR with basic AES encryption. Ukrainians are very skilled at hacking and other tech endeavors. In the right to repair community they even supply firmware for John Deere tractors which are locked to manufacturer service only. Ria N2RJ ________________________________ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 2:22:15 PM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:33578] Fwd: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you) A non-ham friend of mine sent this to me. It seems that EU hams are having fun listening in on the Russian troops using unsecured radio hardware. 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Robert Gross <robertwgross1@yahoo.com> To: Mike Ritz <mike.ritz1@gmail.com> Date: 03/30/2022 9:06 AM Subject: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you) Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly - The Washington Post<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/>

Here's a video that the New York Times put together on the topic: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008266864/russia-army-radio... Art K0AIZ -- Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ ARRL Midwest Division Director Chair, Ethics and Elections Committee Member, Programs and Services Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio® On 3/30/2022 2:53 PM, Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) wrote:
The Potemkin village Russian military are doing far worse - they’re using stolen Ukrainian SIM cards and thus Ukrainian authorities can easily triangulate them using aGNSS.
But yes they are using baofengs and other analog radios. Ukrainian fighters have wised up and are using encrypted radios now including DMR with basic AES encryption.
Ukrainians are very skilled at hacking and other tech endeavors. In the right to repair community they even supply firmware for John Deere tractors which are locked to manufacturer service only.
Ria N2RJ
------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2022 2:22:15 PM *To:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:33578] Fwd: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you) A non-ham friend of mine sent this to me. It seems that EU hams are having fun listening in on the Russian troops using unsecured radio hardware.
73; Mike W7VO
---------- Original Message ---------- From: Robert Gross <robertwgross1@yahoo.com> To: Mike Ritz <mike.ritz1@gmail.com> Date: 03/30/2022 9:06 AM Subject: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you)
Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly - The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/>
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An article in The Economist mentioned Ukrainian amateur radio operators’ contributions to the effort, see attached. BTW, some Polish operators set up WinLink nodes on 160, 80 & 40 meters specifically to help the Ukrainians communicate if widespread Internet outages occur. To some amazement, to date the Internet mostly has remained up and running in many places, as have mobile cellular systems. Who would have guessed? Dave K3ZJ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 2:22 PM To: "arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org" <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:33578] Fwd: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you) A non-ham friend of mine sent this to me. It seems that EU hams are having fun listening in on the Russian troops using unsecured radio hardware. 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Robert Gross <robertwgross1@yahoo.com> To: Mike Ritz <mike.ritz1@gmail.com> Date: 03/30/2022 9:06 AM Subject: amateur radio enthusiasts mentioned (this means you) Russian troops’ tendency to talk on unsecured lines is proving costly - The Washington Post<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/27/russian-military-unsecured-communications/>
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Art Zygielbaum
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david davidsiddall-law.com
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Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD)
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Michael Ritz