Exactly. The connotation of the word is still negative in the eyes of the public. I still see reports in the local news media about “Hams Radio Hackers” interfering with Public Safety radio systems here in the tri-state Philly area over the last few years. Boefungs I am sure. They are not hams, just criminals harassing police on analog repeater systems. But you know we all get thrown in the same bucket. Bob Famiglio, K3RF ARRL Atlantic Division Director 610-359-7300 www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> On Behalf Of Mike Ritz Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2023 8:44 AM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:35127] Re: Fwd: Ham Radio Operators Hack a NASA Spacecraft | Spaceweather.com Interesting! I also wish they had used a word other than “hack”. It makes it sound really malicious, when in actuality all they did was receive and decode the signals. 73; Mike W7VO Sent from my iPhone, utilizing a very tiny keyboard fed from very fat fingers On Aug 16, 2023, at 7:57 PM, Art Zygielbaum <k0aiz@arrl.org<mailto:k0aiz@arrl.org>> wrote:  Interesting article on spaceweather.com: https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2023/08/15/ham-radio-operators-hack-a-nasa-s... 73, Art KØAIZ -- Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ ARRL Midwest Division Director Member, Executive Committee Member, Programs and Services Committee Member, ARRL Foundation Board ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio® _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv