Guess it's back to 27 MHz for them lads now...
What's the Brazillian for "Woosh, we' gone look!" ?
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| Author: | fez [ 19 Mar 2009, 23:11 ] |
| Post subject: | 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
As there was a recent discussion about satcom pirates I saw this news and thought I'd post it. http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/3 ... ested.html Quoted from above link: Quote: According to Paulo T and the Hearsat newsgroup, a major bust has occured down in Brazil. For many years pirates have hijacked transponders on the various military UHF satellites for their own use. I have received hundreds of reports on these illegal operations over the last couple of decades. And now for the first time DoD has struck back to gain control of their radio assets.
Paulo T posted the following to Hearsat yesterday afternoon: "It came to my attention that our brazilian friends on Fleetsat and UFO frequencies got a nasty surprise today, from their federal police and Brazil´s comunications authority. "According to the news, 39 persons got busted, one was arrested and large amounts of equipement seized. All of them are licenced amateur radio operators whose operating location was determined by the U.S. Department of Defense, in cooperation with Brazilian federal police and other U.S. agencies. Besides all of these equipment seizures, the authorities have identified the manufacturers of some of the hardware used, one of them actually was arrested." |
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| Author: | 5thElement [ 19 Mar 2009, 23:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Interesting read! i wonder if the frequencies we've been monitoring will suddenly be quieter lol |
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| Author: | MuddyFox [ 20 Mar 2009, 00:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
OOOerr I think it will definatly go quiet! Excellent find there Fez, nice one for posting |
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| Author: | normal [ 20 Mar 2009, 00:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
I recall seeing an FCC field report on the web somewhere giving some details of someone who was caught in the USA. They heard his uplink a couple of miles from his house and managed to direction find him, it took them a while to find him. The guy was using about 20watts if I remember rightly. If you ask me you would have to be daft or complacent to pirate on a military satellite from home regularly. |
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| Author: | asd [ 20 Mar 2009, 08:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Guess it's back to 27 MHz for them lads now... What's the Brazillian for "Woosh, we' gone look!" ?
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| Author: | MuddyFox [ 20 Mar 2009, 11:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
asd wrote: Guess it's back to 27 MHz for them lads now... What's the Brazillian for "Woosh, we' gone look!" ? HAHAHAHAHAHA classic! LMAO |
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| Author: | MrWeetabix [ 20 Mar 2009, 16:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Leaves the airwaves free for the rest of us....  .
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| Author: | bigbloke [ 22 Mar 2009, 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Well, they continue to be on there and on the skynet 5 tpx's so a few more arrests need to happen yet |
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| Author: | fez [ 22 Mar 2009, 21:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Video of one of the busts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iambfYX3PaU Nice collection of antennas there. |
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| Author: | 5thElement [ 22 Mar 2009, 22:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Cool video, cheers for posting it! |
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| Author: | MuddyFox [ 24 Mar 2009, 14:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
THEY ARE BACK! 255.5500! how long before the bust then guys?
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| Author: | MuddyFox [ 24 Mar 2009, 17:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
They are transmitting now on 255.5500mhz |
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| Author: | Transmission1 [ 26 Mar 2009, 19:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Good find with the video Fez. Here's another one I've just found showing some converted Kenwood gear and what looks like a chair converted into an antenna! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FKgRtZ- ... re=related |
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| Author: | Yeti [ 26 Mar 2009, 20:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
39 Brazillian pirates arrested G.W.Bush wrote: Holy crap! 39 Brazillion? Where are we going to put that many pirates?
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| Author: | normal [ 22 Apr 2009, 08:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 39 Brazillian pirates arrested |
Wired has a article about FLTSATCOM use in Brazil with a few interesting details. Blog entry listing a few frequencies |
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