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Bromskloss on Nov 26, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Start Tracking Satellites with This Low-Cost Azimu...

> Qatar’s Es’hail 2 satellite will provide the first amateur radio geostationary communications that could link amateurs from Brazil to Thailand.

That's nice. Are they doing it for fun, as a promotion for their services, or for some other reason?

PoachedSausage on Nov 26, 2017 | [–]

I think one of the financiers is into amateur radio.

jumpmanjr on Nov 27, 2017 | [–]

Could someone use this to broadcast a satellite TV encryption key for others to use?

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