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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font color="#cd232c"><i>You Said: </i></font><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#cd232c"><i> I would think some care should be used to make sure that a balloon once captured by the Chinese or other nation, would not contain any proprietary software or encryption algorithms.</i></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#cd232c"><i>just thinking out loud from a computer security point of view.</i></font></div></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">How on earth would you go about making sure this is not the case?? </div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Do you have a a list or something?? I can't find one... </div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Eddie (NU5K)</div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 07:51:35 AM CDT, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>this actually brings up a good point, it is illegal to send devices with very current encryption to foreign nations, I know you would not think there is anything on a balloon that is privileged but there are many things installed on operating systems in the US that are not for export. I would think some care should be used to make sure that a balloon once captured by the Chinese or other nation, would not contain any proprietary software or encryption algorithms.</div><div>just thinking out loud from a computer security point of view.</div><div>marc</div><div>KI5ZHO</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_quote"><div id="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426yqtfd24733" class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426yqt1228033178"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 11:26 AM Scott Medbury via BVARC <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_quote"><div>The Chinese have it and are going to clone. They are going to send in the clones.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>73 ... Scott KD5FBA </div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 9:32 AM Craig Coussens via BVARC <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426gmail_quote">
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Thank you Walter, that was a fascinating flight! Craig/K8CPC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> BVARC <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Walter Holmes via BVARC<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:32 PM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>><br clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:walterh@k5wh.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">walterh@k5wh.net</a><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">Quick Update……<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">After several weeks of flight from the BVARC Field Day site, it appears we haven’t heard from the balloon in over a week now, so it’s probably down for the count.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">It was certainly a very interesting flight with all the backwards trips it was making.
<span style="font-family:UI sans-serif;">😊</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">As we close the books on this one, we are already testing more trackers as I type, as well as testing a NEW tracking/reporting application script for extracting and propagating the information into all the formal reporting sites.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">So much more to come. Below is a snapshot of the full flight.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">Many thanks for allowing the South Texas Balloon Launch Team participate in Field Day with you guys.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">All the best,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal">Walter/K5WH<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="ydpf8f882e1yiv9544954426MsoNormal"><span>Walter/K5WH<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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