[BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117
Fox Danger Piacenti
kelketek at gmail.com
Tue Aug 15 09:08:25 CDT 2023
If the Balloon is running Linux, it's all open source software that the
Chinsese (and every other nation) would have access to anyway. I
wouldn't worry about this.
If you launched the balloon using Mac, please send me money.
And if you launched your balloon running Windows, maybe it went down due
to forced update. :)
-KW6FOX
On 8/15/23 08:42, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote:
> /You Said: /
> / 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./
> /just thinking out loud from a computer security point of view./
>
> How on earth would you go about making sure this is not the case??
> Do you have a a list or something?? I can't find one...
> Eddie (NU5K)
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> On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 07:51:35 AM CDT, M Reiter via BVARC
> <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>
> 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.
> just thinking out loud from a computer security point of view.
> marc
> KI5ZHO
>
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> On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 11:26 AM Scott Medbury via BVARC
> <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>
> The Chinese have it and are going to clone. They are going to send
> in the clones.
>
> 73 ... Scott KD5FBA
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 9:32 AM Craig Coussens via BVARC
> <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you Walter, that was a fascinating flight! Craig/K8CPC
>
> *From:*BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Walter
> Holmes via BVARC
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:32 PM
> *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> *Cc:* walterh at k5wh.net
> *Subject:* [BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117
>
> Quick Update……
>
> 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.
>
> It was certainly a very interesting flight with all the
> backwards trips it was making. 😊
>
> 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.
>
> So much more to come. Below is a snapshot of the full flight.
>
> Many thanks for allowing the South Texas Balloon Launch Team
> participate in Field Day with you guys.
>
> All the best,
>
> Walter/K5WH
>
> Walter/K5WH
>
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