From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.lang.hm (unknown [66.167.227.145]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F335A3B29D for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2022 14:15:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from dlang-mobile (unknown [10.2.2.69]) by mail.lang.hm (Postfix) with ESMTP id E81D412407D; Tue, 1 Mar 2022 11:15:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 11:15:00 -0800 (PST) From: David Lang To: Dave Taht cc: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <3s439o61-8o85-qq62-21s-36988o71o5r6@ynat.uz> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="228850167-2112339582-1646162100=:60202" Subject: Re: [Starlink] spacex & ukraine X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:15:02 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --228850167-2112339582-1646162100=:60202 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT a couple thoughts on anti-radiation missiles being fired at starlink dishes 1. the dishes are fairly low power (100w or less) and rather directional, so they aren't great targets. 2. dishes cost FAR less than the missiles that would be fired at them, and are being produced at a much higher rate (although there are probably more missles in the Russian inventory than spare dishes in SpaceX inventory) direction finding teams with boots on the ground could be more of a threat, but the higher frequency signals are blocked fairly easily (which is why the dishes need a clear view of the sky). It takes a fair amount of training to be good at direction finding on weak and intermittent signals. David Lang On Tue, 1 Mar 2022, Dave Taht wrote: > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 13:55:47 -0500 > From: Dave Taht > To: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > Subject: [Starlink] spacex & ukraine > > It is an ongoing honor to have mike puchol sharing his insights with > us, also, on this list. > > https://spacenews.com/spacex-heeds-ukraines-starlink-sos/ > > -- > I tried to build a better future, a few times: > https://wayforward.archive.org/?site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icei.org > > Dave Täht CEO, TekLibre, LLC > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink --228850167-2112339582-1646162100=:60202--