[Starlink] Re: Starlink and Iran

Ulrich Speidel
2026-01-15T20:15:37Z

Not really an option anymore ... these spurious emissions are pretty
much history now.

On 16/01/2026 7:56 am, Jim Forster via Starlink wrote:
> Another detection used in other places is to look for emissions that the terminals might make. Back in the days of analog TV, which are nominally receivers,, I understand UK OFCOM would check for people that had TV’s and were not paying their license fee, by listening for the characteristic IF (intermediate frequency) that the heterodyne? based receivers emitted.
>
> I’ve no idea if approach can be used now, Anyone?
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> — Jim
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