I don't think whether they have a license or not would matter..... Jim KQ6EA

--- Nate Duehr nate@natetech.com wrote:

Interesting article in SANS News today. (SANS is a network/computer security organization... http://www.sans.org)

--Tamil Rebels Hijack US Satellite Signal (April 13, 2007) Rebel independence fighters in Sri Lanka have been pirating the services of a US satellite to send radio and television broadcasts to other countries. In 1997, the US government identified this particular group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or LTTE, as a terrorist organization. The satellite belongs to Intelstat, a US company. Intelstat officials have been meeting with technical experts and Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the US to discuss measures the company it is taking to prevent the satellite's unauthorized use. The rebels maintain they are not accessing the satellite illegally.

http://australianit.news.comhttp://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21549846%5E15322%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

.au/articles/0,7204,21549846%5E15322%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.htmlhttp://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21549846%5E15322%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1897037.htm

The question comes to mind -- what if the "rebels" were licensed hams and using a ham HEO (if one were up)? Talk about a political nightmare...

Unlikely, but interesting to think about.

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