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[โ€“] 11 points 1 day ago (1 child)

They are free to restrict European satellite operators. But of course they will come up with something completely unrelated as they throw their fit.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 1 day ago

    Just so you know, radio spectrum is globally coordinated because RF doesn't adhere to political boundaries. The ITU or International Telecommunications Union, a UN body, has been coordinating this since 1865.

    It seems that the FCC, representing the USA, has exceeded it's authority by permitting the spectrum use in space, outside of the borders of the USA. Several countries, and now the EU, have noticed.

    Radio amateurs have been ringing alarm bells for at least six years, radio astronomers and dark sky users have also been sounding the alarm, since many, if not most of these satellites emit RF outside of their frequency allocation and it's getting worse.

    Then there's the Kessler Syndrome, which looks to be closer to occurring with every satellite launch.

    So, no, this isn't about a little European issue at all. This is about humans being able to communicate globally and for all radio spectrum users to be able to operate at all.

    Source: I'm a licensed radio amateur and I've been following this for some time.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Ursla just needs to stop taking this morons calls

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