Hacker News with Generative AI: Radio Communication

Breaking NATO Radio Encryption [video] (media.ccc.de)
We present fatal security flaws in the HALFLOOP-24 encryption algorithm, which is used by the US military and NATO. HALFLOOP-24 was meant to safeguard the automatic link establishment protocol in high frequency radio, but our research demonstrates that merely two hours of intercepted radio traffic are sufficient to recover the secret key.

Cybersecurity, Military, Encryption, Radio Communication

165 points by doener 20 days ago | 42 comments

Through-the-Earth Mine Communications (wikipedia.org)
Through-the-Earth (TTE) signalling is a type of radio signalling used in mines and caves that uses low-frequency waves to penetrate dirt and rock, which are opaque to higher-frequency conventional radio signals.

Mining, Radio Communication, Technology, Geology

39 points by slow_typist 38 days ago | 9 comments

Ham Radio 101: What is WSPR? (onallbands.com)
WSPR stands for Weak Signal Propagation Reporter—a protocol implemented in a computer program used for weak-signal radio communication between hams.

Ham Radio, Radio Communication, Amateur Radio, Technology, WSPR

167 points by peter_d_sherman 71 days ago | 67 comments

Decoding DME aircraft radio navigation system with the LimeSDR (destevez.net)

Aviation, Electronics, Radio Communication, Software

117 points by wolframio 186 days ago | 38 comments