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VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes / Chinasat 6B and FIRE DRAKE Jammer
« on: October 05, 2015, 2040 UTC »
Do any of our members have any non-public literature on the Thales/ Alenia Space Chinasat 6B payload? A friend intercepted the Chinese HF jammer, FIRE DRAKE, on 9560 KHz (AM, NSA signal type S1B, broadcast music) last week. As a former satellite payload designer myself, I was very interested in how the transmit antenna is designed -- I assume it is probably a giant, unfurlable LPDA.
Secondly, can we infer from the FIRE DRAKE frequencies that the purpose of the jammer is to deny access to HF agent communications, whether numbers stations or code phrases embedded in entertainment and news broadcasts, by foreign agents (such as Taiwanese, German and British) operating within the coverage area of Chinasat 6B?
Or, am I only stirring up wild speculation?
Secondly, can we infer from the FIRE DRAKE frequencies that the purpose of the jammer is to deny access to HF agent communications, whether numbers stations or code phrases embedded in entertainment and news broadcasts, by foreign agents (such as Taiwanese, German and British) operating within the coverage area of Chinasat 6B?
Or, am I only stirring up wild speculation?