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Author Topic: Financial Times Video Story on WebSDR's and the War on Ukraine  (Read 532 times)

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 Financial Times video story on how hobbyist WebSDR setups are being use to record Russian radio communications during the war on Ukraine. The FT story focuses on how open source contributors from all over the world are helping to monitor internet connected WebSDRs that are close enough to receive Russian radio communications and how volunteers are helping translate, confirm authenticity, and collect information about possible war crimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9q7V1m0Ps
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