Technical Analysis of Communication Resilience During Internet Shutdowns: Radio Alternatives for Authoritarian States
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Summary
The article discusses technical strategies for maintaining communication resilience during internet shutdowns in authoritarian states like Iran, focusing on radio-based alternatives that can evade government surveillance and signal triangulation. It examines specific technologies including Meshtastic, WiFi Halow, and WSPR, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses for covert communication in environments where signals can be detected, triangulated, and potentially targeted by military systems.
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· 4 pulledStates like Iran have signal catchers, where they can get a rough idea where a signal is coming from through triangulation.
Often these coordinates are fed in as targets into weapons systems.
Meshtastic: 1W, one band, local. Useful if Iran doesn't know about it. But easy to jam and probably triangulate.
WSPR: Possibly good, transmitters can hide in the noise floor, and can go long distance
States like Iran have signal catchers, where they can get a rough idea where a signal is coming from through triangulation. The US military has had this for over 20 years now. Often these coordinates are fed in as targets into weapons systems.
