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Title: Radio Amateur a 'threat to US security'
Post by: Rick on Jun 07, 2010, 13:41:56

Radio Amateur a 'threat to US security'

The South African Sunday Times reports that pensioner Greg Roberts ZS1BI has been labelled a threat to US national security.

Using a telescope in his back-yard Greg ZS1BI found and recorded footage of a secret space craft, the X-37B, developed by the US Air Force.

More: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2010/threat_to_us_security.htm

Title: Re: Radio Amateur a 'threat to US security'
Post by: Tony G on Jun 07, 2010, 20:47:35

Has anyone mentioned to the 'Men in Black' that all this info is on 'Heavens-Above' next to the ISS info. :roll:
And they put the first man on the moon. (allegedly ;))

Tony G

Title: Re: Radio Amateur a 'threat to US security'
Post by: Rick on Jun 08, 2010, 08:42:15

I very much doubt there's any truth in the 'threat to US security' bit. I think it's a good example of a journalist letting sensationalism get ahead of fact-checking and common sense (which is why I put the ;) next to the thread).

Orpington Astronomical Society

Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Jun 07, 2010, 13:41:56