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Rohde & Schwarz is offering a free Worldwide Spectrum Allocations Poster, beautifully designed & updated to reflect the ITU 2020 Radio Regulations and changes from WRC-19 - www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/solutions...

Installing Updates to ECPA Join us on Friday, March 6, from 8:30am to 2:00pm for a one-day widely attended gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Enacted four decades ago, EC...

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Join us for a joint event with @lawfaremedia.org and @gtowntechlaw.bsky.social, “Installing Updates to ECPA.” The event marks the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and features keynote remarks and panels from leading experts on the future of surveillance law.

YouTube video by irateradio Iranian Numbers Station at 7910khz (0300 UTC, Mar. 3, 2026)

A shortwave "numbers" station has been heard on 7910 kHz broadcasting coded messages in Farsi using USB modulation. First reported earlier this year, a recording was posted 9 hours ago by "irateradio" on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iua1...

Martin Fischer on Facebook: "Listen to the ongoing war in Iran from one side: Radio Iran International (the audio signal from Iran International TV) can now be heard again on shortwave:

"0300-1600 UTC on 9500 kHz

"1600-0300 UTC on 5885 kHz"

YouTube video by Status ‘We Are Doomed’: Inside CNN as Staffers Panic Over David Ellison and Bari Weiss Takeover

In which @passantino.bsky.social and I break down the likely changes heading to CNN after David Ellison takes control. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsx...

Senators Mike Lee and Dick Durbin just introducing the SAFE Act, legislation to enact major reforms to FISA surveillance, in particular Section 702, a warrantless surveillance authority that’s repeatedly been misused against Americans

Here are key details about this bill….

CDT-Led Coalition Highlights Key Surveillance Reforms Ahead of FISA Hearing Today, a CDT-led coalition of over two dozen privacy and civil liberties advocacy organizations from across the political spectrum wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee to highlight key surveillance...

A CDT-led coalition of privacy advocates across the political spectrum recently identified these as the four key issues to address in FISA reform. The SAFE Act effectively takes on all of them.

With just SEVEN weeks until FISA 702 expires, we hope Congress will quickly take up this vital bill.

Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Protections Against Warrantless Data Searches WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced bipartisan legislation with cosponsor Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) protecting Americans from warrantless government surveillance and foreign threats. The Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act advances national security by reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA and protects Americans’ privacy and civil liberties by establishing safeguards against warrantless surveillance by the federal government.

Today, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Senator Mike Lee & Senator Durbin introduced the SAFE Act — a sweeping set of reforms to FISA Section 702, the warrantless surveillance authority set to expire in less than 10 weeks. CDT is proud to endorse this bill.

"THE MYSTERIOUS 'SORCERER' RADIO DECODING SOFTWARE.
by Jack Miller, posted in Facebook's HF Underground group. "Sorcerer remains one of the best radio decoding programs ever released." - www.facebook.com/share/pE4XBj...

US: "The FTC’s chairman, Andrew Ferguson, appears to be testing a novel theory: that editorial judgment can be regulated as a deceptive trade practice. In this view, a news organization’s slogan... is no longer a statement of mission but a marketing claim" -
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...

"After more than two decades, 5G Americas this week announced plans to formally dissolve and wind down operations by February 27, 2026" - content.rcrwireless.com/february-19-...

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

UK: BBC "World Service will run out of funding in just 7 weeks... The funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next." - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Underwater Communications and the Challenge of Ocean Connectivity In May 2025, theNetworkingChannel brought together a panel of leading researchers for a deep technical discussion on underwater communicatio...

Connectivity Technology Blog: Underwater Communications and the Challenge of Ocean Connectivity - www.connectivity.technology/2026/02/unde...

#3G4G5G #ConnectivityTechnology #theNetworkingChannel #Underwater #Acoustic #Modems #EnvironmentalMonitoring #OffshoreEnergy #Robotics #Defence

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

"BBC World Service has launched a temporary, emergency 30-minute daily radio program" until the end of March 2026. Daily at 16:30 GMT (20:00 Iran Time) on 9465 kHz + 702 kHz mediumwave. Repeat: 18:00 GMT (21:30 Iran Time) on 5935 kHz + 702 kHz mediumwave (via Escuchando La Radio on Facebook)

US, 2 of 2: "Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., raised concerns about a 'deemed granted' provision that would automatically approve applications if the FCC failed to act [within 1 year]. She offered an amendment to remove the 'deemed granted' provision. However, the committee lacked a quorum..."

Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite FCC reviews of satellite licenses amid concerns it may be too permissive.

US, 1 of 2: "A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too permissive." - spacenews.com/senate-commi...

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping & Acceleration Probe (IMAP) observatory's "ACTIVE LINK FOR REAL-TIME DATA NOW AVAILABLE... new products include high-energy electron count rates, helium ion count rates, solar wind charge state ratios & elemental abundances" - www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/nasas-i...

Elon Musk Is Convinced He Can Turn Low-Earth Orbit Into a Gigantic Data Center In a newly filed FCC application, Musk’s SpaceX outlines plans to launch a data center constellation of up to 1 million satellites.

"Starlink is already the largest satellite constellation in orbit, but on Friday, the company filed an FCC application to launch an orbital data center constellation of up to 1 million Starlinks... across a range of altitudes in low-Earth orbit (LEO)" - gizmodo.com/elon-musk-is...

Breakthrough Listen observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

Breakthrough Listen used the Green Bank Telescope to study 3I/ATLAS! (Dec 2025) 🌠 No artificial radio emission was detected; researchers say it appears to be a natural astrophysical object. @setiinstitute.bsky.social

#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #3iatlas #GreenBankTelescope #GBT #SETI

Industrial Wireless Transmitter Industry Research Report 2026 - Global Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2021-2025 & 2026-2031 The Global Industrial Wireless Transmitter Market offers strong growth opportunities driven by Industry 4.0, IIoT adoption, and the integration of 5G networks, enhancing flexibility and cost-efficienc...

"The Global Industrial Wireless Transmitter Market is projected to expand from USD 3.81 Billion in 2025 to USD 6.26 Billion by 2031, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 8.63%." - uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/industr...

Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 24 times faster than 5G connections, reaching blazing 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention that uses silicon chip to directly send and ... The future is analog.

"Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a transceiver that works in the 140 GHz range & can transmit data at up to 120 Gbps... by performing complex calculations in the analog domain, rather than the power-hungry digital domain" - www.tomshardware.com/networking/r...

US, 3 of 3 - Also on the FCC's 29 Jan mtg agenda: a Report & Order clarifying "foreign ownership rules & practices for foreign investment" in US broadcasting, aeronautical stations & wireless common carriers (GN Docket No. 25-149) - www.fcc.gov/January2026

US, 2 of 3 - Also on the FCC's 29 Jan mtg agenda: new "attestation & disclosure requirements" for holders of Commission-granted licenses, permits, authorizations & other approvals, to enhance "transparency & control of foreign adversaries'" involvement in US comms - www.fcc.gov/January2026

US, 1 of 3: The FCC's next public meeting (29 January @ 10:30 a.m.) will consider modifying 6GHz band rules to permit unlicensed operation of "geofenced variable power" devices + higher outdoor power limits for devices controlled by "automated frequency coordination" systems www.fcc.gov/January2026

'Wi-fi is dead': Why Iran-bound USS Abraham Lincoln is now cut-off from the entire world? Finally, the silence itself is a weapon. When a US Carrier Strike Group goes "comm dark," it is a universally recognised signal of intent. It tells the Iranian leadership that the time for diplomacy a...

"'Wi-fi is dead': Why Iran-bound USS Abraham Lincoln is now cut-off... The sudden drop in electronic noise from the North Arabian Sea is often more terrifying to a rival... than a public threat, as it indicates the 'Armada' has moved into its final attack posture" - www.wionews.com/photos/-wi-f...

Will the smartphone survive the AI age? The Apple-Android duopoly is under attack from OpenAI, Meta and Amazon

"Will the smartphone survive the AI age? The Apple-Android duopoly is under attack from OpenAI, Meta and Amazon... Yang Wang of Counterpoint Research... expects global shipments to fall by 6% or so this year... and does not expect a rebound in 2027" - www.economist.com/business/202...