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| 533 | https://www.rtl-sdr.com/the-us-airforce-may-have-shot-down-an-amateur-radio-pico-balloon-over-canada/ | The US Airforce may have shot down an Amateur Radio Pico Balloon over Canada | Since the famous takedown of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, US jets have shot down a total of three more unidentified balloon objects, now confirmed to have been 'commercial or benign'. There is speculation that at least one these three objects may have been an amateur radio 'pico' balloon. One part of the amateur radio hobby is launching high altitude balloons with various radio and other payloads. Larger amateur radio balloons launched in the USA require FAA clearance, need a radar reflector attached, and usually continually transmit APRS telemetry before naturally popping and falling back to earth after a few | 2023-02-16T05:02:32.236400087Z | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34814717 | 1676523729.png | 1676523735.pdf | www.rtl-sdr.com |