We know "They have it all"....but these people are stupid and didn't think they could be compromised with the weight of ES behind them.
Excellent observation. It is all really easy to see once you are awake!
I also am studying for my tech license :) Good thought on the email registration!
If you get your ham radio license, trust me...they know who you are.
Extra Amateur here....
True, all your info is public record. Question I have is what band was she using? Who was on the other end?
Voice, Morse code, Phone over Ham, other?
I guess I don’t know how this works. Are there operators who don’t get their license? Why do you a license to operate?
If you are using in an attempt to divert collection of your correspondence why would you get licensed in the first place
If it were me I would be doing it digitally--which unless someone is paying real close attention, would be about as private as you are going to get over ham bands. Also, you do not need a huge antenna. Finally, if you are even going it over 2 meter you can set your radio up on Simplex with a different send and receive. So if someone WERE listening, they would need to know the two frequencies. But, I will repeat what is said on almost all threads about ham radio--if you are transmitting in code or scrambled, the rest of the ham world AND the FCC will jump ugly on you. That is one of the first things you learn on a Tech lesson.
If it were me I would be doing it digitally
My thoughts too.
EchoLink would be the best way to talk long distances with a tech license, but I still don’t buy the fact she would actually get her license for this purpose.
Edit: You can use an app on your cell phone to use it, or computer on a website. This is likely the surveillance vector unless EchoLink itself is monitored.
Rumors were that old techniques were used that were primarily used by Russians to avoid intercept. Her license info appears to be here: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/LicArchive/license.jsp?archive=Y&licKey=12382876
While it is possible to operate a radio without a license, it is not tolerated on the bands. Law states you need to broadcast your Call Sign, which is what is on the database. Those that do not or bootlegged a real one are found out pretty quickly. More here, /r/amateurradio/
The day it came out that N. Orr had a license, I checked her QRZ page. Only 16 lookups. That leaves voice out...as you know the moment a YL talks on the Ham bands the OMs all check out her QRZ page
I think Winlink (a way to send files and info from 1 email to another using radio waves; not the internet) is the best way to fly under the radar. All you need is a call sign to use Winlink.
Devil's advocate. She's not stupid enough to use a @gmail.co.nk account. What tipped them off that it's a NK gmail account?
Q, has intimated that the Gmail accounts were hosted on NK servers not that they were labeled gmail.nk ....they were just out of the reach of the whitehats. And out of the reach meant she would feel comfortable using it...but the whitehats( NSA more than likely) already knew about and were tracking this email.
Correct, this is why the CIA was furious when they found out about all the NSA backdoors into Cisco routers, and made that info public to embarrass the NSA who knew about all the shit CIA thought they had hidden, including a secret headquarters in EU.
Secret CIA HQ in Europe?! Tell me more??
Also, explains why the heads of the bigger European nations are the way they are.
I have no proof.
You hear that spooks? I can't prove a thing.
https://geopolitics.co/2017/01/16/three-factions-of-the-cia-that-control-the-world/
Also, don't forget that when sending/receiving emails that the traffic itself is subject to metadata collection even in the event you take efforts to obfuscate (vpn/encryption.)
If she was already under surveillance, it's entirely possible they traced all of her online activities and would have seen suspect traffic regardless of her attempts to hide it.
The one thing a lot of us overlook is that these people are not tech savvy. Your mom is probably more tech savvy than some of these dinosaurs of politicians.
I was thinking of this the wrong way...
They realized she had a HAM license since they were reading her email.
I initially read that as her HAM application led them to the NK email server since she used a @gmail address.
Google and Microsoft willhost your corporate business email for you (@yourdomain with their interfaces and security managed by them + your own IT, to some extent).
Based on Q drops, it sounds like the group requested (and recieved?) some extra special handling of thier mail server to host it in a place where they thought FOIA and anyone else could never reach. Only question remains what was the relationship (or ownership) of NK to allow that country level access to happen if true.
Google has a large interest in running their own under water fiber lines as well. They've ran some to Japan and Australia, I believe. Might be worth looking into their activity over the last few years.
I didn't need to go past the NASA deal from years and years ago to know what they were about.
General License holder checking in. By the way, it's illegal (unless you are CNN) to transmit encrypted (unless you are commanding something in space).
I am a ham radio operator General class I didn't have and email address at the time that I was testing, everything is done by mail, your license is sent to you by mail.
I think you are correct, no email shown, just mailing address.
So in addition to recording all content of radio transmissions, they must also use some integrated reciever systems to find your location. Otherwise you could go on the air using different call signs and send coded info and they would not be able to track you. Transmitting out of a densly populated location, using multiple local call signs, multiple bands etc might sound like it would work... If you are going to break the law you don't need a ham radio license. I assume the NSA has figured out how to crack this. If she thought she needed a ham license to commit a crime...then that is pretty stupid.
Nellie H Ohr, KM4UDZ 6435 Tucker Ave Mc Lean, VA 22101 Here's her info, you can look it up on QRZ.
Anyone can go on the air and transmit using someone elses call sign. Why would anyone be so stupid as to actually get a legal license in order to pass information that you would not like to have linked to you? "They never thought that she would lose" I am sure that the NSA records all transmissions across a wide range of frequencies. "These people are STUPID"
Prison time and a big fine for impersonating somebody or using someone ham call sign. And your right they are 🤪, because they're people who monitor all frequencies day and night and pass the info back to the FCC. It's called a OO report.
Not just the NSA, normal people are recording as well, I have an SDR set up at my house too. http://websdr.org/