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//The Wire//2030Z May 14, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN MOD CHANGES. HOUTHI ATTACKS CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN RANGE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Russia: MoD Sergei Shoigu has transitioned into a new role as Secretary of the Russian Security Council, following his service as Defense Minister for over a decade. AC: Sources vary widely in even the description of this transi...

//The Wire//1600Z May 13, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CHINA FLEXES MUSCLE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA. PROTESTS CONTINUE AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Far East: Tensions rise in the South China Sea following Chinese military activities in the region. Last Thursday (and somewhat continuing over the weekend), 11x Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered the territoria...

 00:00 - Northeast Region  08:24 - West Central Midwest Region  10:00 - Western Europe  19:50 - The Mediterranean  23:33 - GhostNet Reporting  The text version of the Wire can be found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/s2_underground And on our Wire Telegram page here: https://t.me/S2undergroundWire If you would like to support us, we're on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=30479515 And i...

//The Wire//1500Z May 10, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SALVAGE OPERATIONS REGARDING M/V DALI CONTINUE. G4 GEOMAGNETIC STORM EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Global: Solar weather conditions indicate possible degradation of radio comms worldwide over the weekend. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G4 geomagnetic storm watch due to 5x Ear...

//The Wire//1600Z May 9, 2024// //SPECIAL REPORT// //BLUF: BIDEN CONFIRMS ILLEGAL USE OF AMERICAN BOMBS IN GAZA. CONGRESS INTRODUCES BILLS TO DEPORT UNIVERSITY PROTEST PARTICIPANTS TO GAZA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -HomeFront- Washington D.C. – For the first time, in an interview with CNN, President Biden has confirmed that American munitions have been illegally used by Israel in Gaza to kill c...

//The Wire//2100Z May 8, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ASTRAZENECA PULLS COVID VACCINE FROM MARKET.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: The AstraZeneca COVID vaccine Covishield has been withdrawn from worldwide production. AstraZeneca claims that this drug was pulled from the market due to declining demand and a wide surplus of similar products from other brands. -HomeFront- US...

//The Wire//1400Z May 7, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL BEGINS INVASION OF RAFAH, SEIZES BORDER CROSSING WITH EGYPT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: France states that claims of Foreign Legion soldiers deploying to Ukraine are false. However, the track record of French statements vs. actions is often very contradictory. For instance, Macron himself stated a few weeks...

//The Wire//1800Z May 06, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL/GAZA PEACE TALKS FAIL. FRANCE DEPLOYS FOREIGN LEGION TO UKRAINE. PROTESTS ESCALATE IN IRELAND.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: France begins deploying French Foreign Legion soldiers to frontline combat service in Ukraine. Approximately 1,500 troops will be sent to Ukraine at first, beginning with a few hundred a...

//The Wire//1400Z May 03, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UCLA ENCAMPMENT DISPERSED. RUSSIAN TROOPS ENTER AMERICAN BASE IN NIGER. TAIWAN DETECTS PLAN EXERCISES IN STRAIT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Far East: Taiwanese forces noted an increase in Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait overnight. 26x aircraft of varying types (including medium-bombers and UAVs) were noted conductin...

Hey everyone, back again with an ambitious (but helpful) reading this month. Though there are probably a lot of nitpicking issues that kind of make it hard to fully endorse the ideas in this book, I think overall it was a pretty good discussion-instigator. I did want to keep this one under 4 hours long, so I kept it as short as humanly possible lol. How to have the poll out for May by tomorrow; I&...

//The Wire//1800Z May 02, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: U.S. HOUSE PASSES H.R. 6090. SECOND BOEING WHISTLEBLOWER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Turkey has announced the severing of economic ties with Israel. AC: If this is true, and Turkey really does intend to shut down trade with Israel, this could be a significant development as Turkey is/was a m...

//The Wire//2130Z May 01, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: STABBING ATTACK STRIKES LONDON SUBURB. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PROTESTS REMAIN KINETIC.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- United Kingdom: A stabbing attack was carried out in a London suburb by an assailant with a sword. The attack took place in the largely residential district of Hainault, with the assailant stabbing at least 6 peo...

//The Wire//1400Z April 30, 2024// //SPECIAL REPORT// //BLUF: SECURITY INCIDENTS INTENSIFY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -HomeFront- California: As the protests at UCLA continue, an incident occurred last night at the main encampment on campus when an unknown individual approached the site, and placed an open backpack full of mice in the vicinity of the main encampment stru...

//The Wire//2130Z April 29, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: HOUTHIS DOWN ANOTHER AMERICAN DRONE. PROTESTS INTENSIFY IN IRELAND. THE HAGUE ESCALATES INVESTIGATION OF ISRAEL’S ACTIONS IN GAZA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: Over the weekend Houthi forces released proof of their shootdown of yet another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen. AC: This marks the third shootdow...

//The Wire Weekly Rollup//April 21-27, 2024// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Niger: The situation regarding American military presence at Base 201 and at the Embassy compound in Niamey has deteriorated significantly following weeks of increased tensions in the region. A few weeks ago, Niger demanded that the United States leave Niger, and has in effect created primitive blockades...

//The Wire//1800Z April 27, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: KENYA PREPARES FOR OPERATIONS IN HAITI. GAZA PIER CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES UNDER FIRE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Israeli forces continue staging forces in the south, likely in preparation for the ground invasion of Rafah. AC: The invasion was approved at several levels of command a few weeks ago, but much li...

//The Wire//1700Z April 26, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WHITE HOUSE CREATES FEDERALLY DIRECTED CLIMATE ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION, ANNOUNCES NEW TAXES FOR NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -HomeFront- USA: Encampment demonstrations and general unrest continues at approximately 40 American Universities and Ivy League institutions. Large scale arrests have frequently been observed, along wit...

//The Wire//2130Z April 25, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PROTESTS CONTINUE AT MAJOR UNIVERSITIES. BELARUS ALLEGES LITHUANIAN DRONE ATTACK.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: Belarus has revealed that KGB agents have foiled a plot to conduct a drone attack on targets in Belarus from neighboring Lithuania. Though few details of the alleged plot have been made public, rhetoric f...

//The Wire//2100Z April 24, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TIKTOK PUSHES BACK AGAINST DIVESTMENT MANDATE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: Overnight the UKMTO center reported an explosion in the vicinity of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden. AC: Very few details have been made public regarding this incident.  -HomeFront- USA: TikTok leadership has reiterated a more...

//The Wire//2100Z April 23, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PROTESTS BEGIN TO HEAT UP IN USA. EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE IN TAIWAN.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Taiwan: Aftershocks continue following the recent cluster of earthquakes to strike the nation. Last night over 12x earthquakes with a magnitude over 5.0 were observed, including at least one with a magnitude of 6.3. This is in a...

//The Wire//2130Z April 22, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TENSIONS RISE IN AFRICA. CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS D.C. PRIORITIES WITH LATEST BILLS. EARTHQUAKE STRIKES TAIWAN.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Niger: The situation remains tense following multiple developments in the region over the past few weeks. Following the coup last year, the status of American involvement in Niger has rem...

 00:00 - Introduction  03:52 - Using Linux?  10:15 - HFGCS  17:17 - Range Testing  22:07 - Building Community  26:40 - Determining Range  29:47 - Why not just 20m?  35:25 - Software Backdoors  39:23 - Vehicle TOC  41:15 - Long range HF  41:31 - Building Community  44:57 - VarAC  47:00 - Wire Reports  50:41 - Shortwave Use in Emergencies  57:20 - Drones  58:51 - Cheapest HF Radio  01:02:49 - Boofwa...

//The Wire Weekly Rollup//April 14-20, 2024// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Australia: Following the Bondi Junction Mall stabbing attack last week, another (probably unrelated) attack was carried out at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, a prominent and internationally famous clergyman, was stabbed by an assailant during services Monday eveni...

//The Wire//1730Z April 20, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: AUSTRALIA CRACKS DOWN ON DISSENT SPEECH REGARDING STABBING ATTACKS. FIRE INCIDENTS CONTINUE IN CANADA.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Canada: A fire broke out in the control tower of the old Goose Bay Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador. Evacuations were ordered as the fire approached nearby storage facilities housing expl...

//The Wire//2100Z April 19, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI COUNTERATTACK IN IRAN LARGELY INEFFECTIVE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Overnight several targets were struck in Iran following weeks of heightened tensions throughout the region. The main thrust of the attack appears to have taken the form of a drone attack on Isfahan Air Base, which appears to have...