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At first a Nato electronic warfare exercise in Hungary was suspected as the cause of interference as it coincided.
The exercise, apparently, used devices designed to interfere with enemy radar and there were suspicions it may have affected civilian flights.
But Hungary's defence ministry denied any Nato involvement, saying the technology used was weak and had a range of only 4,000 metres – a height well below the altitude of the aircraft.
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Eurocontrol, a European air-management agency, and the European Aviation Safety Agency have started an investigation into the two incidents.
originally posted by: SonoftheSun
Why do I have a feeling that these incidents could be related to the disappearance of Flight MH370?
If a group of crazies is behind all of these occurrences, it's precursor to bad news. Very, very bad news.
/Paranoid conspiracy theorist tin foil hat off..
Over on YouTube user Jiao Xianjun has uploaded a video showing how he was able to transmit an ADS-B signal from his HackRF One and receive it using an RTL-SDR with dump1090. He transmits a low power signal which shows a fake plane flying over the Senkaku islands.
originally posted by: roadgravel
Hungary believes the NATO signals were too weak to account for the incident. But, who can we really believe in today's world.
No sh*t sherlock but. . . 'What caused the interference' ? - X-class flares ? - Military drills (nato) ? - Faulty transponders (multiple airliners) ? - Some other explanation. . .?f
The Kurier cited an unnamed expert as saying that the problem was most likely to do with interference between the aircraft transponders and the ground.
The Kurier cited an unnamed expert as saying that the problem was most likely to do with interference between the aircraft transponders and the ground.