Free Internet - Hacking Foreign Satellites

I gain access to 2 different geostationary global satellites and connect to a low bandwidth internet connection from a ground station in Argentina. Speed is slow and comparable to dialup access but is still very much usable with a high propagation delay of 600ms. I'm about to access my cats website and make multiple VoIP phone calls using the free Internet connection.

0:00 Military Antenna startup, Sky Scanning, and Signal Acquisition lock.
0:43 Newtec Terminal Modem status. Receive path synchronized and Downlink confirmed.
0:58 Transmitter Error, Block Up Converter or BUC power up sequence. 
1:29 High Power Microwave Danger Warning.
2:02 Ethernet connection for remote GUI interface.
2:35 Telephone Call reference if all goes as planned.
3:12 Satellite Acquisition lock, three Green lights, Internet Connection established.
3:26 Cat Website demo loading at 32 Kbps.
3:42 First attempt at Satellite Phone Call.
5:55 Second attempt at Satellite Phone Call.
7:32 Calling the Matrix for Neo Extraction.
9:32 Hacking CNN NewLink Satellite system.
10:09 Aiming CNN NewsLink antenna at Argentinian Satellite ARSAT-2 at 81 degrees West Longitude.
11:06 Powering up the CNN NewsLink remote Communications Console.
12:49 Satellite Signal Acquisition, 3 Blue lights. Analog Telephone Adapter both lines Green and operational. Attempting to make my first CNN NewsLink Phone Call.
15:05 Codex changed from G711u to G729 to improve voice quality over 32 Kbps connection.
17:24 Two Satellite Systems used at the same time. Due path illumination and double hop through Ground Station in Argentina by way of the ARSAT-2 Satellite.
20:37 ARSAT-2 Signal Acquisition and Signal Level testing.
22:04 In a READY State. Power up sequence of both systems simultaneously.
23:04 Nuclear Bunker Crew Telephone to call the President.
23:37 Fully operational and ready to attack the Satellite Network.
26:14 Wired into the House using POTS Telephone cables for better noise reduction.
27:26 Success at completing a 90,000 Mile Phone Call over 2 Satellites and through a Ground Station in Argentina. 

[bradt]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume a regular internet bill is going to be cheaper than this free internet setup

[RAZREXE]

this video feels like a portal to 2012 when youtube was fun and filled with tech and diy videos, love it

[AirWick]

this channel gives early 2010s vibe and i love it.

[VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan]

"What is this noise?"
"oh, our neighbor is using the internet again!"

[chasefisher]

Some russian military base:
“Comrade, our satelites been hijacked”
“What are they doing?”
“Looking at cat pictures and saying hello multiple times”

[ucantSQ]

I just watched a guy call himself on the telephone, over and over, for half an hour. And it stirred me with envy.

[scottmounger-noaafederal]

Just rang your bell. Greetings from the NOAA Satellite Operations Center!

[spencore]

the retro phone is just icing on the cake

[Sakura__Ayane]

As an ex Satellite internet NOC, I can say the operator actually know when you try to beam the unauthorized frequency to the satellite, and they would get an automated notification from the system. However, there nothing that they can do beside asking everyone who had leased or leasing the satellite's bands to investigate. Blocking the line is the last thing they want to do.

[johnpickens]

Talk about microwave safety, My late father was a Naval Radio Technician during WWII. He was assigned to the super secret Radar training on an island in Galveston Bay, Texas.
He really liked the training course, as they were absolutely forbidden from bringing pen and paper to the island.
Anyway, during the training, they had a small radar system with a rotating antenna. The course instructor ordered the men to one side of the room, and stopped the antenna
facing the other direction. He put a hot dog on a stick and cooked it. Then he turned it back on, Dad said it felt like a heat lamp rotating around. Safety Third!

[SATANMYNINJAS]

This is awesome. I love living in an age where I can watch a guy do technomancy for free on my phone while I eat soup. Knowledge is power.

[prillewitz]

It’s a prank caller! This feels like the time that people hacked the telephone system so they could make free calls. Very interesting to see this. Keep on making the videos!

[ganko]

That second call was def. the guy in the satellite asking why you're calling.

[robmoab]

As an amateur radio operator and starlink user, this is awesome!

[Mprikiman]

Liked and subbed. That's incredible! Whoever knows how much work is required to reach that level of engineering will be AMAZED!

[_..-.._..-.._]

I had this sinking feeling of this guy being the last person on earth and to pass the time he calls himself just to hear the familiar sound of a phone ringing and talks to himself with the delay to have some tiny fleeting feeling of another human to talk to. 😢

[JussieDB]

Peter congratulations on your excellent and differentiated work on satellite telecommunications, satellite TV and things like that. I'm a satellite TV and telecommunications enthusiast here in Brazil and I always follow your videos! Your content is really great and you can share some of your knowledge!

[ipaqmaster]

These videos are great learning and watching. I love the way the dishes scan around for a satellite.

[toadbroz]

YOUTUBE LISTEN UP, THIS IS WHAT I WANT IN MY ALGORITHM. SCREW YOUR SHORTS

[f]

This is in fact the best vidoe ive seen posted to the internet in well over a decade.