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    3 Iditarod Dog Sled Race 2025

    Who knew? https://iditarod.com/zuma/dog-jobs-on-a-team/ Dog FPV "There are 4 different positions on a dog team. A dog can rotate positions and doesn’t always stay in one place. The dogs in the front of the team are called “lead dogs”. That’s what I’m hoping to be but it takes a lot of...
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    3 Iditarod Dog Sled Race 2025

    Me too. I was curious if the dogs all have and keep their assigned spots in all races based on their strength and personality or whether they are randomly switched. Its very cool to see the dogs barking and trucking along like they are doing exactly what they love to do. I just could not help...
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    Chinese national arrest for drone surveillance

    Plea deal signed and now pending court review and approval. Get this, the defendant was told we have information on you which we have not shared. It could be good (exculpatory) or it could be bad (inculpatory). Do you feel lucky? Do you want to go to trial and get what is behind Door # 3 or...
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    Drone pilot shot at in Los Angeles

    Yes, I bet they can. But, this one from the article seems like a pretty good start.
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    Drone pilot shot at in Los Angeles

    Limited time -- $899 until End of March 2025 The Dronetag RIDER is a compact remote ID receiver that can determine a pilot's location. The RIDER visualizes the drone and pilot location in real time on the Dronetag APP. This pocket-sized unit as an integrated buzzer and LEDs to indicate a drone...
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    Drone pilot shot at in Los Angeles

    Yes, now we are back to the spoofer! But does this mean that the remote ID signal is broadcast for miles and its just a matter of the quality of the device you are using to find it? Because I thought the phone app only picked up remote ID signal for maybe a few hundred feet.
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    Drones "Spying" on New Jersey.

    The $1 billion in tax hikes that New Jersey Governor Murphy wants. February 27, 2025 As part of his new budget proposal, New Jersey Gov. Murphy wants to raise taxes and fees on alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes, drones, online gambling and more. The state must have spent millions responding and...
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    Is it Legal to Shoot Down a Drone?

    This proposed Texas law, if ever passed, would sure raise interesting conflict with federal law. Hard to imagine it would pass but wow.
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    3 The Saddest Drone

    That is a great photo and story. A testament to the grit and courage of the Mavic 3. And to sharing adventure with friends in the outdoors.
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    Drones already a problem at the Super Bowl

    NFL, MLB, NCAA, NASCAR back bill to disable drones at stadiums. The NFL, MLB, NCAA and NASCAR said they support a bill introduced in Congress on Thursday that would give state and local law enforcement the ability to disable drones during sporting events, which the leagues say have become an...
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    Chinese national arrest for drone surveillance

    A COOPERATING WITNESS OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT EMERGES? Trial is now set for Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. There was a recent court filing which suggests the presence of a cooperating witness or confidential informant for the prosecution. Excerpt: A protective order for the...
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    Drones "Spying" on New Jersey.

    My apology but I think you may have mixed up the threads. In the other thread, that guy said it was Zipline testing out its delivery drones. I said if that is true, then I cannot wait to see how these drone deliveries work out in Seattle where Panera Bread is starting them this summer. I checked...
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    Drones "Spying" on New Jersey.

    A patent application was filed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in 2016. Abstract A system for detecting clandestine materials employs a lightweight neutron-source that can be mounted to a remotely controlled mobile platform for flexible and high standoff scanning of possibly...
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