So, I’m thinking about some kind of solution to selfhost or implement that would allow us to receive things like RSS feeds or news from Telegram channels. To be clear, when they shut down international traffic, there is no way to connect using normal protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, etc.
Do you have any ideas about this?

#Iran #InternetShutdown #InternetBlackout #IranProtests

But for those that don't know, #Toosheh is a pretty cool #datacasting tech which yeets stuff down at 51dBW directly onto #Iran, thus is pretty hard to jam or even detect, as propably a regular wok with a cheap LNB on a broom duct-taped to it can do the reception.

So if you know anyone stuck in #Iran and having to deal with #InternetCensorship and #internetOutage / #InternetBlackout / #InternetShutdown there, and they happen to have a DVB-S Reciever with "PVR ready" function (i.e. recording to a USB drive), Satellite Dish & LNB [all 3 are illegal to own in Iran, so best not ask them over the phone!] recommend them to shove a 4 GB Stick into it and let it record for >1 hour, then end the recording and use their application to extract the files in it.

• The program loops hourly, so it can be programmed for recording when noone else is using the Reciever (i.e. late at night, early morning or at lunchtime)...

The parameters for the reciever are:

YahSat-1 @ 52,5°E
11.766 MHz / 11,766 GHz
Vertical Polarization
DVB-S (QPSK, 0,35 ROF, 16200+Pilot
27.500 kSymbols/s
FEC 7/8

They should find a station with a green title card and text in Persian.

• You can find the Step-by-Step guide in Persian on their site..

All that's needed beyond the reciever is a Device with either Linux, Android or Windows to run their decoder tool.

• AFAICT the package is substantial (~ 2GB) and should contain multimedia, VPN/Proxy details and @torproject / #TorBrowser as well as instructions.

#Iran #CantStopTheSignal #Datacasting #Airgapped #Broadcasting #TV #Satellite