{"id":18573,"date":"2025-05-01T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/?p=18573"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:43:02","slug":"listening-for-the-right-radio-signals-could-be-an-effective-way-to-track-small-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/listening-for-the-right-radio-signals-could-be-an-effective-way-to-track-small-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening for the right radio signals could be an effective way to track small\u00a0drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recent spate of unidentified drone sightings in the U.S., including some near sensitive locations such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpvnjp30pplo\">airports<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/drone-sightings-lead-to-airspace-shutdown-at-ohio-air-force-base-arrests-near-boston-airport\">military installations<\/a>, has caused significant public concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of this recent increase in activity may be related to a September 2023 change in U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations that now allow drone operators to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/commercial_operators\/part_107_waivers\">fly at night<\/a>. But most of the sightings are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/16\/us\/politics\/drone-sightings-explanations.html\">likely airplanes or helicopters<\/a>&nbsp;rather than drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inability of the U.S. government to definitively identify the aircraft in the recent incidents, however, has some people wondering,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/13\/us\/drone-sightings-new-jersey-investigation\/index.html\">why can\u2019t they<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/national\/listening-for-the-right-radio-signals-could-be-an-effective-way-to-track-small-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/national\/listening-for-the-right-radio-signals-could-be-an-effective-way-to-track-small-drones\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent spate of unidentified drone sightings in the U.S., including some near sensitive locations such as&nbsp;airports&nbsp;and&nbsp;military installations, has caused significant public concern. 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