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Removing bullets from Starlink dishes in Ukraine w/ Oleg Kutkov - Cathode Ray Podcast #32
Today is a special episode, Louis is flying solo talking to Oleg Kutkov, a Ukrainian engineering who has a bunch of experience with the Starlink receiver dishes.
Oleg works as a network hardware engineer and was an early adopter of Starlink technology in Ukraine. Before the service was even available in his home country he had purchased a dish and was trying to reverse engineer and understand the technology. Then the war came and Elon made a "donation" of equipment. With many private citizens and military personnel using Starlink to aid the war effort in Ukraine, Oleg's knowledge has become extremely valuable and he is doing his best to help as much as he can.
Oleg popped up in my Twitter feed when Starlink was first turned on in Ukraine. I think he is a great example of the way private citizens can help the war effort. He has very specific and in-depth knowledge about these devices and he is doing his best to enable, service and repair these devices so they can continue to be used by the troops in the front line.
In the second half of the podcast Oleg shows us a Starlink dish is he attempting to repair which has two bullet holes in it. He also has the actual bullet which he retrieved from the unit.
0:00 Start
04:30 What's life like in Kiev right now?
08:30 Why did Oleg and his family chose to stay in Ukraine?
14:30 How are Ukrainians using tech to resist
17:00 Oleg's first experience coding back in the 90s
26:30 He already obtained a Starlink dish before the war to reverse engineer
28:00 Enabling Starlink service in Ukraine
33:00 Setting up / explaining a Starlink dish
37:00 No ethernet on latest Starlink routers is a BIG problem for military
42:00 How Oleg became unofficial Starlink support in Ukraine
45:00 Military uses of Starlink in the front lines
47:00 Why not 4G? Is 4G still working on the front lines?
50:00 Are Russians using Starlink?
53:00 Starlink dish with bullet holes
56:00 Oleg reverse engineers the dish to repair it
01:02:00 Has Starlink enabled sat to sat comms via laser?
01:06:00 Whats in the immediate future for Oleg?
Follow Oleg's work:
https://twitter.com/olegkutkov
https://olegkutkov.me
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Today is a special episode, Louis is flying solo talking to Oleg Kutkov, a Ukrainian engineering who has a bunch of experience with the Starlink receiver dishes.
Oleg works as a network hardware engineer and was an early adopter of Starlink technology in Ukraine. Before the service was even available in his home country he had purchased a dish and was trying to reverse engineer and understand the technology. Then the war came and Elon made a "donation" of equipment. With many private citizens and military personnel using Starlink to aid the war effort in Ukraine, Oleg's knowledge has become extremely valuable and he is doing his best to help as much as he can.
Oleg popped up in my Twitter feed when Starlink was first turned on in Ukraine. I think he is a great example of the way private citizens can help the war effort. He has very specific and in-depth knowledge about these devices and he is doing his best to enable, service and repair these devices so they can continue to be used by the troops in the front line.
In the second half of the podcast Oleg shows us a Starlink dish is he attempting to repair which has two bullet holes in it. He also has the actual bullet which he retrieved from the unit.
0:00 Start
04:30 What's life like in Kiev right now?
08:30 Why did Oleg and his family chose to stay in Ukraine?
14:30 How are Ukrainians using tech to resist
17:00 Oleg's first experience coding back in the 90s
26:30 He already obtained a Starlink dish before the war to reverse engineer
28:00 Enabling Starlink service in Ukraine
33:00 Setting up / explaining a Starlink dish
37:00 No ethernet on latest Starlink routers is a BIG problem for military
42:00 How Oleg became unofficial Starlink support in Ukraine
45:00 Military uses of Starlink in the front lines
47:00 Why not 4G? Is 4G still working on the front lines?
50:00 Are Russians using Starlink?
53:00 Starlink dish with bullet holes
56:00 Oleg reverse engineers the dish to repair it
01:02:00 Has Starlink enabled sat to sat comms via laser?
01:06:00 Whats in the immediate future for Oleg?
Follow Oleg's work:
https://twitter.com/olegkutkov
https://olegkutkov.me