Spoofing Flarm

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Hi Race Fans, We got tinfoil covered antennas, what other FARTS (Flarm Arms Race Tactics) can we think of? Maybe we can think of a way to spoof our opponents Flarms. C'mon, who'll be first (or maybe someone already has)?

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On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 8:32:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> Hi Race Fans, We got tinfoil covered antennas, what other FARTS (Flarm Arms Race Tactics) can we think of? Maybe we can think of a way to spoof our opponents Flarms. C'mon, who'll be first (or maybe someone already has)?

I suggest putting the slowest competitor's call sign in to your PFlarm config file, makes you a non-target for leeches. Change the call sign every day to whoever is in last place to further confuse your unsuspecting buddies. In addition, make your call sign on the tail illegible by adding small black stripes to the numbers/letters.

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On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 10:20:46 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 8:32:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> > Hi Race Fans, We got tinfoil covered antennas, what other FARTS (Flarm Arms Race Tactics) can we think of? Maybe we can think of a way to spoof our opponents Flarms. C'mon, who'll be first (or maybe someone already has)?
>
> I suggest putting the slowest competitor's call sign in to your PFlarm config file, makes you a non-target for leeches. Change the call sign every day to whoever is in last place to further confuse your unsuspecting buddies.. In addition, make your call sign on the tail illegible by adding small black stripes to the numbers/letters.

Hi Herb,

Happy New Year!

Great ideas! Not really applicable to me, though. At the last contest, by popular vote, I was forced to change my call sign to "Never Follow".

[Matt Herron Jr.]

On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 6:32:03 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> Hi Race Fans, We got tinfoil covered antennas, what other FARTS (Flarm Arms Race Tactics) can we think of? Maybe we can think of a way to spoof our opponents Flarms. C'mon, who'll be first (or maybe someone already has)?

How about fabricating and broadcasting false flarm data that makes the lead pilot think they are in danger of imminent collision every few minutes? That should raise the stress level a bit...

[Johan Pretorius]

On Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 12:59:49 AM UTC+2, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 6:32:03 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> > Hi Race Fans, We got tinfoil covered antennas, what other FARTS (Flarm Arms Race Tactics) can we think of? Maybe we can think of a way to spoof our opponents Flarms. C'mon, who'll be first (or maybe someone already has)?
>
> How about fabricating and broadcasting false flarm data that makes the lead pilot think they are in danger of imminent collision every few minutes? That should raise the stress level a bit...

Or just multiply your climb rate by -1