Idk if anyone had a similar problem before, but I live in EU by the countryside, at first there were only a few but now it happens more and more often to see drones passing over my house, I am sure they are civilian drones because law enforcement has no reason to use them since the area is quiet (and honestly I doubt they would be able to do so), however it bothers me enough to know that there are people who get over the fence and enter my property going to look at what they want, does anyone have any advice on what to do?
- Dessalines ( @dessalines@lemmy.ml ) 36•5 months ago
This works if they fly low enough
- HaleHirsute ( @HaleHirsute@infosec.pub ) 16•5 months ago
That some dystopian shit!
- doofy77 ( @doofy77@aussie.zone ) 5•5 months ago
Didn’t know they drank great northern piss in Ohio.
- TassieTosser ( @TassieTosser@aussie.zone ) 3•5 months ago
They don’t. They’re a QLD couple that got in trouble for being absolute legends and knocking down their neighbour’s drone.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English5•5 months ago
That guy deserves an award
I never understood anti drug drones. You’d think criminals would just go inside or get a pavilion
- Aussiemandeus ( @Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ) 4•5 months ago
That photo is real but that caption isn’t.
That was taken in Australia with one of our better beers front and centre
- Hugh_Jeggs ( @Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ) 32•5 months ago
Get yourself a little beehive OP.
Every time you see a drone, report it for killing your bees, sit back and watch the EU busybodies go fuckin mental about it
The cunt who’s doing it will be in The Hague within a week 😂
- Dave. ( @dgriffith@aussie.zone ) 25•5 months ago
“I think there’s something wrong with the door switch on my old microwave oven. I’ve been testing it outside for safety, that’s why it’s out in the back yard pointing upwards with the door open.”
- kora ( @KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 5•5 months ago
Wait… other than cook any bird or animal that might land inside, what would this do? I thought household microwaves were nowhere near capable of doing anything at any distance.
I’d just go to the local print shop and have the most disturbing image put onto some large poster. Like a Hi-Res close up of a butthole with some form of issues.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•5 months ago
That wouldn’t work
- jsnfwlr ( @jsnfwlr@lemmy.ml ) 2•5 months ago
My microwave used to knock out my WiFi. Even the door closed.
- LeLachs ( @LeLachs@lemmy.ml ) 1•5 months ago
Why not? Electromagnetic interference is a mother.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•5 months ago
It scatters really easy. By the time it gets anywhere near the drone it will be far to weak to do anything. Meanwhile you would end up cooking you and everything around you. The effect wouldn’t be immediate but eventually you could get burns.
- off_brand_ ( @off_brand_@beehaw.org ) 1•5 months ago
The affect of the microwave would fall off exponentially with distance. So like if it has X power at Y feet away, and you go out to 2Y feet away, the affect would be quartered. The affect on a drone isn’t going to do much, even if it really messes with your wifi close up.
- BruceTwarzen ( @BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee ) 19•5 months ago
I would go and have a look around, because usually they would be close by and ask them. I gly drones for 10+ years and if it’s a sports drone, it’s annoying and they should be pretty close. If it’s a dji (slow moving around) they might be just nosy assholes.
I would give them the benefit of the doubt that they just fly there because like you said it’s in the middle of nowhere. But flying over a house or property on purpose is not only a dick move, it’s also dangerous annoying for all sides.
- BearOfaTime ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 13•5 months ago
Apparently, old-fashioned spark radios can disrupt comms for consumer drones. There are kits for people who are interested in learning about early radio tech.
I’ve not verified this myself.
- TonyTonyChopper ( @TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ) 10•5 months ago
causing RF interference on purpose is definitely illegal wherever this person lives
- Uriel238 [all pronouns] ( @uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English8•5 months ago
Which means finding a personal purpose for using the spark radio, that way it remains a side-effect.
Might me time for some electrical experiments.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English6•5 months ago
What about mistakingly
- justme ( @justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 8•5 months ago
Just looked it up for Germany: over residential areas you need either “an explicit permission of the owner”, or “it is very light (<250g) and has no ability to record video, audio or radio” or “it is more then 100m above ground, not in the night and some other fingerprint” [1].
In all EU you actually need a registration on your some clearly visible [2].
So, of they are below 100m or in the night, just call the authorities. If you live a bit outside it might just not clear from above that it’s private property.
[1] https://dipul.de/homepage/en/information/geographical-zones/legal-basis/#accordion-1-6 [2] https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/light/topics/travelling-drones
- GBU_28 ( @GBU_28@lemm.ee ) English6•5 months ago
Just launch your own drone and go say hi.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English3•5 months ago
Battle drones
- Mammothmothman ( @Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca ) 6•5 months ago
Are you legally allowed to own a shotgun?
- Synnr ( @Synnr@sopuli.xyz ) 6•5 months ago
Just to confirm the obvious. Downvotes are expected but OP you should read this.
They are close enough to see that they are quad copters, and they make a buzzing noise, correct?
There have been a lot of UAP flaps where the objects (not quad copter looking) will fly low over the countryside, just above the tree-lines to much higher. They usually make no noise aside from reports of static or screeching or electronic interference.
Unlikely to be the case but if so, report to your countries MUFON type department and get as much evidence (video with sound, drawings, time and date, etc) as you can.
There is something else out there, whether it’s military black projects mapping areas or what have you, and it needs to be documented.
If it is for sure quad copter drones, you can get a device to blast the 2.4Ghz spectrum for a short time and make them ‘phone home’ and the operators will stop flying them over your property once they realize something wrong keeps happening when they do. Legality varies.
Many tutorials available to DIY. You can also buy them pre-built, just more expensive.
- Hanrahan ( @hanrahan@slrpnk.net ) English5•5 months ago
How is it trespassing? How far up do you “own” ? 5m , 200m, 1000km?
On the other hand, get a another drone and play chasey wott theirs, maybe and some talons to yours and swoop, eagle style ?
- glasgitarrewelt ( @glasgitarrewelt@feddit.de ) 9•5 months ago
E.g. in germany it is not allowed to fly over private property with a drone (equipped with a camera), no matter the height. You have to stay above offical streets. And maximum flight hight is 120 m, if I remember correctly.
I guess it’s EU law, so it should be simmilar in other EU countries.
- interdimensionalmeme ( @interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ) 2•5 months ago
Next CIA satellite over my house, I will legally shoot down with mu pulse laser !
- glasgitarrewelt ( @glasgitarrewelt@feddit.de ) 1•5 months ago
In Germany you are only allowed to shoot your pulse laser with 24 giga-watt max. I guess it’s an EU law, so should be the same for all of europe.
- fine_sandy_bottom ( @fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ) 1•5 months ago
Trespass can mean merely imposing on the rights of another.
So if one is entitled to privacy on their property, then flying a drone over it is trespass.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English4•5 months ago
Do you own a shotgun? Just shoot it out of the sky.
Just kiding that’s a terrible idea
- butsbutts ( @butsbutts@lemmy.ml ) 4•5 months ago
hide the bodies under the deck
- isolatedscotch ( @isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de ) 4•5 months ago
commercial drones must have by law a remote ID, think of it like a unique number for each drone, so you might want to try using some phone apps like DroneTag to get that ID and then report it to the authorities. They will have a record of who that drone belongs to.
- LeLachs ( @LeLachs@lemmy.ml ) 4•5 months ago
Here is a great defcon talk that might give you some ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzURm7OpAA