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Drone Detection

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Your Wi-Fi chip has been a radio this whole time. Who gets to sell it?

Oct 13, 2026

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4 min read

Your Wi-Fi chip has been a radio this whole time. Who gets to sell it?

A hidden debug path turns a few-dollar ESP32 into a radio receiver. The hack is free. The business is narrower than the hype.

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