[timmmmmmay]

The relevant ITU recommendation specifically allows for space-to-space radio links. You can read it here: https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/sa/R-REC-SA.1154-0-...

Why didn't the article author bother to read this?

[JumpCrisscross]

> relevant ITU recommendation specifically allows for space-to-space radio links...Why didn't the article author bother to read this?

How do you know they didn't?

Scott Tilley isn't in space. He detected these signals. The material question is if those signals are propagating upwards.