“From the article “intercepted by ham radio enthusiasts”.
Yes, that’s what it says. Many HAM operators are capable of receiving signals far outside the bands they’re authorized to broadcast on.
I have a GMRS license but the radio sets I use are capable of monitoring frequencies I’m not legally permitted to broadcast on. No where does the article state that the Russians are broadcasting on the HAM bands.
It merely states that HAM operators received them.
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During the North African campaign in WWII, German tank commanders were using units operating on the 10 meter band (just above CB freqs), and were picked up by amateur operators in the states due to skip conditions.
That said, I’m sure both parties are using encryption and VHF/UHF freqs today, so interception would be much tougher.
If it says ham operators did something, my money is on them. The modern radios are amazing pieces of electronics with some quite crafty operators.