[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Sighting in James Bond Movie - Dr. No

[Bob Macklin]

everything was encrypted!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Kent (Seattle), Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: <n7rk at cox.net>; "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
"BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV" <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Sighting in James Bond Movie - Dr. No


> True, but I think the DESTRUCT command was encrypted. I'm not so sure the
> guidance signals were. They could well have even been analog. The Atlas
> electronics was all sub-mini tubes I think.
>
> -John
>
> =============
>
> Bob Macklin wrote:
>
> > They also used radio to DESTRUCT the missiles. All command was by radio
in
> > the early days.
> >
> > Bob Macklin
> > K5MYJ
> > Kent (Seattle), Wa,
> > "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
> > To: <n7rk at cox.net>
> > Cc: "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
> > "BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV" <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 2:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Sighting in James Bond Movie - Dr.
No
> >
> > > Actually, the movie is very interesting for another reason.
> > >
> > > The main evil activity of Dr. No was "toppling" US missile tests. At
the
> > > time I thought it was impossible to do so, only learning about 10
years
> > > later while working a Vandenberg AFB that, during the boost phase,
some
> > > vehicles used radio signals transmitted from the ground for guidance.
So
> > an
> > > RF signal could jam or spoof a missile and send it off course.
> > >
> > > Fun and games,
> > >
> > > -John
> > >
> > > ===================
> > >
> > > David Hollander wrote:
> > >
> > > > Watched the first James Bond movie - Dr. No which I last saw in
1962.
> > > > still a good movie.
> > > >
> > > > Early in the movie in a house in Jamaica, a bookcase with a false
front
> > > > is opened revealing a Geloso transmitter and a really old Eddystone
> > > > receiver. A lady turns the gear on and communicates with
headquarters in
> > > > the UK. The headquarters setup is a bank of Racal receivers. The
call
> > > > signs used are actually close to ham calls but incorrect prefixes
for
> > > > the countries.
> > > >
> > > > 73,
> > > >
> > > > Dave N7RK
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
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