[R-390] Info Please

Steve Goode [email protected]
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:47:10 -0600


Jamming is one thing.  Detection would be even better.  Look for the LO.
Jam that freq.  Drive by it.  Then when the SOBs come out to see why it did
not go off.  Blow them up!

I hope this is being looked at by our army tech people.

Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mikea" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Info Please


> On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 09:04:48AM -0600, Harry Joel wrote:
> > My frustration watching the near daily reporting of casualties by
bombing is getting worse!
> > There are knowledgable members on this list that could offer information
relating to the ongoing death of US army and civilian personnel in Iraq
(to-day: 5 soldiers, 8 civilians).
> > Fact: Most of the bombs are set off by radio transmission
> > Fact: Transmitters used are cell phones or R/C toy cars
> > Fact: A recent TV news clip showed GI emptying a dead terrorist's
suitcase and removed
> >          two or more R/C toy cars
> > I have never heard any news comments about the possible use of short
range jamming devices in armed forces or civilian vehicles.
> > The frequencies transmitted are known.
> > Question: How much would it cost to built such a jammer? SHould this be
a high priority item for the pentagon people?
> > Has anyone heard about such jammers already being used, and if so, why
dont they work.
> > Sorry to interrupt the regular scheduled program.
>
> It's already being done, I'm told. The radio techs have been building
> jammers for those freqs from spare parts. I suspect that there will be
> "official" jammers in the supply chain Real Soon Now. I don't know if
> the cellphone infrastructure is functional in any part of Iraq, but we
> can expect cellphone-triggered bombs as soon as it is, just like those
> in Madrid.
>
> And yes, it's intensely frustrating to me.
>
> -- 
> Mike Andrews
> [email protected]
> Tired old sysadmin
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