[R-390] Info Please

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:48:07 -0800

Brings up a question

Are the R/C car receivers superhets or super-regens?

Jack

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Goode" <[email protected]>
To: "mikea" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Info Please

> 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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