[Spooks] FIRST QUESTION ON NS

[Beaumont, Paul]

Some of us already use triangulation to prove the point of transmission.  

MI5 has/had a system codenamed RAFTER that allowed them to intercept the product of the master oscillator and mixer  of receiver used by the agent so that they could prove reception of NS. It was this system that featured in the prosecution of Gordon Lonsdale one of the Portland Spy Ring. 

Cheers
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: spooks-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:spooks-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gian Romani
Sent: 24 January 2014 10:18
To: spooks at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Spooks] FIRST QUESTION ON NS

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Good morning. This is my first question:
It has been said many times, and now is given to established, that these transmissions are to be received by agents located throughout the area and that one of the strengths of this system of communication of messages is the fact of not having to use special devices to be able to receive. Infact, as we have always said, we just need a shortwave radio, cheap, small and convenient, that does not arouse suspicion. I noticed that in many cases it goes on the hunt for signs of Numbers Stations with instrumentation, and especially antennas, complex and huge, which will surely help to receive distant signals but in my opinion are not logical to use for receipt of NS. That is, I mean, to understand exactly where they come from and who they are eventually destined for the messages, it is useless to resort to huge antennas and professional receivers because I think that we don't have to hunt for the signal to reach the source, we don't have to go as far as possible, but we have to let the signals come to us. Agents who have to receive messages don't use professional receivers and big antennas to wire all over the garden or on the roof. If it's true that agents use little receivers and antennas, with similar devices monitors have to try to find the signals. It is obvious that a SWL with such powerful devices can hear even really far signals, but this is not in the intention of NS programmes. The sense of NS, if we want to understand something more, is to receive them with the same devices used by agents. A signal sent for example from Russia for agents located in Italy is easily receivable with professional receivers and wire antennas cut for the right band. But to understand exactly who it is for that message need trying with domestic receivers and antennas.
If the signal is perfectly received all over Italy it means that signal is potentially routed to agents in Italy. If in Italy, with domestic devices, that signal is not receivable, it means that message is not intended to agents in that area. To try to understand where they came from but also where they have to go then is useful to try to do triangulations reception operated by monitors located everywhere and can operate with the same home equipment. Just so we can groped to identify areas of sending/receiving messages. It is correct my idea?
Do you agree with this point of view?

Bye, Naig
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