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- From: halbert@crl.dec.com (Dan Halbert)
- Subject: Re: flavors of MA cops: what the hell is the registry police?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.214625.29490@crl.dec.com>
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- Organization: DEC Cambridge Research Lab
- References: <RG.92Dec25185605@nymph.msel.unh.edu> <1992Dec30.185427.10831@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <1992Dec30.195840.1@deep-13.gizmo.com> <1992Dec31.181350.27918@primerd.prime.com>,<SPIKE.92Dec31155808@world.std.com> <lkrlsaINNkju@news.bbn.com>
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:46:25 GMT
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- In article <lkrlsaINNkju@news.bbn.com>, djstracher@ccs1.bbn.com writes:
- >Since radar detectors are passive in nature it would not be possible to have a
- >radar detector detector. ( YES I have heard about these devices but don't
- >believe they exist or can exist).
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- In fact, it is possible. A radar detector is a radio receiver. Nearly
- all radio receivers contain radio frequency oscillators as part of
- their circuitry. An oscillator is the first stage in a radio transmitter.
- The leakage from these oscillators can be detected with another suitable
- radio receiver and antenna.
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- Using such technology, it is even possible to determine to what
- frequency your radio receiver is tuned to (most radios and TV's use
- standard designs and known frequencies).
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- In the UK, televisions are licensed. Unlicensed televisions are
- routinely detected by roaming vans that listen for the TV's
- oscillator(s). Intelligence agencies also employ this technology.
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- Dan Halbert
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