01-call-missed
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I was connected via a soldier on Iraq who sent me a picture of
the radios they are using to set off the IEDs. Some of them
are using FRS radios (Family Radios). The picture I saw was
a Motorola TalkAbout 5000 (or something like that).
What I did was make a FRS radio connected to a 7 watt external
amplifier, and with a BASIC stamp controlling the main function
buttons of the radio. It will hop through all 838 possible codes
(22 channels, 38 privacy codes) and transmit for 1 second on each
channel. Hopefully setting off the bombs before they drive through.
To which I wrote and reply this is what was said:
> Alright. It seems like a slow process but a surefire one if
they're
> using the right kind of radios.
>
> This seems to be the kind of thing a HERF device would actually
be
> useful for. Assuming you've got the right people over there, I
imagine
> they can get that radar system :-)
Yes, that is another problem... they use whatever is available.
But cellular phones and FRS radios seem to be the most popular.
A HERF/EMP device would actually probably be a pretty good idea,
but controlling the beam pattern might be a problem.
BTW, here is pic of an IED using a cellular phone. A good GSM900
jammer might not be that bad of an idea to bring along
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Marchissimo (68 months ago | reply)
Wow!
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Illuminum3415 (57 months ago | reply)
IEDs are not that difficult to make, especially when your using ringer voltage on a cellphone through a current booster circuit as a detonator device...this one seems a bit more complicated for some reason.
yeah, I really wonder why our troops, among other things, aren't carrying or equipped with single or dual band jammers. adide from avoiding casualties, I think the jammers might run interference with the already overabundant frequencies on the battle field...
an EMP will travel indefinitely and might do more good than bad if you have sensitive electronics in the vicinity of the suspected devices...don't cell phones operate in a definite range of frequencies [distinguished only by unique signatures]? if so, why not just transmit in that frequency and overpower the terrorist trying to call in?
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