From: hkhenson@cup.portal.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 21:05:20 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: triggerfish
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Brian D Williams <talon57@well.sf.ca.us> wrote (re TRIGGERFISH):

>  It would be child's play for the NSA to accomplish this from
>orbit.....hmmmmm I wonder what they call it?

My guess would be that it can't be done.  Just getting up in a
light aircraft with a cell phone is instructive.  With every
cell site in 50 miles being about the same distance (even from 
LEO) I don't think you could pick out a single conversation.

On the other hand, with enough directionality . . . . nah, the
antenna would be a monster.

Keith