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1993-08-15 - Re: Beepers can also be used to track you down!

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From: jet@netcom.com (J. Eric Townsend)
To: A1 ray arachelian (library) <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>
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UTC Datetime: 1993-08-15 19:06:56 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 15 Aug 93 12:06:56 PDT

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From: jet@netcom.com (J. Eric Townsend)
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 93 12:06:56 PDT
To: A1 ray arachelian (library) <rarachel@ishara.poly.edu>
Subject: Re: Beepers can also be used to track you down!
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A1 ray arachelian (library) writes:
 > However, I did notice one message from an individual who mentioned that
 > in Britain, some sort of scanners were used to track down unlicensed TV's

That's merely a matter of passively picking up the frequencies put off
by a tv tube.  Drive down a street with a receiver/display and a list
of who paid their tv tax.  That simple.  (My dad used that sort of
gear when he was a spook in the bay area in the early 70s.)

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