From: andr0id@midwest.net (Jason Rentz)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 95 08:55:49 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re:
Message-ID: <199512221717.LAA02498@cdale1.midwest.net>
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>        [snip]
>        There is a company called Optoelectronics that markets a radio
reciever 
>         called the Interceptor.  This is a broad band (several hundred MHz) 
>         device designed to lock on to the most powerful signal around,
>         regardless of frequency.  As supplied, it only has a rubber duck 
>         antenna, but a broadband, directional antenna (Log Periodic?)
could be 
>         attached.  There are AM and FM versions that output audio and a
version
>         called the Scout that controls a scanner.  These could have outboard 
>         devices hung on to them to decode digital signals, record the 
>         conversation ... all for less than $1000.
>
>        
>
>        Floyd D. Barber
>        floyddb@alpha.c2.org
>        Key fingerprint:
>        8A 98 1F 6B 70 7A FE 24 
>        35 D4 48 CF 9D F6 B0 91

The problem with the Interceptor is that I think it can only receive one
freqency at a time, and it is adjustable by a thumb wheel, not digitally.
This would tend to make changing frequencies at high rates VERY hard. :)
Also it has no frequancy readout, so this means that if you know what freq.
you should be at it is hard to tune in that freq. without searching a little.  
                        Dr0id


( Computer Consulting & Management   )
(P.O. Box 421  Cambria, IL 62915-0421)

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