In Case You're Still Considering a Jammer Device

[TMF]

Actually, I think technology has made the gear less expensive, but the price stayed kind flat over the years.

The stuff the gov has to DF such signals is expensive, but quick and effective. If the stuff they have at the airports is anything like the stuff I've seen, it would take them only the amount of time it takes to walk to this guy's car to determine where the signal is coming from. If they have this stuff running all the time, which I'd like to believe they do, they should be able to pinpoint the location on a mapping application the moment it starts jamming. If the location is covered by surveillance cameras it wouldn't matter if he just turned it on and then immediately off; he would be caught.

I have no sympathy for idiots like this. They should be fined max amount to keep them from doing it again.

[mikegideon]

The stuff the gov has to DF such signals is expensive, but quick and effective. If the stuff they have at the airports is anything like the stuff I've seen, it would take them only the amount of time it takes to walk to this guy's car to determine where the signal is coming from. If they have this stuff running all the time, which I'd like to believe they do, they should be able to pinpoint the location on a mapping application the moment it starts jamming. If the location is covered by surveillance cameras it wouldn't matter if he just turned it on and then immediately off; he would be caught.

I have no sympathy for idiots like this. They should be fined max amount to keep them from doing it again.

 

They don't monitor constantly. Interference is pretty rare AFIK. I've worked with those guys chasing interference a few times. That's why I own an aircraft receiver. They don't start looking until they hear a complaint from a pilot or the control tower. I'm not familiar with all their systems. I just know that when I've been involved, they heard one of my radio stations in their stuff.

[TMF]

They don't monitor constantly. Interference is pretty rare AFIK. I've worked with those guys chasing interference a few times. That's why I own an aircraft receiver. They don't start looking until they hear a complaint from a pilot or the control tower. I'm not familiar with all their systems. I just know that when I've been involved, they heard one of my radio stations in their stuff.

Well that's silly. I figured that would be a standard measure for places that don't want their signals jammed, such as airports, certain gov buildings and most of DC. It wouldn't be anything to keep three or four DFers running that are linked back to an operations center in a mapping application, hopping frequencies they operate on. That's a drop in the ocean compared to all the other BS DHS expenses.

[mikegideon]

Well... the Homeland Stupidity boys may have beefed some stuff up. I don't think jamming is a real problem. It's been years since I've chewed the fat with those guys.

[TMF]

Well... the Homeland Stupidity boys may have beefed some stuff up. I don't think jamming is a real problem. It's been years since I've chewed the fat with those guys.

Just thinking through what I would do if I was a terrorist. Jamming communications of those who would respond would be on my list of things to do. Based on what we have experienced in Iraq and Afghanistan we know that this new generation of monkey has some tech savvy folks. They could easily acquire the tech to jam what they needed to during an attack to slow the reaction and effectiveness of responders. Since we know these guys always make trial runs prior to the main event, you'd figure that'd be some important stuff to keep eyes on. I dunno, maybe it isn't that big of a deal. Just seems like a real easy and cheap thing to detect and react to.