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Damn, I wonder what countries my EDC kit could get me arrested in. I often carry one of those around, it's a lot of fun to listen in on ATC or just scan the spe
by errantspark 7y ago
Damn, I wonder what countries my EDC kit could get me arrested in. I often carry one of those around, it's a lot of fun to listen in on ATC or just scan the spectrum for interesting signals.
- d6e 7y agoWhat does ATC stand for?
- pacificmint 7y agoAir Traffic Control
- gumby 7y agoNot clear as the article speculates that the SDR was simply used as a fig leaf for the real arrest motivation. They used to be illegal in Germany (along with wifi-specific sniffers): is this still the case?
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- CamperBob2 7y agoThese SDRs are technically illegal here in the US because they can pick up the old AMPS mobile phone band. AMPS is completely gone now, and that provision of the ECPA hasn't been enforced against individuals in a long time as far as I'm aware. But it's still on the books. ("When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them.")