[FedCom] Re: Monitoring Status

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In a message dated 7/30/2006 11:36:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
fedcom-request at mailman.qth.net writes:

From:  Chris Parris <CParris2 at compuserve.com>
Subject: [FedCom] Re:  Follow-Up: Monitoring Status


There's an old saying in this  monitoring hobby - If they don't want you to
hear them, you won't. They  know that there are people out there listening
and they usually take  appropriate steps to keep the sensitive stuff off the
air. But the  interesting part of monitoring is catching them when they
don't!

-  Chris


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  That's an "Old Wive's Tale," Chris.  "They" usually don't have  a real 
understanding as to how easy it is to intercept non-secure comms over  "secret" 
frequencies.   Most of us are smart enough to not post  details in our shared 
loggings, but it certainly doesn't imply that those  hobbyists who are 
monitoring the communications aren't hearing details that are  considered sensitive.   
Anyone who hears enough info to figure  out the who/what/where/when of a 
surveillance are hearing "sensitive stuff"  that the agents/agencies don't want us 
to hear.