[FedCom] Re: 418.750

[Signal500 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/9/2007 4:24:54 PM Central Standard Time, 
blaine.brooks at verizon.net writes:
It has always amazed me that the federal agency tasked with
surveillance and apprehension of some of the most dangerous
criminals on the planet has some of the most "in the clear"
communications. I've monitored for over twenty years, and
rarely have I heard a surveillance that was 100% encrypted.

It's almost like these bad guys know they are under surveillance,
but do everything to not get caught. It's that accidental slip up
that does them in.

Sorta' like the Mafia and the FBI. These goombas know they
are being followed by the feds. To think they were not would
be stupid. It's usually a snitch within their organization that
brings them down.
I agree Blaine, I also have been listening in for the past 20+ years, lucky 
for us many surveillance's are still "in the clear" and fun to monitor.  Back 
in the 80's and 90's 98% of all my local surveillance's were "in the clear."  
But, for the past few years, my local FBI is always 100% encrypted (must have a 
good radio tech on the team).  On this current DEA surveillance, they were 
going to switch over to "scramble" but "Mark's" radio did not have an encryption 
key programmed into the radio (as heard over the air).  There are currently 
seven agents involved in this case.

Of course these are drug dealers and they do some stupid things, like having 
an idea that they are being watched, but don't care until the DEA does a 
"knock."

Signal500