[FedCom] GPS / Bird Dog question

[Jeff Kenyon]

I think that I saw something like this on the FBI files some time about a
man in Florida who was suspected of murder and a device like this was in
use to track him down and his movements for  a while.





On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Wayne and Pat Thomas wrote:

> Another system used uses a device that is similar to a cell phone. The device is called by the person or agency using it and the "device" then notifies those monitoring it where is located. It is then mapped on a laptop. The one doing the monitoring can be in Bangor Maine and the one being watched could be in Stockton California.
> The device is attached to the vehicle by placing it in the truck, wheel well or even possibly inside the vehicle. As long as there is a cell tower nearby the vehicle can be tracked.
>
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> Wayne
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> >Subject: Re: [FedCom] GPS / Bird Dog question
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> >An agency my wife worked for had a combination GPS\Data Radio\Cell Phone.
> >These devices would be attached to a car and whenever a car moved, it would
> >transmit its location at intervals as well as place a call to agents that
> >could be receive on their phones or pagers.  The unit was small, perhaps no
> >larger than a couple of packs of cigarettes, so radio range was very limited
> >as the unit was designed to conserve power in tracking mode.  Range was also
> >limited by location of the device, usually mounted out of sight under a
> >vehicle.
> >
> >Kurt
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