[funsec] Louisiana Bankers Set to Go Wireless

[Larry Seltzer]

>>The trick is to realize that it's not *perfectly* point-to-point - the
beam shape isn't a cylinder, but a very narrow cone.  The end result is 
that by the time it's taken a 15 or 20 mile trip tower-to-tower, there's
probably some signal down at the base of the tower too.  Also, the
physical
security of those things usually sucks, so if you wanted to climb
halfway 
up the tower with your dish, you probably could.  Remember, those relay
towers are usually in the middle of nowhere, so it'll take a good 15-20
minutes for cops to show up - plenty of time to sniff lots of
interesting 
data...
 
OK, I've already mentioned that these will be on state police towers in
Lousiana. Do you really want to set upo your own microwave receiver at
the base of Office Bubba's station? Be my guest.
 
Larry Seltzer
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