Posted on 11/18/2011 6:14:45 AM PST by Travis McGee
Why a CW2 ping for a tech story? Because I'm convinced that the most critical "battle space" of any CW2 will be cyber space. To that end, I've made the use and misuse of the internet, cell phones and smart phones a key part of my novels.
Too many folks are preparing for some kind of guerrilla warfare in the woods, and they have every bit of tactical gear imaginable.
But the real front in CW2 will involve locating enemies via the internet and this type of tracking technology, and then "disappearing" or "accidenting" or otherwise disposing of them.
Folks, please carefully consider the cyber front in your CW2 thinking.
Agree with you wholeheartedly. It adds a fourth dimension that can only be ignored at one's own peril.
Important post. Thanks for the ping.
Hey! That's my sons' unit!
Wow. Just wow.
Thanks very much for posting this. When the balloon goes up Step 1 will be finding ways to take advantage of this technology for my purposes. Remember my friend, if they can do it to us, we can do it right back to them.
How hard would it be to duct tape a smart device to a vehicle and track that sucker where ever it goes? Just a thought...
I need to brush up on mine.
My smart phone comes with an option for tracking kids. It reports back on where they are (or at least where the phone is). There's also this special purpose device.
I'm thinking Navajo...
” How hard would it be to duct tape a smart device to a vehicle and track that sucker where ever it goes? Just a thought...”
While updating Facebook with “going to visit grandparents in Fla” while actually heading to the bunker in Montana.
All kinds of ways to screw with them.
you should look at packet using programs like fldigi instead of sending code for minutes you send a packet with all the info in seconds
with a modern hf vhf uhf such as the yaesu ft-897 a tnc and a laptop you are set
now days a ham license no longer requires code test are not that hard to pass
Yes, it is becoming increasingly hard to go “dark”.
How do we jiu jitsu these electronic intrusions?
btw, just last night I saw the first commercial for Gov’t Motors’ “OnStar for everybody” system. You can now pay Obama to have yourself surveilled 24/7.
yeah - but I think the original poster was making the point that going back to the old ways was a better way of keeping things local (though short wave doesn’t do a good job of that?)
Morse and Semaphore are going to give you line-of-site. Don’t want to broadcast to everyone! If you were a Scout in the 70’s or earlier - you likely have a rusty version of these skills!
It would be hard at all to put on a car or whatever, but how are you going to keep it charged up? The cig lighter under the fender well?
Nothing beats the Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqiUGjghlzU
The second I believe we are in a world of sh*t is the moment I cancel my involvement with the Internet and cell phone services. I’ll keep the Internet as far as it stays on for reading purposes, but I won’t be posting anywhere on unsecured web sites. I have other means of communications past cell phones that would be much more beneficial.
Quite.
Just turning FR off would be a serious disruption, never mind cell phones being a “where is X now” service.
Bump for later....
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