12 February 2014, 12:13
Hi Scythe,
I thought you'd catch on to this eventually :-)
Re deciphering the signal:
Firstly the signal has to be detected. Its short duration so difficult to catch.
Secondly that signal has to be identified as a PSK 31 data burst. By the time its identified its over
Thirdly, even if the signal is detected, captured and deciphered all that the hostile will have is a series of code letters for example:
r18 5b in 300
This is an approx. 1 second burst of transmission. The decoded plain text still means nothing to a hostile. To the intended recipient it reads
R18 = Checkpoint R18 ( Recipient knows where the checkpoint is so knows direction)
5b = 5 bandits ( raiders)
In = Incoming
300 = ETA at target 300 seconds = 5 minutes.
I thought you'd catch on to this eventually :-)
Re deciphering the signal:
Firstly the signal has to be detected. Its short duration so difficult to catch.
Secondly that signal has to be identified as a PSK 31 data burst. By the time its identified its over
Thirdly, even if the signal is detected, captured and deciphered all that the hostile will have is a series of code letters for example:
r18 5b in 300
This is an approx. 1 second burst of transmission. The decoded plain text still means nothing to a hostile. To the intended recipient it reads
R18 = Checkpoint R18 ( Recipient knows where the checkpoint is so knows direction)
5b = 5 bandits ( raiders)
In = Incoming
300 = ETA at target 300 seconds = 5 minutes.
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Lightspeed
26-SUKer-17
26-TM-580
STATUS: Bugged-In at the Bug-Out
Lightspeed
26-SUKer-17
26-TM-580
STATUS: Bugged-In at the Bug-Out