Presented at
The Last HOPE (2008),
July 19, 2008, 11 a.m.
(60 minutes)
It's Orwellian. We're so conditioned to believe we've little choice but to rely on government-regulated, corporate-owned voice/data networks designed to log our communications traffic and content. People can be held incommunicado by routine network failures, natural disasters, and by political actions- often when communications is needed most. But modern two-way radio can provide effective and reliable short-range and global voice/data communications at relatively little cost, and it can't be logged by conventional (CALEA) methods. This discussion will tune into the latest surprising developments in amateur (ham) radio, unlicensed spread-spectrum, and other two-way radio technologies and applications.
Presenters:
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Bernie S.
as bernieS
bernieS has been hacking phones, radios, computers, and government agencies for far too long - and sometimes pushes the envelope too far. In 1995 the Secret Service imprisoned him for over a year for merely possessing communications hardware and software they claimed made him "dangerous." Later the Department of Justice admitted "there were no victims in the offense" and that they were primarily concerned about his blowing the covers of agents who were surveilling hackers. bernieS continues investigating and reporting on technologies and government activities the authorities would rather not publicize. He's often heard on WBAI's Off The Hook and seen volunteering at technology non-profits.
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Skip Arey
T.J. "Skip" Arey is a freelance journalist and author of Radio Monitoring - The How-To Guide. He has been a contributing editor to Monitoring Times, The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA), and American Scannergram.
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