Re: Exploding pagers

On 2024-09-22 19:38, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:11:54 +0200, Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no>
wrote:
 

On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:04:39 +0200, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
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There is a kind of walkie talkie that works similarly to GSM. They need
repeaters, even a repeater network.

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If you mean Tetra, the handsets can also communicate directly with
each other without any connection to a base station.
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This makes them useful also in areas whitout coverage, or when the
base station infrastructure is inoperative.

 They're also encrypted. And it's a very tough algorithm which is
reckoned to be unbreakable. Hopefully not in the same way as the
Titannic was "unsinkable" if you will. Overall, it's a highly
effective and flexible system ideally suited for police and security
service use.

Right.
It can also be used by users like transport fleets.
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Cheers, Carlos.