amped wardriving and its dangers

From: Don W. (dNOSPAMwiddersAThotmail.com)
Subject: Re: Amped Wardriving and its dangers.


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Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless
Date: 2003-10-05 10:38:08 PST

"Roy Knox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 10:42:23 GMT, Norman B <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >Why aren't you doing this in radio monitor mode?
>
> We do passive scanning indeed, but it has happened before and could
> happen in future that radio is turned on for two way comms (For
> example after restart of the machine or by mistyping accident). Would
> be unlucky if people with heartbeat monitors start falling over around
> us if this happens...
>
> Roy

If your concern is that a mistyping accident or restart of the machine will
incidentally allow transmission, then there is no need for a power amplifier
to make the little incident into a bigger incident.

Don W.Sorry I dropped out of this debate in October. My wife developed
complications with a pregnancy and we've been out of circulation. Roy - I
think the point has been proven over and over again based on the thred here.
Why do it? Matt