Re: software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-20 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 07:04 PM 9/18/02 -0700, Meyer Wolfsheim wrote: >People who want to play with gizmos to avoid becoming revenue sources will >buy radar detectors (unless they live in places like VA, where it is >illegal to possess radar detection devices.) People who like to *play* with gizmos will employ radar

Re: software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-20 Thread Ken Brown
The biggest police station in western Europe is being built less than half a mile from where I live. Your phone will keep on ringing and ringing... "Major Variola (ret)" wrote: > > In some parts of rural america, folks signal the presence of cops by > flashing their headlights > when driving. >

Re: software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-18 Thread Steve Schear
At 01:23 PM 9/18/2002 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote: > > Better than a radar detector for emissionless, but visible, cops. Over > > the hill coverage. Issues of > >This will be banned under WIPO and copyright laws - you may enjoy cop's >presence for yourself, but transmitting it is same as broadcas

Re: software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-18 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 01:23 PM 9/18/02 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote: >> Better than a radar detector for emissionless, but visible, cops. Over >> the hill coverage. Issues of > >This will be banned under WIPO and copyright laws Yep. Won't anyone think of the chldren? >I think that some radar detectors have t

Re: software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-18 Thread Morlock Elloi
> Better than a radar detector for emissionless, but visible, cops. Over > the hill coverage. Issues of This will be banned under WIPO and copyright laws - you may enjoy cop's presence for yourself, but transmitting it is same as broadcasting a live show without permission - after all, the all

software-defined radio killer app

2002-09-18 Thread Major Variola (ret)
In some parts of rural america, folks signal the presence of cops by flashing their headlights when driving. Occurs to me that would be a cool function for SDR: press code for or say "cop". For N seconds, phone periodically sends "cop" message picked up by other phones, ignored by base station [