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Hi Patrice,
I apologise for the late reply.
The web link you gave had a pretty good explanation of the Iris system -
basically, it is the name for the entire suite of radios, modems, computers,
antennas, and so on that the Canadian army has recently deployed. We use
Iris radios on HF, VHF, and UHF/SHF for voice (FM and SSB), ALE, and data.
Any Canadian army transmission you hear is likely to be on an Iris radio -
there are no special 'Iris' modes that would set a transmission apart from
one done on another radio.
When the fellow was speaking about 'numbers' stations, I think he was
referring to encoded military messages (done in three-letter groups called
'trigrams'), not 'numbers' stations as we know them. Canada does not have a
foreign intelligence service.
I know all this because I am a Captain in the Canadian army. I'm just about
to deploy to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where I will spend each day working next
to a stack of Iris radios - patiently waiting until I have some free time
and can play with my own radios! I will of course pass on to the WUN and
Spooks crowd whatever interesting stuff I hear on my WR-G313e and IC-7000.
Cheers,
Dave
VE7HUN
Squamish, BC, Canada
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From: Patrice Coulombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Spooks@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Spooks] Iris system
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:47:24 -0500 (EST)
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(sorry for my bad english)
Hi,
I had a conversation about number stations with a canadian soldier
specialised in encrypted communications. He told me about the Iris system.
Since this system, they use numbers transmissions only if the Iris system
brake down. He also told me that most of number stations transmited in
North america are only trainings for the rookies. He didn't want to tell
me which voice Canada uses, neither the sex nor the language.
After a moment, I had to stop the conversation because he became very
suspicious about me: "why do you care about number stations? Do you sell
your recordings and schedules to some people? Do you know it's dangerous
to have these kind of info in your computer? etc...."
I'm wondering if someone in the spook community had problems with GRC or
CIA or whoever because of his strange hobby?
I'm also wondering if somebody knows how sounds an Iris communication.
Anybody has recordings?
Here's the official site about Iris system:
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/2_0_62_1.asp?FlashEnabled=1&uSubSection=62&uSection=5
73
Patrice
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