From: George Shaw Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:46am Subject: Bluetooth For those that have not heard of the perils of Bluetooth... http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64463,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 also a commercial Bluetooth module is now available complete with a full development SDK that will allow programming of all sorts of BT devices for under $80. Along with a PDA I was able to knock up a BT device that allowed my PDA to download contact lists from my own phone. So the moral is if you or your clients have BT phones get them turned off or at least install the latest security patches by Nokia etc. 73 -- George Shaw MI3GTO / 2I0GTO " Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology is Indistinguishable from Magic" ---Arthur C. Clarke Mobile: +44 (0) 7740 361 163 Email: george.shaw@u... Fax & Voicemail: +44 (0) 871 242 5365 EchoLink & eQSO (101English) connected 24/7 9500 From: DJ Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:49am Subject: ASIS Conference Dallas TX 27-30 Sept The following vendors will be showing their equipment along with 1300 other vendors. Company Booth Add to Personal Planner? Alan Broadband Co. 2857 Audiotel International Ltd. 1004 Command Security Corporation 1047 Control Risks Group 5949 Dynasound Inc. 4100 Emsec Systems, LLC 237 Homeland Security Strategies 5347 Information Security Associates, Inc. 1642 Investigations Canada, Inc. 2144 MAI/MAGALLANES ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL 337 Research Electronics Int'l LLC 4719 SystemWare, Inc. 5743 If anyone is going to be attending please email me for maybe all the tscm'ers can have dinner night one. IT2 navyguyinil@y... 9501 From: J. Molay Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:57pm Subject: Re: Looking for Supplier - Precision Inductors On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:37:10 -0400 "James M. Atkinson" wrote: > > > I am looking for a supplier of a large number of precision shielded > inductors, I need both adjustable (can type) and small fixed value (axial > leads). > > I would prefer to buy the cores/forms for the axial inductors and wind them > myself, but I need a matching mu sleeve. > > Both will be used for TSCM Have a look at http://www.coilcraft.com/ -- J. Molay 9502 From: Shawn Hughes (Road) Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:18pm Subject: Re:ICOM pecularities At 02:18 PM 8/29/04 +0000, you wrote: >My personal favorite control application "TALK-PCR" is no longer >being developed so I have migrated to using a Winradio. Yes, isn't that strange??? They have this wonderful software driven radio system, and they basically code a throwaway ap for it and say, 'here ya go!' They put more effort into aftermarket stuff for the lowest - tier 2M ht... James, does your daemons simply tune and log, or is there more to it? Be VERY sexy if it could also correlate to a known database, and be able to fingerprint threat systems. Would it be possible for it to dissect strong signals to look for snugglebugs and spread spectrum? -Shawn ==================================== Shawn Hughes Special Projects Consultant and Subcontractor 110 Hughes Hale Lane, Harriman, TN 37748 USA (865) 335-7992 Voicemail srh@e... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Lead Instructor Explosives, WMD, and Technical Operations Tactical Response, LLC www.warriormindset.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ******NOTICE: Due to the age of my email account, I have to set spam filtering VERY high. If you do not receive a response in a reasonable amount of time, please try an alternate communications method. I apologize for the inconvienence. 9503 From: Mitch D Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:32pm Subject: Re: From Cryptome.org Looks like the Gateway laptop w winradio,aor 3000,and a discone may have stirred some interest. The big question,is how much was the govt going to get "wopped" for the "flex"system ??? --- bernard_stan@y... wrote: > 28 August 2004. > > NASA has removed this announcement of a TSCM sole-source > contract > award, and asked a mail list to remove the link to it > (Cryptome has > not been contacted). Apparently the announcement revealed a > classified TSCM system and provided evaluation of other TSCM > systems > used by the government. NASA, State Department and the Central > > Intelligence Agency were reportedly involved in contracting > for the > system. The system is now likely to be abandoned due to this > announcement being published. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 9504 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:02pm Subject: Re: From Cryptome.org On 29 Aug 2004 at 10:43, bernard_stan@y... , who eschews obfuscation, wrote: > The system is now likely to be abandoned due to this announcement being > published. It doesn't work this way. You all can stop patting yourselves on the back. The system or acquisition won't be abandoned. Purchasing simply will redo the requirement and generate the extra paperwork to do a sole source justification, and exempt it from being put out to bid. Some beancounter made a mistake floating a public tender on the thing originally. The same item will be purchased from the same vendor, but this time the vendor probably will charge more since he has to do paperwork all over again, he's not on GSA schedule and doesn't have to stick to a negotiated price sheet, his quote expired, and he now controls the sale. He's happy people raised a ruckus. So protesting it or publicizing it and getting it cancelled simply keeps the procurement out of public view where YOU'LL know nothing about it next time, and lets the vendor charge more. Keep protesting and publicizing and pretending you know something about the process and keep thinking you're fouling up the system. You're just terminating your own flow of information and allowing the vendors to earn more profit which is funded by your tax dollars. I'm a government contractor, been very active for a long long time, and how much of my stuff do you see in an RFQ released to the public? Virtually none. Now you know why. My clients are smarter than a NASA bean counter who has no idea of the products she's tasked to supply to her end users. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 9505 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:22pm Subject: Re: ICOM pecularities On 29 Aug 2004 at 14:18, Shawn Hughes (Road) , who eschews obfuscation, wrote: > Yes, isn't that strange??? They have this wonderful software driven > radio system, and they basically code a throwaway ap for it and say, > 'here ya go!' They put more effort into aftermarket stuff for the > lowest - tier 2M ht... ICOM themselves carries ALL their receivers in their amateur line, not their government, commercial, land mobile or any other line. So they're telling you themselves how they classify their receivers. Even the vastly overhyped R9000 family is an AMATEUR (hobby) product according to ICOM. And they treat software, features, quality and especially customer support as they would for any other HOBBY product. I speak from the point of view of having sold over seven thousand receivers as an ICOM dealer before we got divorced for ethical reasons. For the cost ICOM makes an acceptable receiver. If I were to write code for any serious application, I'd sure pick another platform to support rather than ICOM. But if it's all you can afford, then go for it. The ICOM computer controlled receivers stink, and were released as a knee jerk reaction to the Winradio, not that I endorse Winradio either. I could, except for the people they selected to support it here in the U.S. Yes, we used the PCR-1000 then the PCR-100 in our Beeper Buster pager intercept system. We needed a cheap and simple, single channel, frequency agile computer controlled receiver which was on one circuit board we could replace without tools for ease of maintenance. We bought over 300 of them for integration into government platforms and ICOM wouldn't release the protocols, so we had to hack them. ICOM's R8500 and the discontinued R100 (NOT PCR-100) are the best two radios they've released. The R7000 was and is decent unless you've done any mods to it other than remote the power supply. The R7100 and R9000 are abominations, not worth the freight to ship them. The HF receivers are fair, and not needed with the R8500 covering HF to 2 gigs. The R7100 is full of birdies in the I.F. and worthless for using with a signal monitor. It also had two underrated FETs installed in the VCO. 100% of R7100s will experience those two FETs failing, and replacing them is a job because they're inside a sealed module and the receiver needs a realignment after replacement. ICOM pulled that radio off the market after only a year and a half because they couldn't afford the warranty claims. The R9000 is unserviceable. ICOM never got around to building extender boards or cables for it. You can't align it in realtime. You have to disassemble it, tweak something, reassemble it with all the screws and covers, and see if the tweak improved performance. Repeat x38 adjustments until you get sick of it and say it's 'good enough' and quit. The CRTs in ALL R9000s fail with calendar time as well as operating hours. The Nanao CRTs were made in one run and one run only, and that run had leaky seals around the pins. The CRTs are long extinct, and you can't just replace the CRT by itself. You have to replace the entire CRT assembly, which the last time I bought one (ten years ago) was about $800. The LCD R9000 gets around the CRT problems but not the maintenance problems. And ICOM does not stock components for the R9000, only complete subassemblies. Lose a fifty cent component you can't identify and you get to replace a thousand dollar module. Not a good deal. There are better choices than ICOM to use as the heart of a system. We thrived selling ICOM receivers to NSA. They bought most of them because they were so cheap and we integrated them with a signal monitor and some other accessories designed specifically for NSA by Atlantic Electronics. The receivers NSA bought went into the field for sustained data collection and had an average lifetime of six weeks, so they picked something cheap. NSA long ago declared ICOM PNG due to lack of support after the owner of EEB went to jail and we dropped the line, and they have been using W-J/CEI ever since. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 9506 From: Monty Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:06am Subject: Re: From Cryptome.org 200,000 to 450,000 depending on options --- Mitch D wrote: > Looks like the Gateway laptop w winradio,aor > 3000,and a discone > may have stirred some interest. > > The big question,is how much was the govt going to > get "wopped" > for the "flex"system ??? > > > > --- bernard_stan@y... wrote: > > > 28 August 2004. > > > > NASA has removed this announcement of a TSCM > sole-source > > contract > > award, and asked a mail list to remove the link to > it > > (Cryptome has > > not been contacted). Apparently the announcement > revealed a > > classified TSCM system and provided evaluation of > other TSCM > > systems > > used by the government. NASA, State Department and > the Central > > > > Intelligence Agency were reportedly involved in > contracting > > for the > > system. The system is now likely to be abandoned > due to this > > announcement being published. > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 9507 From: Michael Puchol Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:33am Subject: Re: From Cryptome.org > 200,000 to 450,000 depending on options Pffff....argh....balk balk....rash coming up.... 9508 From: Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:20am Subject: Job Posting - TSCM Sales Specialist Homeland Security Strategies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Salary: $40,000 - $100,000 Location: United States Type: Full Time – Experienced Career Opportunities in NY, DC, Beverly Hills, Miami, and London. We are seeking persons to sell high tech security and surveillance system products which include: GPS Tracking, Communication Security Monitoring, Surveillance and Countermeasure Systems, RF Monitoring Systems, EOD/Bomb Jamming Systems. Proprietary/exclusive product lines to governments, law enforcement agencies, and security product distributors. Some travel is required. We offer a competitive salary, commission/bonus, stock option, 401(k) and, company benefits. Requirements: Background in military, law enforcement and/or corporate security highly recommended. Second language is a plus. Must have excellent communication and computer skills. International candidates will be considered. Please email resume and cover letter Attention Mr. Baldwin at CCSNYCHQ@A... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 9509 From: Merl Klein Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:07am Subject: Re: TSCM Referals Hi Jim My Company, Technical Security Investigations Ltd ( TSI ) Has been incorporated since 1993. TSI Ltd. is solely dedicated to providing speach and communications security to its customers. We do not provide direct IT security support (A field of its own). Through a program of countermeasures inspections and subsequant compliance audits, TSI is able to maintain reasonable levels of communication privacy for our customers. We try our best to keep our activities to Western Canada, but will travel for our corporate customers if they insist. We do 80 to 90 inspections annually and can field 2 teams when nessessary. As the principal in the Company, I bring 30 years service with RCMP to the table. 25 years in technical operations, including the last 12 in charge of the federal countermeasures team in Western Canada. We also do support exhibit analysis for technical files with our expert testimony accepted in 5 jurisdictions. Equipment wise, we use a combination of Audiotel (M-2, and Superbroom Plus) Microtel (PR-700 &902's) Tek, Audiotel,& Homemade Telephone and line analysers (Just can't shake that realtime thing.) Attached find my CV for your perusal. M.H. (Merl) KLEIN Technical Security Investigations Ltd. 928 Alderside Rd. Port Moody, BC Canada V3H 3A6 Phone 604-469-2009, Fax 604-469-1107 E Mail tsi @ telus.net Thanks for the question Jim Merl ----- Original Message ----- From: James M. Atkinson To: TSCM-L Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:15 PM Subject: [TSCM-L] TSCM Referals I am interested in increasing the database I have of TSCM folks to whom I can refer sweep work out to, and would be happy hear from list members who offer weep services, and I would be happy to review any resume, document, brochures you may care to send. -jma ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 381-9111 Granite Island Group Fax: 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@tscm.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================== TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. =================================================== TSKS Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TSCM-L/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: TSCM-L-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 9510 From: Tech Sec Lab Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:12am Subject: RE: Re: ICOM pecularities Steve What would you recommend instead of the not so good as described Icom and WinRadio systems? Cheers -Ois ******************* Message: 9 Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:22:45 -0400 From: "Steve Uhrig" Subject: Re: ICOM pecularities On 29 Aug 2004 at 14:18, Shawn Hughes (Road) , who eschews obfuscation, wrote: > Yes, isn't that strange??? They have this wonderful software driven > radio system, and they basically code a throwaway ap for it and say, > 'here ya go!' They put more effort into aftermarket stuff for the > lowest - tier 2M ht... ICOM themselves carries ALL their receivers in their amateur line, not their government, commercial, land mobile or any other line. So they're telling you themselves how they classify their receivers. Even the vastly overhyped R9000 family is an AMATEUR (hobby) product according to ICOM. And they treat software, features, quality and especially customer support as they would for any other HOBBY product. I speak from the point of view of having sold over seven thousand receivers as an ICOM dealer before we got divorced for ethical reasons. For the cost ICOM makes an acceptable receiver. If I were to write code for any serious application, I'd sure pick another platform to support rather than ICOM. But if it's all you can afford, then go for it. The ICOM computer controlled receivers stink, and were released as a knee jerk reaction to the Winradio, not that I endorse Winradio either. I could, except for the people they selected to support it here in the U.S. Yes, we used the PCR-1000 then the PCR-100 in our Beeper Buster pager intercept system. We needed a cheap and simple, single channel, frequency agile computer controlled receiver which was on one circuit board we could replace without tools for ease of maintenance. We bought over 300 of them for integration into government platforms and ICOM wouldn't release the protocols, so we had to hack them. ICOM's R8500 and the discontinued R100 (NOT PCR-100) are the best two radios they've released. The R7000 was and is decent unless you've done any mods to it other than remote the power supply. The R7100 and R9000 are abominations, not worth the freight to ship them. The HF receivers are fair, and not needed with the R8500 covering HF to 2 gigs. The R7100 is full of birdies in the I.F. and worthless for using with a signal monitor. It also had two underrated FETs installed in the VCO. 100% of R7100s will experience those two FETs failing, and replacing them is a job because they're inside a sealed module and the receiver needs a realignment after replacement. ICOM pulled that radio off the market after only a year and a half because they couldn't afford the warranty claims. The R9000 is unserviceable. ICOM never got around to building extender boards or cables for it. You can't align it in realtime. You have to disassemble it, tweak something, reassemble it with all the screws and covers, and see if the tweak improved performance. Repeat x38 adjustments until you get sick of it and say it's 'good enough' and quit. The CRTs in ALL R9000s fail with calendar time as well as operating hours. The Nanao CRTs were made in one run and one run only, and that run had leaky seals around the pins. The CRTs are long extinct, and you can't just replace the CRT by itself. You have to replace the entire CRT assembly, which the last time I bought one (ten years ago) was about $800. The LCD R9000 gets around the CRT problems but not the maintenance problems. And ICOM does not stock components for the R9000, only complete subassemblies. Lose a fifty cent component you can't identify and you get to replace a thousand dollar module. Not a good deal. There are better choices than ICOM to use as the heart of a system. We thrived selling ICOM receivers to NSA. They bought most of them because they were so cheap and we integrated them with a signal monitor and some other accessories designed specifically for NSA by Atlantic Electronics. The receivers NSA bought went into the field for sustained data collection and had an average lifetime of six weeks, so they picked something cheap. NSA long ago declared ICOM PNG due to lack of support after the owner of EEB went to jail and we dropped the line, and they have been using W-J/CEI ever since. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 9511 From: Steve Weinert Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:30am Subject: RE: Re: ICOM pecularities Steve U If you are willing to comment, I am wondering what your take on the TenTec line is. I'm considering an RX-340 as an addition, and perhaps you can shed some light onto your experience and what you've heard concerning their products. Thanks in advance! Steve W > -----Original Message----- > From: Tech Sec Lab > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:13 AM > To: TSCM-L@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [TSCM-L] Re: ICOM pecularities > > > > Steve > > What would you recommend instead of the not so good as described Icom and > WinRadio systems? > 9512 From: Steve Weinert Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:48am Subject: FW: Returned mail: User unknown Could one of the moderators disable the bouncing address? Every time I post to TSCM-L@yahoogroups.com I get this bounce. Rather expect the address will be found in | Members | Bouncing | (Moderators and List Owners get more detail on the member lists) Thanks! Steve W > -----Original Message----- > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem [mailto:MAILER-DAEMON@a...] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:31 AM > To: srw > Subject: Returned mail: User unknown > > > The original message was received at Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:30:46 -0400 (EDT) > from siaag1aj.mx.compuserve.com [149.174.40.25] > > > *** ATTENTION *** > > Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its > delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section > labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----". > > The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section > labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". > > The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your > e-mail could > not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message > which is a > general translation for other e-mail servers. > > Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail > administrator. > > --AOL Postmaster > > > > ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- > > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > ... while talking to air-yj01.mail.aol.com.: > >>> RCPT To: > <<< 550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND > 550 ... User unknown > 9513 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:27am Subject: Re: FW: Returned mail: User unknown Done At 11:48 AM 8/30/2004, Steve Weinert wrote: >Could one of the moderators disable the bouncing address? Every time I post >to TSCM-L@yahoogroups.com I get this bounce. > >Rather expect the address will be found in | Members | Bouncing | >(Moderators and List Owners get more detail on the member lists) > >Thanks! > >Steve W ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 381-9111 Granite Island Group Fax: 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@tscm.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9514 From: Hawkspirit Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 0:04pm Subject: Systemware Inc. CONTACT INFORMATION Systemware Inc Address: 325 East Hillcrest Dr Suite 100 Thousand Oaks, CA (USA) 91360 Phone: 805.497.9603 Fax: 805.494.9719 Company Website: www.sysware.com TSCM Dragon - a complete solution for comprehensive detection of RF signals. It has been developed for the specific needs of commercial entities and enforcement agencies that need to detect and monitor radio-frequency (RF) devices and signals in order to maintain the highest levels of security. TSCM Dragon eliminates potential threats to the security, secrecy and ownership of your intellectual property. SystemWare, Inc is a leading provider of radio-frequency (RF) signal collection and analysis systems to governments, military and intelligence agencies around the globe. Using its core technologies, SystemWare launched the TSCM Dragon product line to *State and local homeland security *Banks, brokerages and other financial institutions *Computer hardware and software companies *Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies *Legal firms *Corporations with valuable intellectual property to protect By Integrating industry-standard, state-of-the-art monitoring and communications components with the world-class SystemWare software suite, SystemWare delivers the best performance available to commercial entities and law enforcement agencies like yours - at a price you can afford. Some of the benefits of TSCM Dragon include: *Rapid detection of radio-frequency(RF) signal *Stationary and/or portable solution *Control of most receivers or spectrum analyzers *Utmost flexibility and power to investigate any signal found *Fastest commercially available RF sweeps [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 9516 From: Andy Cuff Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 0:58pm Subject: Getting Equipped Hi, This is a long one, the end result will be a website detailing all TSCM vendors Some of you may have noticed my post of a few weeks back enquiring about hiring TSCM equipment, I've had various responses which were mainly negative. The general feeling was I'm just a hobbyist wanting to try something that sounds exciting. If I was serious then I would either already have the equipment or I wouldn't hesitate in making the purchase. I have many years experience with TSCM, however, IT security has been my main concern over the last few years though I have kept up to speed with spread spectrum and frequency agile devices. I'm coming out of the Public Sector, setting up my own business, this is why I have the experience but not the equipment. I also have to hand quite a few guys who also have the same skills and experience wanting to work for me as freelance consultants. When I set up the business my main thrust has been IT security, though I do see a niche to be exploited in extending the services to include TSCM. Currently I outsource TSCM. At the end of the day I wanted to ensure a good ROI if I were to purchase all the equipment required. Hence my desire to initially hire until I scope the requirement for these services in the Private Sector. As the enquiries regarding TSCM have been coming thick and fast (due in part to an excellent Google ranking) I have started investigating the purchase of equipment, even sacrificing the new Ducati that I have promised myself over the last 23 years of "service" I've always had my kit imposed upon me and despite 2 emails and a phonecall cannot get my usual UK vendors to respond, so as I'm going to investigate other sources I thought I might as well create a TSCM category on my website and offer the information to one and all.. CATEGORIES I was thinking of listing products in the following categories, please recommend changes Spatial Scanners Line and Mains Scanners NLJD As soon as we agree on the categories I will upload the pages and start populating them. Thoughts? -andy cuff Talisker's Computer Security Portal Computer Network Defence Ltd http://www.securitywizardry.com 9517 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:54pm Subject: Rolls Surrette 8D and Tripp-Lite Inverted/Charger Systems For Sale I have *** NEW *** Rolls Surrette 8D batteries, and 2400/4800 watt inverter/charger suitable for vehicle mounting. These are extremely tough to find, and are very, very desirable. These are huge Rolls 12HHG-8D "Big Red" Deep Cycle Wet Cell Marine Batteries, and weigh almost 200 pounds each. The factory rates these at 1155 cold cranking amps, but mariners frequently can squeeze 1400-1500 amps out of them in the engine room. These are the finest batteries available, and the ones that commercial fisherman working the arctic seas and north Atlantic use. The batteries come with a 7 year factory warranty, and are the highest grade available. These batteries have to breath, so ensure that there is good ventilation to the outside of the vehicle, and run Teflon lines from the two drains on the bottom of each battery cases in case you boil-off the electrolyte. This batteries have a hinged battery cap, and an over-sized watering port. The inverter/chargers are the Tripp-Lite APS2448, 48 volt/120 volt units. The 48 volt units are desirable as you run four batteries in series instead of parallel which reduces the vampire effect between batteries. Essentially, you hook up four batteries (4 * 13.8 volts) in series with the inverter, then connect the inverter input to either a generator or 120 volt vehicle umbilicus. If the power coming into the inverter dies the batteries kick in so that your equipment never feel the interruption. These work great with generators such as the Honda EU-3000, but if you want to run equipment AND charge the batteries you will need about 60 amps of AC at 120 volts (use tandem gen-sets). Normally you would use these with a 30 amp twist lock inlet, or something heavier to charger the batteries, then use a standard NEMA 15-3 inlet to keep them topped off and to connect to shore power when in the field. These are great for sweep vehicles, and vehicles where you have to run a ton of electronics in a small space and may not be able to use outside power. Without the use of gen-sets and outside power one of these systems can run 1000-1500 watts of 120 volt equipment for extremely long periods (several days). Be sure to duct the heat from the inverter to the outside of the vehicle or things will get unbearable in the summer, but comfortably toasty in the winter (vent the heat into the vehicle in the winter). The hydrogen from the batteries also has to be vented outside the vehicle, and back sure these beasts are well bolted down as you don't want thousands of amps contacting conductive parts of your vehicles. I will include 50 feet of 2/3 and 50 feet of 8/3, plus a L14-30 30 amp twist-lock inlet and a L14-50 50 amp twist-lock inlet. You will have to supply the rest of the wiring, and I STRONGLY suggest that you only have one of these beasts installed by an experienced electrician familiar with vehicle and marine wiring. Everything has to be hard-wired I am offering four batteries, four heavy duty plastic shock mounted battery cases with drains, 20 feet of 3/8 teflon tubing, a set of heavy cables with paste and spray, remote control, remote digital 2000 amp shunt and auto-ranging ampmeter in a panel mount, and the inverter with remote control as a package for $5250, plus the cost of freight. These have to be shipped by truck as hazardous freight, and each system will be shipped on a two pallets. I have 8 complete systems available on hand at this price. I am also offering these systems to some of the local commercial fishing boats, so these systems may not be available for long. If you want to increase your capacity I can also sell additional "Big Red" batteries with boxes, drains, and cables for $2100 per set of four, but I do not suggest running more than 16 batteries/4 banks total on a single system (22-25,000 amps at 12 volts, and weighing over 3200 pounds) -jma ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 381-9111 Granite Island Group Fax: 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@tscm.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9518 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Tue Aug 31, 2004 0:15am Subject: Re: From Cryptome.org $200k-450k... is that in Yen? Labview with mods, National Instruments PCI/DA controller sub-controler, R&S FSH3 and Microwave Miniport, perhaps a nanocepter, a handful of antennas, and computer controlled cable switch. I would invite the Systemware folks on the list to make some posts concerning their system, so that the list can discuss in more detail. -jma At 03:06 AM 8/30/2004, Monty wrote: >200,000 to 450,000 depending on options > >--- Mitch D wrote: > > > Looks like the Gateway laptop w winradio,aor > > 3000,and a discone > > may have stirred some interest. > > > > The big question,is how much was the govt going to > > get "wopped" > > for the "flex"system ??? > > > > > > > > --- bernard_stan@y... wrote: > > > > > 28 August 2004. > > > > > > NASA has removed this announcement of a TSCM > > sole-source > > > contract > > > award, and asked a mail list to remove the link to > > it > > > (Cryptome has > > > not been contacted). Apparently the announcement > > revealed a > > > classified TSCM system and provided evaluation of > > other TSCM > > > systems > > > used by the government. NASA, State Department and > > the Central > > > > > > Intelligence Agency were reportedly involved in > > contracting > > > for the > > > system. The system is now likely to be abandoned > > due to this > > > announcement being published. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > >======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. >=================================================== TSKS >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 381-9111 Granite Island Group Fax: 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@tscm.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9519 From: savanted1 Date: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:25pm Subject: The Basics of RFID This tutorial provides the layman with the basic knowledge needed to understand what radio frequency identification (RFID) is about. http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp? file=/2004/8/24/corpit/8707960&sec=corpit 9520 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:13pm Subject: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam I would like to give away free copies of the recently released movie "The Passion of the Christ" to those members of my TSCM-L list who would like a copy, AND who will promise to watch it. No sales gimmicks, no games, no kidding, no fooling, no tie ins, no strings, no payday, no gratuity, no favors, no preaching, nadda. All I ask is that you watch the movie, nothing more. Please email me your address privately if you would like a free copy, and I will have it shipped right to your door from Amazon.com. Be sure to mention if you prefer a DVD or VHS copy, if no preference is given I will assume you want a DVD. I have to ask that you only request one copy, and that the address to which it ships be limited to either the U.S. or Canada (the DVD will not play outside of those regions). This is my gift to members of the list, and I expect nothing in return. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam -jma ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 381-9111 Granite Island Group Fax: 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@tscm.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9521 From: Shawn Hughes (Road) Date: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:02pm Subject: Re:Mr. siaaag Steve, I was getting the EXACT same thing. Did a week of research, could NOT figure that out. Since noone else complained, I thought it was specific to me.... -Shawn At 03:46 PM 8/31/04 +0000, you wrote: > > The original message was received at Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:30:46 -0400 (EDT) > > from siaag1aj.mx.compuserve.com [149.174.40.25] 9522 From: A Grudko Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 0:50am Subject: RE: Bluetooth -----Original Message----- From: George Shaw [mailto:george.shaw@u...] > For those that have not heard of the perils of Bluetooth... Very handy -look Ma no Wires ? Bluetooth is yet another wireless technology that can be "snooped", unfortunately. They are being supplied to technically inept customers who expect them to work "out of the box" without regard to the security and will promptly return them,,, or send them back as ' not working'. Imagine buying a new 'phone at Dixons in Heathrow, together with a jabra earset to find no operation, to then have to wade through a 101 page manual whilst holding all your other Cabin Clutter,,, So to stay credible in the eyes of the sales returns critics, the manufacturers have to supply the units with bluetooth "switched on" Andy Grudko (British), DPM, Grad IS (South Africa) MIS/Grudko Associates, Est. 1981. PSIRA reg. No. 8642 www.grudko.com , agrudko@i... Pretoria HO (+27 12) 244 0255 - 244 0256 (Fax) Branches: Sandton (+27 11) 465 9673 - 465 1487 (Fax) Johannesburg (+27 11) 781 7206 - 781 7207(Fax) Mid Rand (+27 11) 318 1451 - 318 6846(Fax) Cellular (+27) 82 778 6355 - ICQ 146498943 SACI(Pres) SASA, IPA, WAD, CALI, UKPIN, IWWA. "When you need it done right - first time" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 2004/08/24 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 9523 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - mission.txt TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List Dedicated to TSCM specialists engaging in expert technical and analytical research for the detection, nullification, and isolation of eavesdropping devices, wiretaps, bugging devices, technical surveillance penetrations, technical surveillance hazards, and physical security weaknesses. This also includes bug detection, bug sweep, and wiretap detection services. Special emphasis is given to detecting and countering espionage and other threats and activities directed by foreign intelligence services against the United States Government, United States corporations, establishments, and citizens. The list includes technical discussion regarding the design and construction of SCIF facilities, Black Chambers, and Screen Rooms. This list is also for discussing DIAM 50-3, NSA-65, and DCID 1/21, 1/22 compliance. The primary goal and mission of this list is to "raise the bar" and increase the level of professionalism present within the TSCM business. The secondary goal of this list is to increase the quality and effectiveness of our efforts so that we give spies and eavesdroppers no quarter, and to neutralize all of their espionage efforts. This mailing list is moderated by James M. Atkinson and sponsored by Granite Island Group as a public service to the TSCM, Counter Intelligence, and technical security community. 9524 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - spec-ang-2200.pdf File : spec-ang-2200.pdf Description : ANG-2200 Dual Channel Noise Generator Attachment: (application/pdf) spec-ang-2200.pdf [not stored] 9525 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - specs-CPM700.pdf File : specs-CPM700.pdf Description : CPM-700 Spec Sheet Attachment: (application/pdf) specs-CPM700.pdf [not stored] 9526 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - spec-cpm700-deluxe.pdf File : spec-cpm700-deluxe.pdf Description : CPM-700 DELUXE Spec Sheet Attachment: (application/pdf) spec-cpm700-deluxe.pdf [not stored] 9527 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - specs-OSCOR.pdf File : specs-OSCOR.pdf Description : OSCOR Spec Sheet Attachment: (application/pdf) specs-OSCOR.pdf [not stored] 9528 From: Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:17am Subject: File - specs-ORION.pdf File : specs-ORION.pdf Description : ORION Spec Sheet Attachment: (application/pdf) specs-ORION.pdf [not stored] 9529 From: Steve Whitehead Date: Wed Sep 1, 2004 3:55am Subject: Re: File - spec-ang-2200.pdf Is this really necessary? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:17 AM Subject: [TSCM-L] File - spec-ang-2200.pdf > > > File : spec-ang-2200.pdf > Description : ANG-2200 Dual Channel Noise Generator > > > > > > ======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > =================================================== TSKS > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >