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From: jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard)
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Subject: Re: Atlantis and the DoD
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Date: 14 Nov 90 12:41:53 GMT
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In article <0093FABA.72DFD840@SAMSON.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU> cole@SAMSON.phys.virginia.edu writes:
>It is my understanding that only the Atlantis permits encrypted air-to-ground
>communications (as well as telmetry) to prevent the Soviets (and nosy
>American ham radio operators) from listening in.  Occasionally, however,
>unscrambled conversation has been picked up on VHF by amateurs during 
>DoD missions.

ARGH!
Please don't assume someone's a ham just because they play with radios.
Other people out there use scanners and wide-coverage receivers, too.

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Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu  | adequately be explained by stupidity.
         "With design like this, who needs bugs?" - Boyd Roberts