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==Phrack Inc.==
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Volume One, Issue Five, Phile #8 of 12
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- Short-Wave Radio Hacking -
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by
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The Seker
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Every day, tons of information is exchanged over the air waves. I have
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found news agencies, military computers, businesses, and even hacks.
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The standard method of exchange is called RTTY (Radio Teletype). It
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usually is used at 66/7 words per min. Instead of using ASCII, Baudot, a 5 bit
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character set is more widely used. There are many variations of it in use also.
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There are many other types of transmission standards besides RTTY that are
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commonly used. A few of the known:
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FAX (Facsimile)
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Helshcrieber- it's used to transmit pictogram-type alphabets (i.e.
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Chinese, Jap, etc.) instead of the American letters.
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SSTV- is similiar to Viewdata. Used for transmitting high-resolution
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pictures mixed with text.
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To start, you'll need to buy (card) a receiver (with a coverage of no less
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than 500 kHz-30 MHz and a resolution greater than 100 Hz) and a high quality
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antenna. These can usually be found at electronics stores. You will also need
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to get an interface and some RTTY software for your particuliar computer. Look
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in magazines like 'Amatuer Radio' or 'Ham Radio Today' for more information on
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that shit. Another good place to check is a CB store.
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NEWS AGENCIES-
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From these you can find all sorts of crap. You may even intercept a story
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being sent to the presses. They tend to operate at 66/7 words a minute (50
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baud). A few of the more common 'fixed' bands they transmit over are:
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at kHz:
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3155-3400 3950-4063
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9040-9500 12050-12330
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13800-14000 15600-16360
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19800-19990 25210-25550
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An easy way to tell if you have located a news agency is by some lame
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transmission being continuosly repeated.
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i.e. 'RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY' etc.
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This is done so they can keep their channels opened for reception.
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CONFERENCES-
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Another thing I found interesting was the channels that the amatuers
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congregated around. I frequently ran into people from foreign countries that
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couldn't even speak English. I even ran into other hackers from all over!
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A few of the more popular spots that amatuers hang out are:
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at kHz:
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3590 14090 21090 28090
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at MHz:
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432.600 433.300
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at VHF/UHF:
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144.600 145.300
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PACKET RADIO-
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A new development in radio transmission is the packet radio. From what
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I've seen, it's just like digital packet switching networks, i.e. Compuserve,
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Telenet, Tymnet, etc.; except slower.
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In fact, Compuserve has been researching a way to transmit its services
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cheaply.
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--tS
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This has been written exclusively for
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---Metal Shop Private---
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