Various Resources
Electronics Source List - A list of electronic parts dealers in Connecticut and nearby states that have a walk-in stock. Perhaps not complete, but 100% confirmed.
FM Transmission and Reception by Rider and Uslan. A 1950 text on Frequency Modulation RF systems. Admittedly older than most who will download it, but the theory remains the same regardless.
Radio System Fundamentals and Point-to-Point Digital Microwave Radio Systems - A somewhat older text from the USDA Rural Electrification Administration. Still useful to print out and keep in the reference library.
AIR FORCE MANUAL 33-274 ON-HOOK TELEPHONE SECURITY GUIDELINES - An excellent text on securing telephone systems against eavesdropping, complements of the US Air Force.
FM 34-60 - Counterintelligence - This is one of the more useful military manuals that should be in your library.
FM 34-3 - Intelligence Analysis - Another very useful military manual.
Who's Listening, by Ian "Captain Zap" Murphy. I met Zap during the mid 1980s. He's a very interesting fellow, and was years ahead of his time when it came to electronic fun 'n games. This paper was as close as you could get to DIY without being blatantly so. I remember him talking about converting microwave oven magnetrons into microwave TV transmitters just before 73 Magazine came out with an article detailing how to do exactly that. Ian wrote this paper back in 1987, and a lot of it is still applicable today.
This little gem originally appeared in Cybertech under the title "On Playing the Game", by 1LT Charlie Holmes. Can you guess who originally wrote it? A very good piece that many people just don't get.
Memetic Engineering, Modern Political Warfare, and Terrorism in a New World appeared in Cybertech during the mid 1990s. Another example of stuff that was way ahead of its time.
The late Bill Cheek's Scanner Data Decoder FAQ - This is one of those handy references for those of you who want to decode various forms of digital radio signals. Another one of those handy old-school text files.
In 1990, British scanner hobbyist Nigel Ballard wrote an awesome series
of textfiles that was considered required reading. While some of the more
specific information in the series is now outdated, there are a few that
still bear reading.
A Journey Through My Scanning Triumphs And
Disasters
RECEIVER HUNTING USING THE 'I.F.' PRINCIPLE
A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
ADVANCED SIGNAL ACQUISITION FOR PRIVATE SCANNER
OPERATORS
Spectrum Use Summary 137 Mhz. - 10 GHz. - A good summary of what's where in the VHF/UHF/Microwave Spectrum
The Consolidated Frequency List - If you've read my material on hobbyist COMINT/SIGINT, you know what this file is.
Ham and Electronic Links
Northeast Weak Signal Group - Radio Amateurs with an interest in VHF, UHF, and microwave "weak signal" operation.
GEMOTO - Hams who work with surplus commercial LMR gear.
NEAR-Fest - New England's largest ham radio swap meet
The Repeater Builder's Techncial Information Page - Lots of info on building VHF/UHF repeaters and converting surplus commercial LMR gear to ham use.
The AM Window - Ham radio operators with an interest in AM mode operation.
25JUL2010 - I have retired. Twenty-seven years is enough. All blogs have been deleted. This site remains for public access to certain reference materials. If you wish to communicate with me, my email link is above. Good luck everyone!