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File: WIRETAPPING FILE
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HERE IS SOME INFO ON PHONE TAPS. I HAVE ENCLOSED A SCHEMATIC FOR A SIMPLE
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WIRETAP & INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOOKING UP A TAPE RECORDER CONTROL RELAY TO THE
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PHONE LINE.
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FIRST I'LL DISCUSS TAPS A LITTLE. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAPS.
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THERE ARE TRANMITTERS, WIRED TAPS AND INDUCTION TAPS TO NAME A FEW. WIRED AND
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WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS MUST BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED TO THE LINE BEFORE THEY'LL
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DO ANY GOOD. ONCE A WIRELESS TAP IS CONNECTED TO THE LINE, IT CAN TRANSMIT ALL
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CONVERSATIONS OVER A LIMITED RANGE. THE PHONES IN THE HOUSE CAN EVEN BE
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MODIFIED TO PICK UP CONVERSATIONS IN THE ROOM & TRANSMIT THEM TOO! THESE TAPS
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ARE USUALLY POWERED OFF THE PHONE LINE, BUT CAN HAVE AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE.
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WIRED TAPS, ON THE OTHER HAND, NEED NO POWER SOURCE, BUT A WIRE MUST BE RUN
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FROM THE LINE TO THE LISTENER OR TO A TRANSMITTER. THERE ARE OBVIOUS
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ADVANTAGES OF WIRELESS TAPS OVER WIRED ONES. THERE IS ONE TYPE OF WIRELESS
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TAP THAT LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL TELEPHONE MIKE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REPLACE THE
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ORIGINAL MIKE WITH THIS & IT'LL TRANSMIT ALL CONVERSATIONS!
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THERE IS AN EXOTIC TYPE OF WIRED TAP KNOWN AS THE 'INFINITY TRANSMITTER' OR
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'HARMONICA BUG'. IN ORDER TO HOOK UP ONE OF THESE, YOU NEED ACCESS TO THE
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TARGET TELEPHONE. IT HAS A TONE DECODER & SWITCH INSIDE. WHEN IT IS
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INSTALLED, SOMEONE CALLS THE TAPPED PHONE & *BEFORE* IT RINGS, BLOWS A WHISTLE
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OVER THE LINE. THE X-MITTER RECEIVES THE TONE & PICKS UP THE PHONE VIA A
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RELAY. THE MIKE ON THE PHONE IS ACTIVATED SO THE CALLER CAN HEAR ALL
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CONVERSATIONS IN THE ROOM.
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THERE IS A SWEEP TONE TEST AT 415/BUG-1111 WHICH CAN BE USED TO DETECT ON OF
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THESE TAPS. IF ONE OG THESE IS ON YOUR LINE & THE TEST # SENDS THE CORRECT
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TONE, YOU'LL HEAR A CLICK.
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INDUCTION TAPS HAVE ONE BIG ADVANTAGE OVER TAPS THAT MUST BE PHYSICALLY
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WIRED TO THE PHONE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE TOUCHING THE PHONE IN ORDER TO PICK
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UP THE CONVERSATION. THEY WORK ON THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS THE LITTLE SUCTION-CUP
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TAPE RECORDER MIKES YOU CAN GET AT RADIO SHACK. INDUCTION MIKES CAN BE HOOKED
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UP TO A TRANSMITTER OR BE WIRED. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE
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USING THE PHONE: A SALESMAN WALKS INTO AN OFFICE & MAKES A FONE CALL. HE
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FAKES THE CONVERSATION, BUT WHEN HE HANGS UP HE SLIPS SOME FOAM-RUBBER CUBES
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UNDER THE HANDSET, SO THE FONE IS STILL OFF THE HOOK. THE CALLED PARTY CAN
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STILL HEAR ALL CONVERSATIONS IN THE ROOM. WHEN SOMEONE PICKS UP THE FONE, THE
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CUBES FALL AWAY UNNOTICED. I USE A TAP ON MY LINE TO MONITOR WHAT AE-PRO IS
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DOING WHEN IT AUTO-DIALS, SINCE IT DOESN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HANDSET ON THE
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APPLE CAT II. I CAN ALSO HOOK UP THE TAP TO A CASSETTE RECORDER OR AMPLIFIER.
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HERE IS THE SCHEMATIC:
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CAP ^ )!(
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)!(
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^^^^^---)!(------------->
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^ 100K
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!
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!<INPUT
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THE 100K POT IS USED FOR VOLUME. IT SHOULD BE ON ITS HIGHEST (LEAST RESISTANCE)
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SETTING IF YOU HOOK A SPEAKER ACROSS THE OUTPUT, BUT IT SHOULD BE SET ON ITS
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HIGHEST RESISTANCE FOR A TAPE RECORDER OR AMPLIFIER. YOU MAY FIND IT NECESSARY
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TO ADD ANOTHER 10-40K. THE CAPACITOR SHOULD BE AROUND .47 MFD. IT'S ONLY
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PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT THE RELAY IN THE CO FROM TRIPPING & THINKING YOU HAVE THE
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FONE OFF THE HOOK. THE AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSFORMER AVAILABLE AT RADIO SHACK
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(273-1380) IS FINE FOR THE X-FORMER. THE BLACK & GREEN ARE FINE FOR INPUT & THE
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RED & WHITE GO TO THE OUTPUT DEVICE. YOU MAY WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE
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X-FORMER FOR THE BEST OUTPUT. HOOKING UP A TAPE RECORDER CONTROL RELAY IS EAST.
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JUST ONE OF THE FONE WIRES (USU. RED) BEFORE THE TELEPHONES & HOOK ONE END TO
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ONE WIRE OF THE RELAY & THE OTHER END TO THE OTHER RELAY WIRE. LIKE THIS:
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------^^^^^^^^^------------
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RELAY^^
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