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INTRODUCTION
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This file is (like the Spy Schools file), a listing of active companies who
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sell some very interesting devices, not what you would find at your local K-
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Mart, unless it's in Iraq. I list active suppliers of; Surveillance gear,
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lock and safe opening tools, tactical and strategic security gear, unusual
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weapons, and of course some which carry items which are also 'interesting'.
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I don't really feel that this file warrents a disclaimer (or as in my past
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files, a lack of one), since most of the information is legal, but the uses of
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the equipment you get is questionable at very best. Sooo, on with the file.
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SURVEILLANCE GEAR AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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DIRIJO CORPORATION
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Post Box 212
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Lowell, NC 28098
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Dirijo is one of the newest and most interesting entries in the electronics
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communications/other things field. I have personally tested a couple of their
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devices and found them to be quite workable and excellent values for the
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price.
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Dirijo is a low cost entry into the field of unusual electronics and their
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projects are offered both in kit and fully completed form and include such
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things as satellite dishes, decoders, radar detectors, a parabolic ear for
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long range audio, an inexpensive through wall amplifier for hearing extremely
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small noises on a solid surface, and their creme de la creme, a laser
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receiver.
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Dirijo actually constructed a laser receiver and a laser transmitter, an
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unmodulated laser beam, and then wrote an article that made the cover of a
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popular electronics magazine. They pointed out that the laser device could be
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used for direct communication or, when bounced off a window pane, would
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reflect modulations caused by a conversation within the room and would allow
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one to employ the device as a laser eavesdropping device.
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Soon after this article appeared, they were rather forcibly reminded that
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possessing a device designed exclusively for eavesdropping is against federal
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laws. Now Dirijo offers only the laser pickup and receiver. The receiver is
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designed to be used only with the helium neon laser such as a Heath Kit or
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other easily obtained Class ll device with a red output. The receiver is a
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wide band receiver based on a phototransistor and an IRD detector.
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They use optical and audio focusing and amplification in order to make a
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quite usable receiver system that, if someone were to set up with a separate
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laser, could quite easily and quite cheaply be employed as an eavesdropping
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device. We are giving this information for informational purposes only.
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However, we have discovered it is simple enough to set up this receiver and a
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Heath Kit laser in order to receive window modulations from a 200' - 500'
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range. I would assume greater distances are possible with experimentation.
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Dirijo plans on bringing out other products as they are a fairly new entry
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in this field.
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CONY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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#27, 2 - Chome, Kangetsu-cho
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Chikusa - ku, Nagoya
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464 Japan
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Cony, the world's all time leader in inexpensive electronic transmitters,
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phone transmitters and through wall devices, is still in operation and going
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strong. For some reason, this company seems to change their address every
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year or two, possibly to help people like me sell updated sheets. However,
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their quality is simply outstanding for the minor amounts of money involved
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in purchase of their devices.
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They will ship direct. A number of American companies buy their products
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and sell them for ten times prices asked by Cony.
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As a quick review, I should point out Cony transmitters are some of the
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smallest on the market, quite stable and offer some of the most practical
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range measurements of any micro-sized unit.
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DECO INDUSTRIES
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Box 607
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Bedford Hills, NY 10507
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As of this writing, Deco offers two kits (easy to assemble), a miniature
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FM transmitter with a four-stage circuit for stability and range, as well as
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a wireless telephone transmitter, which automaticaliy transmits both sides of
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any telephone conversation to a FM radio.
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The audio transmitter by our tests will pick up normal conversations from
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50' - 75' away and up to a one-mile range can be expected with the right
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receiver. The device is approximately the size of a quarter.
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The phone device, the size of a dime, will only reach out for a quarter of
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a mile or so. Both kits are in the $30 range.
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INFORMATION UNLIMITED
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Box 716
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Amherst, NH 03031
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800-221-1705
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Info Unlimited is another company which has not only endured but grown over
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the years. They now offer some extremely unusual devices and kits including
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countersurveillance devices, shotgun microphones, voice scramblers, three new
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voice and telephone transmitters (under $50 each), shocking devices, lasers
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that could be used hypothetically speaking, with the above mentioned receivers,
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laster aiming devices for rifles and pistols, C02 lasers that will actually
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cut steel and a number of other very interesting devices. (Their catalog is,
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as always, a 'fun' read and they even offer an 800 number (for orders only).
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Information Unlimited will also, for a fee, assemble many of their kits and
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or trouble shoot other people's efforts. They will even take on custom
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electronic design for a client.
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SHERWOOD COMMUNICATIONS
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310 Industrial Highway
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South Hampton, PA 18966
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Sherwood is an unusual supplier as they maintain an extensive library, of
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technical and professional journals and textbooks on countermeasures,
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surveillance operations, equipment operations and service manuals.
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In addition, they operate one of the only, if not the only, Salvation Army
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Store for surveillance items. That is, Mike Russell, owner of Sherwood, buys
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and resells used surveillance and countersurveillance equipment. You can be
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put on the mailing list by request and every month or so will receive a list
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which includes such things as Mason Phone Analyzers, scan lock receivers, non-
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linear junction detectors, countermeasures amplifiers, light noise generators,
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spectrum analyzers, video cameras, night scopes, portable radios, an
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occasional taser or two and even a 1979 amoured Ford with Level V protection.
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This is a very, good idea. Russell seems to offer honest evaluations of the
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equipment and his prices are definitely in line, allowing one to save quite a
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bit of money, instead of buying from the OEM.
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Sherwood also offers a few interesting items of a suNeillance nature which
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would be illegal to possess and/or operate unless one was a government agent
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or a police agency. This is not a widely circulated fact and he will not send
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you information on these devices unless you write on your letterhead or
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convince him you are legally allowed to buy these devices. If you are, I
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would suggest you take a look as he has some things not offered anywhere else
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as far as I know.
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ZANDI
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PO Box 25647
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Tempe, AZ 85282
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A small company that offers manuals, circuit boards or complete project kits
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for voice disguisers, miniature FM transmitters, telephone transmitters and a
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complete selection of satellite television components.
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The prices are extremely cheap. For instance - $55 for a voice disguiser
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kit or $27 for an FM transmitter. Another small outfit in business at the time
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of this writing.
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SCIENCE WORKSHOP
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Box 393
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Bethbage, NY 11714
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Although not oriented toward surveillance, they offer a number of kits,
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parts and occasionally assembled boards, for items which can act as low-price
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replacements for several countermeasures devices.
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The item that jumps off the page is a complete spectrum analyzer with scope
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display and a number of stages allowing wide frequency coverage. This device
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can be made for a couple of hundred, not thousand, dollars and appears to do
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many of the things the $7,000 Tekronics unit would do.
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They occasionally offer such things as electronic boom microphones, various
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and assorted amplifiers or whatever seems to be taking up shelf space in their
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store.
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Obviously a small outfit but worth tracking.
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JOHN H. MESHNA, JR., INC.
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19 Allerton Street
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Linn, MA 01904
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John runs a surplus electronic business. His supply catalog changes dependent
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upon what's available and can include such things as computer keyboards,
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portable lasers, monitors, filters, batteries, electronic components, night
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vision gear, infrared hand-held sources, tape recorders, headphones, receivers
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and an occasional sequence recording camera designed to shoot the face of a
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radar scope or even Loran and sea navigational boards for those of you who
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want to know where you are at all times.
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At any rate, John's prices are good and the selection is quite interesting.
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DBH COMMUNICATIONS
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31849 Pacific Highway South
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Suite 289
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Federal Way, WA 98003
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Import/Export "specialized electronics" is how their logo reads. The main
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device is a product called the car hunter, which appears to be a very well
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thought out electronic tailing device including a rechargeable transmitter
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that runs approximately 15 hours on a shot.
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The monitor incorporates three different channels so if one channel becomes
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inoperable due to interference or inherent characteristics of the frequency,
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one can switch to the next channel. There are atenuators and signal strength
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indicators to help judge the distance to the target. The sensitivity is one
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of the few I've seen rated in what appears to be an honest fashion. A range
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of up to two - three KM in urban areas and five KM in suburban areas.
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Additionally, ranges of 15 KM can be reached if there is an altitude
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difference between the receiver and the vehicle.
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They also carry some lower priced but critical countermeasures equipment
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including transmitter detectors, combination units such as the ATM2 (which is
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able to locate hidden microphones of tape recorders) video cameras, carrier
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current, sub-carrier detectors and wire tap detectors. They are adding to
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their line miniature CD cameras, transmitter belts, long-time running
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transmitters and stun guns.
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If you are an employee or officer agent or person with a contract with the
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United States or a state political subdivision thereof,they do have a detailed
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catalog of surveillance devices you may obtain by sending $5.00 and a letter-
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head. The above devices are, however, available to the general public.
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CCS COMMUNICATION CONTROL, INC.
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9461 Wilshire Blvd.
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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With offices in New York, Miami, Washington, Houston, Chicago, Beverly
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Hills, Paris and London, CCS is the upper echelon end of surveillance and
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countermeasures equipment, stocking everything from bullet-proofing kits -
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yes, you can turn your own car into an armoured Ford sedan - and letter bomb
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detectors to nightscopes and sophisticated telephone masking and analyzing
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devices.
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Prices ain't cheap and over the years, if you have been following, you will
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note that CCS has run into a bit of problems here and there with the federal
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government and for awhile worked with the FBI turning over some of their
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customers to this federal agency. The catalog is nice as well as quite
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expensive.
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PK ELECTRONICS
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Heidenkampsweg 74
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2000 Hamburg 13
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Republic of Germany
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PK is probably the largest manufacturer and supplier of surveillance equip-
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ment in the world. Their exotic selection includes transmitters hidden in
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light bulbs, transmitters disguised to look like capacitors, infrared
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transmitters, laser transmitter receivers plus every possible object in
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countermeasures devices available. They're not cheap, but in this case you
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do get what you pay for.
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MICRO AND SECURITY ELECTRONIC
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P. O. Box 1864
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2000 Hamburg 13
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Micro Electronic is the direct competitor to PK. Its catalog is not quite so
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extensive - two color rather than four color - but they stock virtually every
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transmitting device, countermeasures device, tear gas trunchion, through wall
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microphone, amplifier and even loaded ashtrays, one could possibly require.
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Yes, they too, stock the laser.
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CROWN BRIDGE INDUSTRIES
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2 Thorncliff Park Drive
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Unit 29
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Toronto, Ontario M4H 1 H2
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Trackfinder is a fairly new entry into the world of electronic tailgating.
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Their device consists of an extremely small transmitter and a receiver which
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offers a three to five mile range by land and a 20 mile range by air.
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The transmitters are small enough that they can be hidden, not only on cars
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but in packages or on various articles of clothing. Some of the transmitters
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are actually transceivers and will not begin transmitting until the "wake up"
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signal is received from the receiver unit. These units sell in the $2,500
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price range and are stocked by a number of distributors.
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Up to this point we have not had an opportunity to test these and the small
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output of the transmitter makes me a little nervous. Do not take this as a
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negative report but find out for yourself if you are interested.
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VIKING INTERNATIONAL
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Post Office Box 632
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Newhall, CA 91322
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Viking still exists pretty much in the same form it has over the last few
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years. They offer well-engineered devices of their own design plus stock a
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number of pieces from other people. The emphasis here is on countermeasures
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equipment including such things as lie detectors, mask phones, microwave
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detectors and infrared detectors.
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They also provide specialized microphones and long-play tape recorders as
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well as a couple of personal and/or indoor miniature transmitters.
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Viking has always offered a good selection, good prices and good service.
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Il appears to be still true.
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JARVIS INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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3212 North 74th East Avenue
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Tulsa, OK 74115
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Besides their primary business of countermeasure participation and sur-
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reptitious instruction, they stock a very nice 1 00dB amplifier, some line
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tracers, feedback detectors, line drivers and miniature microphones.
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Jarvis carries a few other audio and video cameras, monitors, and the like
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and acts as a representative for "Tactical RF", fronting their entire product
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line which consists of bikers belt buckle transmitters, wallet transmitters,
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ball cap transmitters, paper transmitters, line decoders and extenders.
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They will custom design and build special devices for installation into any
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surveillance target area.
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As one would expect, these latter items are available to the law enforcement
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community only.
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FARGO COMPANY
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577 10th Street
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San Francisco, CA 94103
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Fargo conducts countermeasures sweeps and provides several pieces of gear
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including a very nice scanning receiver with a sensitive front end for bug
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detection, a complete countersweep package and an effective contact micro-
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phone and amplifier used to examine audio from suspicious packages.
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AMC SALES
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Box 928
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Downey, CA 90241
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AMC specializes in low-cost surveillance and countersurveillance equipment
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including extended play recorders, miniature microphones and drop out relays.
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MICRO LAB
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10 Micro Lab Road
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Livingston, NJ 07039
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The original non-linear junction detector company has added a few other top
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of-the-line countersurveillance items. Very expensive. Very good.
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R. B. CLIFTON
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11500 Northwest 7th Avenue
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Miami, FL 33168
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Clifton was one of the original entries in the low-cost countermeasure field.
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He still stocks boosted strength field meters, phone testers and voltage leak
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detectors.
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GARRISON PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS
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Box 128 Kew
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Gardens, NY 11415
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A dealer of low-cost surveillance gear including sound switches, recorders
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and amplifiers.
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NORMAN PEELE
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1800 North Highland #311
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Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Norman has a number of lower-end items such as filters, hidden cameras and
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transmitters.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATES
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88 Holmes
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Belleville, NJ 07109
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One of the very largest suppliers of surveillance countermeasures and police
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type equipment in the United States. A catalog at the time of this writing
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costs $20.00 and most of the equipment is distributed (they are not an OEM)
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but if you've heard of it and it's around, chances are they carry it.
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DECTOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
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515 Barnard Street
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Savannah, GA 31401
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Dector has designed several nice countermeasure pieces including analyzers
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and noise masked phone sets. Prices are not cheap but again one tends to get
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what one pays for. He also seems to stock a few things from other people and,
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occasionally, will teach courses in use of countersurveillance equipment.
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ESC
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341 West 45th Street
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New York, NY 10036
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A large distributor of electronics and physical products from both sides of
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the surveillance-countersurveillance fence. Probably one of the most complete
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offerings of equipment available.
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ISA
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30 Commerce Road
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Stamford, CT 06904
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Expensive, top-of-the-line security and countermeasure receivers, analyzers,
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Jensen detectors and other expensive gear.
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CAPRI ELECTRONICS
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Route 1, Box 91
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Canyon, GA 30520
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Capri offers a number of low-cost augment-type devices; i.e., scanner
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boosters, scanner frequency extenders, antennas and some low-end counter-
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measure gear.
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Capri fills a unique niche in the equipment field.
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HAMTRONICS
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65 Moul Road
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Hilton, NY 14468
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Like Capri, they offer some converters that allow scanners to hear the real
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public service bands or frequencies that bugs might be placed on.
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MARTIN KAISER, INC.
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Box 171
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Cockeysville, MD 21030
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Martin offers a couple models of contact stethoscopes which include an ultra-
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sonic probe for listening to timing devices. His units appear quite profes-
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sional.
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AID (AUDIO INTELLIGENCE DEVICES)
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Box 23130
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307
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A line of custom and stock suNeillance items limited to law enforcement only.
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SWS SECURITY
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1A Colonial Avenue
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Annapolis, MD 21408
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SWS stocks many products including briefcase video reporters, chip cameras,
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IR cameras, infrared beacons, video and audio links, phone line video systems,
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parabolic microphones, suNeillance transmitters, spike mics, and a number of
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other hard to get and exciting items. One of the few OEM American manufacturers
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of topnotch surveillance gear.
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As one might suspect, much of this is limited to law enforcement or state
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and federal agencies.
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CONTROLONICX CORPORATION
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6A Lyberty Way
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Westford, MA 01886
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Controlonicx manufactures audio accessories for portable two-way radios. These
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products enhance performance, expand the environments in which the radios can
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be used, and, in fact, several are designed specifically for hands-off
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surveillance operation including ear mics, hidden switches and other
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"invisible" control devices.
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CYOMM CORPORATION
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6665 Southwest Hampton
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Portland, OR 97223
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Cyomm sells state-of-the art scramblers for mobile radios and telephone
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equipment. They claim to have the clearest decoded voice quality of any voice
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scrambler available, have such features as built-in management system keys for
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remote key users should a unit be stolen and utilize a digital audio memory
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that allows users to talk in real time rather than deal with the delays
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present in most scrambling devices.
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As one would suspect, they claim to offer one of the highest levels of
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encryption available as various devices.
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F. G. MASON ENGINEERING
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1700 Post Road
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Fairfield, CT 06430
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Mason is one of the better known OEM manufacturers of countermeasure
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receivers, automatic telephone test gear, integrity monitoring systems, and
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spectrum analyzers. Their devices are expensive but feature such things as
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digital tuning, huge band whips, subcarrier analysis, fully programmable 3200
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channel memories, on board floppy disks, and other bells and whistles not
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found on devices of lesser quality.
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Many other companies distribute Mason equipment and their telephone
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analyzers are probably the industry standard by default.
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FELIX SECURITY
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P. O. Box 446
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Oregon City, OR 97045
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Speciality surveillance equipment including time lapse video recorders,
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infrared video beam transmission systems, super beam microphones for extreme
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directional ability, light intensified video cameras, surveillance periscopes,
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surveillance periscope and video scope control units and complete surveillance
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bands which include such things as infrared security light systems and
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printers, alarm systems, microwave transmission units, cameras, recorders,
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etc.
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Obviously, this is not an OEM company and is oriented toward law enforcement
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although it is unknown at this time if they actually limit their sales to such
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agencies as most of their things would be legal if used in a legal manner such
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as the infrared video composite transmitting system with a one mile range,
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since infrared transmissions are not subject to FCC or government regulation.
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HOUSEHOLD DATE SERVICES
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12310 Pinecrest Road
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Reston, VA 22091
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HDS sells a briefcase encapsulated surveillance system which operates on the
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carrier current principle. That is, the transmitter is a subminiature unit
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which can be installed in a lamp or a wall receptacle and it transmits
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directly over the power lines to its compatible receiver.
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The power line's range is limited only by the fact that power company
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transformers will destroy the audio. As long as there are no transformers
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involved, a range of several thousand feet can be expected on this system.
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MIL ELECTRONIC, LTD.
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47 Upper Grosvenor Street
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Mayfair, London WIX9PG
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A wide variety of transmitters and receivers for covert operations including
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crystal controlled units and professional quality audio recorders. MIL also
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offers unusual equipment that monitors Telex facsimile and telephone lines
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from a surreptitious standpoint.
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DATONG ELECTRONICS, LTD.
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Clayton Wood Close
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West Park, Leeds, England
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LS1 66QE
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Electronic countersurveillance equipment including a very nice looking
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miniaturized transmitter detector which features a 10 MHz - 2 GHz range on
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AM-FM subcarrier micro-processor controlled radio direction finding equipment
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and other countersurveillance devices. Expensive.
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SECURITY RESEARCH, LTD.
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9/C High Street
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Bramley, Surrey, England
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G U50H F
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A system of NATO-approved telephone analyzers, transmitter detectors, and
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the "BROOM" non-linear junction detector.
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EXCALIBUR ENTERPRISES
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Box 266
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Emmaus, PA 18049
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A distributor of night vision surveillance devices, Excalibur has been in
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business for some 13 years and pride themselves on knowing their equipment as
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well as featuring a complete line of IR and starlight-type scopes.
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Their equipment appears to be made by Night Vision Equipment Company, a
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government contractor, and meets all military specs and grades. They stock IR
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filters for flashlights, IR lights, IR beacons, photo adapters, tripod
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adapters, video relays, surveillance unit pocket viewers, filters; all in all,
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a nice line of visual equipment. Prices seem to be in line, although there are
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few bargains in this field as most equipment is expensive to begin with.
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B. E. MYERS AND COMPANY
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17525 Northeast 67th Ct.
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Redmond, WA 98052
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The Dark Invader is a system based on a second generation Star-tron type
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scope with a number of high quality features such as automatic shutoff when
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aimed at bright images, various recording and connectors enhancement systems,
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interchangeable lenses and different mounting facilities. Coupled to the
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basic unit is an IR light source for enhancing the viewing under conditions
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of total darkness.
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In other words, the Dark Invader can be used as a standard Star-tron type
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viewer and then, if the situation changes for instance, one needs to see a
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license plate on a car parked in a dark garage at night or needs to go into
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the interior of a large building where there is simply no available light,
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the IR enhancement is switched on, allowing the night vision tube to see
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clearly in complete darkness.
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The Dark Invader's surveillance systems use a 25mm second generation
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enhancer and have become quite well known within the government agencies of a
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number of countries. The prices are two-fold, one for police and government
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and one for retail. As one would expect, this unit is not cheap and averages
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over $4,000. The police and government figure is several hundred dollars less
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than the retail figure.
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Have a cop buy one for you.
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REI, RESEARCH ELECTRONICS, INC.
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1570 Brown Avenue
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Cookeville, TN 38501
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REI specializes in telephone scramblers and countermeasures sweep gear. Some
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of their newer releases are privacy units which provide acoustic noise
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generation and other types of acoustic screens against microphones or
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telephone tapping.
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STANO COMPONENTS
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Box 6274
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San Bernardino, CA 92412
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Stano is actually an acronym which represents surveillance target acquisition
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and night observation. This is a technological grouping used in friendly
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military forces. The concept evolved from the Vietnam era and deals with
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night observation surveillance and targeting systems.
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Stano Components offers a unique collection of night vision equipment
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primarily from military and military suppliers. Their units are either new or
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reconditioned (with a price difference between the categories) and begin with
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the AN/PBS and AN/PAS first generation starlight and infrared viewers used in
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Vietnam. After this they progress through a number of more modern pocket and
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a couple second generation units. They also offer seismic detection units and
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even man portable surveillance radar units, if you have trouble keeping an eye
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on your children.
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Stano has taken the concept of military night observation and applied a
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system of modular adapters to allow the same unit to be used for observation
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surveillance and as a weapons sight. This is an unusual technique, the
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versatility of which can save literally thousands of dollars for a small
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department or single person with multiple needs.
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Stano offers probably the best prices around on a wide variety of gear
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because of their sources. It is possible to get a professional government
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spec infrared viewer with foam lined case for about $450. They do guarantee
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their equipment and offer a large number of accessories such as infrared
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flashlights, carrying cases, infrared filters and driving lights.
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STAR-TRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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900 Freeport Road
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Pittsburg, PA 15238
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Star-tron is an OEM manufacturer of second generation of passive night
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vision equipment. Like Xerox the term Star-tron has become synonymous with
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starlight type scopes, although they were never known for their low budget
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sensibilities.
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For some reason Star-tron has come around, and now, much like a weekend at
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K-Mart, is offering on-the-spot sales. They've cut their prices 35% to 65% and
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it's now possible to buy a second generation scope for about $1,500 or a hand
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enclosed shirt pocket size scope for about $1,600.
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UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES
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Box 38169
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Dallas, TX 75238
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Still one of my personal favorite entries in the low light vision field.
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SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP
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Post Box 427
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Rye, NY 10580
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Starlight scopes for rifles, second generation pocket scopes and starlight-
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|
type camera lenses for photographic flexibility.
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VMI (VISUAL METHODS, INC.)
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35 Charles Street
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Westwood, NJ 07675
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Wireless TV cameras with a 600' range, pinhole lenses, right angle pinhole
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lenses, vehicle inspection units, fiber optic transmission lines, fiber optic
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pinhole lenses, video cameras hidden in fire extinguishers and radio speakers
|
|
are some of the items available from VMI.
|
|
For a mere $1,100 you can get a miniature TV camera that runs off AC or 12-
|
|
volt DC and transmits 200' to a portable Sony Walkman television...
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CRIME EYE, INC.
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5036 North 54th Ave., Suite 9
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Glendale, AZ 85301
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Video cameras hidden in stereo speakers, table radios, card files, catalog
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sample cases as well as pinhole lens converters for still cameras, special
|
|
film, small cameras and video transmission systems.
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ATV RESEARCH, INC.
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13th and Broadway
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Dakota City, NB 68731
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Kind of a surplus video store. They sell what they have on hand: cameras,
|
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converters, filters, mixers, modulators, spectrum analyzers and even the odd
|
|
prepackaged distribution amp.
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SURVEYOR, INC.
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262 Carleton Drive
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Carol Stream, IL 60188
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Compact low light level TV solid state CCD chip cameras.
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CLOSE CIRCUIT SYSTEMS
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4536 Auburn Blvd., Suite E
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Sacramento, CA 95841
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Miniature and subminiature closed circuit cameras and complete systems.
|
|
Although not necessarily designed for surveillance, their stock lends itself
|
|
precisely to that end.
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AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY
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Chemical Light Department
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|
Wayne, NJ 07470
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Makers of the cyalume light sticks, chemical cold light that is manually
|
|
activated and then produces up to 12 hours of red, yellow or green light with
|
|
no heat or flame. The company has branched out and now have high intensity
|
|
light sticks as well as a very unusual model that produces infrared, which
|
|
can and is used with infrared viewers and night vision equipment to provide
|
|
supplementary illumination as well as to mark such things as landing strips,
|
|
ships, or picnic spots.
|
|
They also have accessories such as holders and even a Cylume stick trip
|
|
flare.
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LASER AIM, INC.
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|
100 S. Main Street
|
|
Little Rock, AR 72203
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Interchangeable laser projected sighting systems. Laser aim sites fit on
|
|
virtually any handgun, rifle or bow and project a red dot (after sighting in)
|
|
where the projectile will strike the target.
|
|
Laser Aim also provides mounts for many flashlights on various weapons and
|
|
a rather unusual base camp finder for people who are too stupid to find their
|
|
way back to camp from two miles away and a couple of guns firing benches as
|
|
well as a nice selection of holsters and a modular with belt support system.
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|
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SUPPLIERS OF STRATEGIC AND UNUSUAL EQUIPMENT
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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SHOMER-TECH
|
|
P. O. Box 2187
|
|
Bellingham, WA 98227
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|
An irresistible, unusual supply of enough things to get anyone in trouble of
|
|
one sort or another. I don't know who is in charge of buying for Shomer-Tech
|
|
but like myself and many people I know, they obviously never grew up. What a
|
|
fun catalog! How about Capstun grenades, teargas grenades with either pepper
|
|
oil/CS stun gas in them? Yes, I know you're not allowed to buy teargas
|
|
grenades. These are not actually grenades, They are locked tight aerosal cans
|
|
similar to the cans of insecticide used to fumigate houses, except, of course,
|
|
these fumigate people. What an amazing 45 minutes of hassle one could cause
|
|
with just one little can of Capstun.
|
|
If grenades are a little heavy for you, how about teargas spray that has
|
|
been loaded into paintgun pellets so you can take your little C02 paintgun
|
|
and really let someone know when they've been hit.
|
|
They also feature a nice selection of batons, handcuffs, badges, wallets,
|
|
door openers, lock picks, a fair selection of telephone recording devices,
|
|
small transmitters, voice activated transmitters, smoke grenades, rappelling
|
|
equipment, rappelling rope, T-shirts, a few books, camouflage sweaters,
|
|
tactical equipment, harnesses, booney hats, gas masks, Gl goggles, binoculars
|
|
and even survival fish hooks that won't let the fish escape.
|
|
An outstanding catalog. Prices are good.
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|
|
|
LIFE FORCE TECHNOLOGY
|
|
P. O. Box 4165
|
|
Aspen, CO 81612
|
|
|
|
Another great entry into the mail order business. Life Force is sort of a
|
|
Sharper Image for spies. Not only do they carry Carrera sunglasses and jackets
|
|
that hold CD players, you can buy survival knives, a $35,000 personal one-
|
|
place helicopter, water filters, calculators, computers, through wall
|
|
listening devices, binoculars with amplified microphones, the Dark Invader
|
|
night starlight viewing system, phone scramblers and a lot of other neat gear.
|
|
Life Force is the brainchild of one of ESl's founders and another rather
|
|
interesting gentlemen from Colorado and they seem to have skipped around and
|
|
chosen things they find of interest for inclusion. If you are not on the
|
|
mailing list, I suggest you get there.
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|
|
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VALLAY ELECTRONICS
|
|
5683 Kootenai River Road
|
|
Libby, MT 59923
|
|
|
|
A more serious catch-all catalog of some 802 pages, Vallay carries rifles,
|
|
pistols, crossbows, black powder guns, shooting accessories, reloading
|
|
equipment, BB guns, gun parts, camping equipment, books, hearing protectors,
|
|
glasses, gunsmithing tools, holsters, belts and duck calls.
|
|
The only thing they don't seem to carry is anything remotely related to
|
|
electronics...
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|
|
|
Note: Any of these suppliers automatically comply with federal and state
|
|
regulations. You cannot just send away and buy a pistol. However, many
|
|
will deliver to your nearest gunsmith who charges a small fee to receive
|
|
and transfer the weapon if you are not a licensed dealer yourself. And,
|
|
of course, you can always become licensed...
|
|
|
|
CRIMINAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS, INC.
|
|
CRP Building
|
|
206-218 E. Hector Street
|
|
Conshohocken, PA 19428
|
|
|
|
For 30 years CRP has been one of the largest suppliers of police and
|
|
security-oriented equipment from fingerprint powders, evidence presentation
|
|
kits to iodine fuming guns, some of the best latent print kits for both the
|
|
field and the lab, some riot control equipment, a few tape recorders and metal
|
|
detectors and more exotic explosive detectors.
|
|
This is a slick, expensive catalog and quite complete.
|
|
|
|
FORENSIC RESEARCH AND SUPPLY CORPORATION
|
|
P. O. Drawer 460
|
|
Gotha, FL 32734
|
|
|
|
FRSC supplies chemicals and equipment to allow one to utilize the most
|
|
recent developments in latent print processing including print development on
|
|
such things as concrete, leather, vinyl and other difficult to print
|
|
substances. They will also custom make laser and forensic chemicals per the
|
|
customer's need.
|
|
|
|
TACTICAL QUARTERMASTERS
|
|
750 Long Beach Blvd.
|
|
Long Beach, CA 90813
|
|
|
|
Special weapons, holsters, thumb break retention systems, all weather
|
|
insulated survival boots and the like.
|
|
|
|
WILLIAM J. DONOVAN COMPANY
|
|
P. O. Box 5215
|
|
Hamden, CT 06518
|
|
|
|
Inventor and manufacturer of clipboards and case liners that stop bullets.
|
|
Fairly inexpensive and life saving in certain situations.
|
|
|
|
MILT SPARKS
|
|
Box 187
|
|
Idaho City, ID 83631
|
|
|
|
Extremely nice custom designed leather holsters, concealment holsters, cheek
|
|
pieces and ammunition carriers.
|
|
|
|
NORTH AMERICAN SALES
|
|
Post Box 90
|
|
Midland, TX 79702
|
|
|
|
North American imports a line of high tech police and counterterrorist
|
|
equipment from several European countries. This includes sniper rifles, stun
|
|
grenades and other sensitive equipment. They tend to deal only with authorized
|
|
agencies in order to keep a hands off policy with the general public.
|
|
|
|
MAG-NA-PORT INTERNATIONAL
|
|
41302 Executive Drive
|
|
Mt. Clemens, Ml 48045
|
|
|
|
Mag-na-porting is a relative new procedure which modifies the barrel of
|
|
handguns in order to produce significantly less recoil at a higher accuracy
|
|
in follow up shots.
|
|
|
|
IDEMA COMBAT SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|
Route 9 North
|
|
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
|
|
|
|
Custom rappelling harnesses and weight distribution system based on military
|
|
spec parachute hardware.
|
|
|
|
EAGLE INDUSTRIES
|
|
55 Lincoln
|
|
St. Louis, MO
|
|
|
|
Tactical assault vests with built in rappelling harnesses, thumb breaks
|
|
sidearm holsters, close cell foam and pockets designed to carry specific
|
|
tactical equipment. Also, equipment bags and break away speed holsters made
|
|
from ballistic nylon.
|
|
|
|
ADVENTURE SPECIALISTS, INC.
|
|
1821 Northeast 146th St.
|
|
Miami, FL 33181
|
|
|
|
Tactical holster systems incorporating leg holsters, tactical safety belts
|
|
munitions platforms, etc. Military spec materials and hardware.
|
|
|
|
GROUP FIVE, INC.
|
|
Box 991
|
|
Gainsville, TX 76240
|
|
|
|
A combination of horizontal style shoulder holsters, specific holsters for
|
|
specific weapons, thumb break systems, free floating cross piece in the back,
|
|
all come together to provide an extremely comfortable full time shoulder
|
|
holster system. Ultra light weight.
|
|
|
|
LONDESBOROUGH, LTD.
|
|
121 Camden St.
|
|
Birmingham, England B1 3DB
|
|
|
|
Non-lethal weapons including a high performance C02 pistol that shoots die
|
|
marks or stun balls.
|
|
|
|
SOUTHWIND SANCTIONS
|
|
Post Office Box 445
|
|
Aledo, TX 76008
|
|
|
|
Innovative concealed ankle holsters.
|
|
|
|
HOFFMAN ENTERPRISES
|
|
Post Box 2179
|
|
Carlsbad, CA 92008
|
|
|
|
Body armour, gas masks, pyrotechnics, special weapons, head sets, tactical
|
|
and assault gear. Police oriented.
|
|
|
|
BAIRDS COLLECTIBLES
|
|
Post Office Box 444
|
|
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
|
|
|
|
Bairds sells collectibles including collectible lock pick sets, collectible
|
|
slim jims, collectible badges from virtually every agency one can come up with
|
|
from an Official United States Taxpayer to Avalon California Police Patch or
|
|
even the ever popular Ouechan Tribal Police Patch. Badges from New York City
|
|
police, shoulder patches and some assorted ID cards such as novelty police
|
|
officer cards, novelty Miranda cards, and novelty special forces cards.
|
|
|
|
BERGAY QUARTERMASTERS, LTD.
|
|
266 Roswell St.
|
|
Marietta, GA 30060
|
|
|
|
Fountain pen knives, throwing knives, a huge assortment of crossbows, some
|
|
military surplus type smoke signals, walking canes, night sticks, various
|
|
unusual weapons.
|
|
|
|
BEEMAN PRECISION AIRGUNS
|
|
47 Paul Drive
|
|
San Raphael, CA 94903
|
|
|
|
High tech precision air rifles, crossbows and parts. They also sell parts
|
|
and repair same.
|
|
|
|
BINGHAM, LTD.
|
|
1775 Willwatt Drive
|
|
Norcross, GA 30093
|
|
|
|
Specialty exploding ammunition.
|
|
|
|
BRENDON LAI'S SUPPLY
|
|
2075 Mission St.
|
|
San Francisco, CA 94110
|
|
|
|
A complete martial art equipment book and clothing dealer. Brendon Lai
|
|
features fighting knives, staffs and a huge assortment of nunchaku.
|
|
|
|
CNS COMPANY
|
|
6821 Wildwood Drive
|
|
Raytown, Kansas City, MO 64133
|
|
|
|
Oriental weapons specialists. Catalog available.
|
|
|
|
J. CURTIS EARL
|
|
5512 North 6th St.
|
|
Phoenix, AZ 85012
|
|
|
|
Silencers and automatic weapons. Legitimate sales only.
|
|
|
|
EAST WEST EXCHANGE
|
|
5533 North Broadway
|
|
Chicago, IL 60640
|
|
|
|
Chinese weapons, saps, Ninja weapons, martial arts supplies.
|
|
|
|
DIXIE GUN WORKS
|
|
Gunpowder Lane
|
|
Union City, TN 38261
|
|
|
|
One of the few suppliers of legal through-the-mail guns. Black powder guns,
|
|
that is.
|
|
|
|
EURO ARMS OF AMERICA
|
|
Box 3277
|
|
Winchester, VA 22601
|
|
|
|
More black powder guns.
|
|
|
|
ACCURACY SYSTEMS, INC.
|
|
15205 North Cavecreek Rd.
|
|
Phoenix, AZ 85032
|
|
|
|
Police and military only. However, amazing collection of control munitions,
|
|
stun grenades, tear gas grenades, door cutting explosive charges, training
|
|
munitions and anti-terrorist and riot control munitions. Plus they will teach
|
|
courses in what they sell.
|
|
|
|
LIBERTY INDUSTRIES
|
|
Box 279 R4
|
|
Quakertown, PA 18951
|
|
|
|
A civilian version of the above. They offer a great selection of chemicals
|
|
and mechanicals to build your own fireworks or, one could even suggest, stun
|
|
grenades. These things are available in most localities because they come in
|
|
kit and component form.
|
|
|
|
THE SPORTSMEN'S GUIDE
|
|
1414 Fifth St. South
|
|
Hopkins, MN 55343
|
|
|
|
Throwing knives, razors, medieval weapons and black powder guns.
|
|
|
|
GREEN SERVICE
|
|
Box 3042
|
|
Rosedale, KS 66103
|
|
|
|
Cane guns, guns with swords in canes, whips and canes, shockers, tear gas
|
|
and other fun things.
|
|
|
|
SGT. SANDY'S
|
|
Box 6
|
|
Westminister, SC 29693
|
|
|
|
Military surplus, trip flares, interesting weapons, gun parts and trade-in
|
|
available plus silencer parts. Sgt. Sandy always has a most unusual selection.
|
|
Catalog as of this writing, $2.00.
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|
|
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|
|
LOCK OPENING TECHNOLOGY SOURCES
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
Although most lock tool manufacturers and distributors are very stringent
|
|
about their policy of selling only to registered locksmiths, most will also
|
|
sell to police and some to security agencies. Some distributors will sell to
|
|
anyone with the necessary credentials; that is, cash, which leaves the
|
|
legality of owning, carrying and using these tools strictly up to the
|
|
purchaser to determine.
|
|
It is illegal in many places to carry or use or possibly even possess
|
|
locksmithing-type tools without a valid registration. I also emphasize this
|
|
is up to you to find out and I do suggest that you check with local laws or
|
|
law enforcement personnel before purchasing any lock opening supplies. Just
|
|
so they have a little bit of warning...
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|
|
|
HIGH TECH TOOLS
|
|
685 Acorn St.
|
|
Merritt Island, FL 32952
|
|
|
|
High Tech has recreated one of the most versatile tools of interest to
|
|
anyone who likes to open locks or thick closed steel boxes. This system will
|
|
damage the lock and destroy it but provides a system for quietly opening
|
|
almost anything from major fire resistance safes on down to padlocks.
|
|
How is this accomplished? The device is known as a thermic lance. It uses
|
|
regulated oxygen and exothermic cutting rods. The oxygen is forced down the
|
|
copper coated steel rods. They are ignited where they burn at thousands of
|
|
degrees, cutting through steel and other thick metals in a matter of seconds.
|
|
The High Tech device known as a "Quick Cut" is available in three different
|
|
styles starting at only $500. It is portable and will burn through steel,
|
|
concrete and all lesser metals. The Quick Cut has its own built-in electric
|
|
ignition system, a failing of most thermic lances, and is designed in an easy
|
|
to use manner with an on and off valve and a trigger to control the actual
|
|
flow. Two different rod thicknesses cut different size holes and a demon-
|
|
stration video is available for $10 to see if this instrument looks like
|
|
something you'd be interested in.
|
|
|
|
AMERICAN LOCKSMITH SERVICE
|
|
1800 East Meriloma Avenue
|
|
Palacentia, CA 92670
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Stocks a number of master car opening sets, the ubiquitous lock A type pick
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gun and lock pick sets. Prices seem to be in line and they will sell to
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security personnel.
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HOUDINI
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Box 86
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Bridgeport, PA 19405
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For $10 plus $3 postage and handling, you can get a very nice foldable slim
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jim that will fit in your pocket and will unfold in order to open most
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vehicles that are slim jim accessible.
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GARRISON PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS
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Box 39
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Allenhurst, NJ 07711
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Garrison covers a number of patio door locks, window locks and other
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protective devices. They also stock tension wrenches, double-side pick sets,
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tubular picks, car openers (slim jim), lock pick sets, pick guns and so on.
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Their prices are substantially higher than what one could get from a straight
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wholesaler but they are available.
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LOCK TECHNOLOGY
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A division of K. C. Tool Company
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1104 East Bailey Rd.
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Naperville, IL 60565
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Automative OEM specialists, automative lock extractors, Ford rocker picks,
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a complete master grand lockout kit with instructions or one can buy the
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various jims for opening virtually every car made separately. This includes
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their plastic slip jim which operates through door rubber to open modern
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Porsches and Mercedes-type cars. This is a straight company that will sell to
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security personnel and locksmiths.
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AABLE LOCKSMITHS
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91-10 Liberty Avenue
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Ozone Park, NY 11417
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A number of tools including a device known as a side kick and a device known
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as a disk out, both of which remove locks from General Motors and Ford cars,
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allowing them to be started in a matter of about two minutes.
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NORTHWEST SECURITY CONSULTANTS
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4521 A Van Nuys Blvd. #117
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Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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A distributor with a large selection of guns, pick sets, jam spreaders,
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sidelock tools and some general police and security supplies.
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CUSTOM SECURITY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
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Box 4553 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
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Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
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Manufacturers of Pick Masters, one of the best circular (tubular) 7, 8 and
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10 pin lockpicking tools made. Also publish a very nice confidential book of
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instructions that comes with the tool, telling how to pick locks. They sell
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only to the usual people.
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MICROSONIC ALARMS
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20 Richard Rd.
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Empire Bay, NSW
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Australia, 2256
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Microsonic bought the international rights to the infamous FEDCORP
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electronic lock pick, the pick thats been shown in films which in the right
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hands, will facilitate the opening of many pin tumbler locks. It is probably
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the best all around lockpicking device ever designed.
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The original model by FEDCORP was known as the Cobra. Microsonic apparently
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is producing and selling the items in Australia. As of this writing there is
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no American distributor although one could probably buy the device from
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Microsonic directly. I expect to see this revived and sold in the United
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States in some form in the near future.
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TRESKAT LOCKSMITH SUPPLY
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1694 Montauk Highway
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Mastic, NY 11970
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Treskat produces several good, in the area of $40, videos on impressioning
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keys, burglar alarms and locksmithing. They also sell a number of unusual and
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hard to get items such as master key sets for cabinets, code machines and an
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electronic decoder for the new Vats keys as used in the new model Corvettes
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and a number of other opening tools. They publish a flyer every so often
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updating their products.
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HPC
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2531 North 85th St.
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Omaha, NB 68134
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A totally straight company which sells a variety of locksmith items
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including some great car openers, drills, wedges and even something known as
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an auto killer kit, some of my personal favorite nomenclature in this
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business.
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HPC tends to sell to dealers, although I suspect would sell direct to
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locksmiths or at least tell you where your nearest dealer is.
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INTERMOUNTAIN LOCK AND TOOL COMPANY
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3106 South Main St.
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Salt Lake City, UT 84115
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A distributor of many lines. Their catalog is crammed with keys, key blanks,
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code machines and a few pick sets, impressioning devices, chemicals, key fob
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pick sets and other unusual items all in one location.
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Once again they are used to selling to locksmiths, although I'm pretty sure
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they would sell to security agencies also. They carry HPC computer picks,
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tubular drills, tubular jigs and a number of hard-to-find items.
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M. D. KRAMER AND COMPANY
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535 Liberty Avenue
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Brooklyn, NY 11207
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Another extremely straight distributor. Kramer carries everything from pad-
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locks to key cutting machines. They also carry HPC and ESP pick guns, car
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opening tools, lock pick sets, spring steel assortments, automotive service
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tools, and a number of other handy items, including the new computer based
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designed rake picks.
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LEARNING UNLIMITED
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Box 99038
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San Diego, CA 92109
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Learning Unlimited sells templates for drilling specific models of safe
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locks. They do not seem quite as concerned about whom they sell to as do some
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of the other organizations listed.
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ESP CORPORATION
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375 Harvard St.
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Leominster, MA 01453
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ESP is another OEM manufacturer. They produce quick set removal tools, lock
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picks, tension wrenches, car opening tools as well as tool boxes, cutters,
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and key machines. They will sell to security agencies and locksmiths.
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BECKMAN ASSOCIATES
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Box 2266
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South Hackensack, NJ 07606
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Handle lockpicking tools and equipment only. Universal lock picks, car
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openers, a number of sized lock picks and tension wrench sets. Prices are not
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too bad. Sales restrictions seem to be almost nonexistent.
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THE LARDER/SURVIVAL BOOKS
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11106 Magnolia Blvd.
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North Hollywood, CA 91601
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This extremely unusual, more-than-a-bookstore, carries a number of survival
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items, first aid essentials and a variety of good books from Paladin, CEP,
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Loompanics, etc. They also carry a lock pick set or two, a lockaid gun and
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lockpicking manuals along with a slim jim type car door opener. They will sell
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to anyone in person or they will do mail order. Having dealt with them before,
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I can say they are quite helpful.
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If necessary, one could give them a call to locate a specific piece of gear.
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Prices are good.
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VEHOFF SUPPLY
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Box 361
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Storm Lake, IA 50588
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Vehoff carries a number of lockpicking devices. They are also probably the
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largest supplier of try-out keys for automobiles and a few other types of
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locks.
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OMNI CONCEPTS
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1056 Taylor St.
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Vista, CA 92084
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Omni offers several innovative entry tools. These are not lock picks! One of
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their best is a heavy duty steel jam spreader which hydraulically applies
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6,000 pounds of pressure to spread wooden door jams allowing bolts, even dead
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bolts, to slip loose, opening the door with no damage to the lock or the
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structure itself. This tool is extremely well made, one man operable and
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portable. It costs about $350.
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They also have more expensive higher level gas operated entN, tools. They
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will sell to security agencies. The jam spreader itself is also available
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from Shomertech.
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