Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3642 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
An International Directory of Codes Used by Government, Law Enforcement, Military and Surveillance Agencies.
pub by Tab Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850
!st printing 1990 (I have found no subsequent printings-I bought it, 16.95, when it came out) 308 pp
ISBN 0-8306-3531-9
"This book contains about 35,000 entries, arranged in alphabetical order, of codes, terms used in covert communications, acronyms, abbreviations, and description used by intelligence agencies and police organizations worldwide. 'Latest Intelliegence' has been written with the assistance of the US Dept/0 Defense, Interpol, NASA, the Soviet Union, and law enforcement agencies and intelligence groups in America, Asia and Europe. ... Topics range from radio codes used by law enforcement agencies to street slang for narcotics. ... 'Latest Intelligence' has been prepared as a ready-reference guide to shortwave radio and scanner listening wherever you are in the world. ..."
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 3660 Location: West shore Lake Eire, MI, USA
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
What possible use would this be to the average PO'er, unless you mean it as a way to communicate with the conspiracy theorist scanner listening brigade in a language they will understand? _________________ Oxygen: - An intensely habit-forming accumulative toxic substance. As little
as one breath is known to produce a life-long addiction to the gas, which addiction invariably ends in death.--Isaac Asimov
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3642 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
Did it take you the entire three days since I posted this to come up with: "conspiracy theorist scanner listening brigade?"
Apparently you have no imagination and for some reason feel terribly threatened by this book review entry.
This book would be of great interest to anyone with a ham radio since it lists channels, frequencies, country call signs, translator channels, subfrequency channels, fire and police 10-codes, etc.
If there is no internet, or phone service, or the POer lives in the boondocks, a ham radio would be a necessity.
You might, in the future, think about trying a more polite way to ask a question (unless you are trying to prove that you are the rudest person on this website).
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 3660 Location: West shore Lake Eire, MI, USA
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
Ferretlover wrote:
Did it take you the entire three days since I posted this to come up with: "conspiracy theorist scanner listening brigade?"
Apparently you have no imagination and for some reason feel terribly threatened by this book review entry.
This book would be of great interest to anyone with a ham radio since it lists channels, frequencies, country call signs, translator channels, subfrequency channels, fire and police 10-codes, etc.
If there is no internet, or phone service, or the POer lives in the boondocks, a ham radio would be a necessity.
You might, in the future, think about trying a more polite way to ask a question (unless you are trying to prove that you are the rudest person on this website).
Ferret I am not even in the top 20 of rudest people on this website, if your skin is that thin I apologize for offending your sensibillities.
In the future if you want to post a review about how wonderful a resource you have discovered is I suggest that you mention its usefulness as you have applied it, as in the Ham radio connection you mention above. Instead you left it to the reader to go find a copy of the book in question and review it for themselves for utility.
If this book is for the average POers edification then you should have said so from the beginning instead of waiting for someone to figuratively poke you in the ribs and ask what is it good for. _________________ Oxygen: - An intensely habit-forming accumulative toxic substance. As little
as one breath is known to produce a life-long addiction to the gas, which addiction invariably ends in death.--Isaac Asimov
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 2123 Location: Along the banks of the muddy Mississippi
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
It is true that there are many people here who are far more rude than Tanada.
It looks like the book is out of print, but Amazon has several used copies available for under $2.
I often think that Short Wave Radio might move to the information forefront in the years ahead. Thanks Ferretlover. _________________ “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” (Ted Perry)
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3642 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
Tanada, you might not be in the top 20, but you were the first with whom I was confronted.
Thank you for the apology.
I apologize for not being more detailed in my entry. I had thought the subject matter and its usage was self-evident. I will make an effort to be more detailed in the future.
Should anyone have any questions about anything I post, I will be more than happy to discuss it. Peak oil and post peak oil is a very, VERY scary problem and I want to learn from everyone.
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3642 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Latest Intelligence by James E Tunnell
I can't put my finger on why, but, for some reason, I have a nagging feeling that ham radios are going to be a serious necessity.. I don't think the internet will disappear, but given any number of circumstances, I think that there is a strong possibility that general consumer usage could somehow be restricted or denied (bear in mind that I have NO idea exactly how it works)..
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