On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Thomas Shaddack wrote:

> I heard these ones have range up to 1.5 meters. And you need much less
> power if you use a directional antenna (which can be part of some fixed
> installation).

Easy to find the antenna then :-)

> Wasn't aware about RF tags being magnetically coupled. Anyone other to
> support/deny this?

The 900MHz jobs are definitly EM.  At 130kHz it's mostly magnetic.

> Hadn't knew about mu metal. Thanks. :) Could be a nice thing for EM
> shielding, especially of things like transformers.

Helps keep monitors safe, but soon it won't matter because they'll all be
TFT instead of tubes.

> If it will proliferate, alternate uses spring up as natural byproduct.
> Until then, the countermeasures are cool toys.

Definitly cool toys :-)

> Regarding TEMPEST shielding - there is another, complementary approach for
> shielding: jamming. There are vendors selling devices that drown the RF
> emissions of computer equipment in noise, so TEMPEST receivers get
> nothing. Are there any publicly available specs of such generators, or
> even building plans?

Ensuring there is (or isn't) a transmitter is your best bet.  After all,
if you know there's a bug, you can send false info and know it's getting
picked up :-)

Patience, persistence, truth,
Dr. mike

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