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Re: Using lasers to communicate
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At 11:05 PM 2/16/96 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>At 12:03 AM 2/16/96 -0800, gw wrote:
>> 50% mirrors picking off
>> those laser beams would do it, and you could not detect the resulting
>> attenuation as distinct from naturally ocurring attenuation and variation.
>
>Assume, as seems reasonable, that I point my laser from the roof of my house
>to an ISP relay station located on a tall building or a nearby mountain.
>
>An interception device will stick out like dogs balls. Whoever wants to tap
>my line is going to have to build a tower.
Depends upon how paranoid you want to be. A small radio-controlled
helicopter is available cheaply at Radio Shack, and might even be
capable of holding a receiver, re-transmitter and recorder.
(This is my official meaningless random thought for today.)
dave
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