D'you remember. . . .( cordless Phones )

[Phil Perry]

About half the NDBs and VORs in Oz are being shut down this year, next month I think. Bendigo NDB was still operating yesterday when I flew in but there is earthwork going on around it, I think they are building a wetland to attract birds to the runway.

Lends a totally different meaning to the word "Squawk" doesn't it ? ? ? ?

 

I spoke to my old mate Hugh the other noght on this very subject,. . .Hugh worked in radar development in the early sixties and seventies, with particular interest in SSR,. . .and he said that at no time had anyone ever ever explained to him where the term "SQUAWK" originated. . .I said that I would ask my worthies on a terrific website in Australia, if the had any input on this subject,. . . . So I'm asking. . . ."Squawk Ident" . . . .which brilliant linguitsic technician came up with this bit of tecknglish ? . . .I mean,. . .I could understand things like,. . ." Transmit Ident". . .or "Send Ident" or "Identify". . . ( "Send" being the command for a sniper to let loose the dogs of war and squeeze the trigger. . . . commanded by his observer. . .)

 

This term has been in use as long as I have sniped in UK airspace. . . . I found that, even in 1986, my local "international Airport" ie, Birmingahm ( EGBB) didn't have SSR. . .! but where oh where did the "Squawk" request come from,. . . .I've been assked many years ago by the way to " Strangle the parrot" meaning, Stop your squawk. . . . take your finger off the button you twat,. . .we can SEE where you are. . . ( Mainly from military airfields. . .).and also in France, quite a few times, but they never asked me to "assassinate votre oisaeu le parotte,. . . . . ". . .hmmm,. . .any ideas from the well educated team would be well recieved ? ? ?

 

A bit of aviation detritus I know,. . .but still,. . .interesting.. .? ( I know,. . .I know,. . .Sad innit ? )

 

 

[ayavner]

Lends a totally different meaning to the word "Squawk" doesn't it ? ? ? ?

I spoke to my old mate Hugh the other noght on this very subject,. . .Hugh worked in radar development in the early sixties and seventies, with particular interest in SSR,. . .and he said that at no time had anyone ever ever explained to him where the term "SQ

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[Phil Perry]

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Ah,. . . .Adam,. . .er,. . .never having flown mil from a carrier I've never lost one,. . . .?

 

And the carrier WILL NOT transmit anything ( so I am led to believe ) which will betray it's electronic presence and therefore position to the enemy,. . . .so I f you can't find it,. . .and you DON'T have a total electical failure in your plane, and can't see a trail of fluorescent algae left in the sea by the carrier's wake in total darkness,. . .then you are in for a long swim. . . . .

 

 

[ayavner]

Not fair, you finished typing out your story.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Not fair, you finished typing out your story.

Sorry Adam,. . .I keep geting interrupted by the bloody kidz. . . . . . . I PROMISE,. . . .I WON'T EDIT IT ANY MORE. . ..! ! ! ! ! !

 

 

[planedriver]

rAbout 35yrs ago I used to have a scanner in my work van and used to be able to listen to everything from the police to oil company execs colluding on local petrol pricing. It was sometimes quite interesting and helped pass the day.

 

One night I was about two miles from home and the scanner locked onto a phone conversation, I recognized the voice immediately, it was my wife taking about my kids school parent/teacher meeting.

 

As soon as I got home I pulled the phones apart and found this.

 

Apparently, the husband of the couple we'd bought the home from, had employed a private investigator to check on the frequently cheating wife. I guess this had been left behind when they moved out. It was only about the size of about 1 1/2 sugar cubes but was very effective in operation. I had a play with it, and found it to be tuned right on the very bottom of the FM band and could even pick up it's signals on the car radio.

 

So if you are inclined to fool around a bit, beware!

 

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[Phil Perry]

rAbout 35yrs ago I used to have a scanner in my work van and used to be able to listen to everything from the police to oil company execs colluding on local petrol pricing. It was sometimes quite interesting and helped pass the day.One night I was about two miles from home and the scanner locked onto a phone conversation, I recognized the voice immediately, it was my wife taking about my kids school parent/teacher meeting.

 

As soon as I got home I pulled the phones apart and found this.

 

Apparently, the husband of the couple we'd bought the home from, had employed a private investigator to check on the frequently cheating wife. I guess this had been left behind when they moved out. It was only about the size of about 1 1/2 sugar cubes but was very effective in operation. I had a play with it, and found it to be tuned right on the very bottom of the FM band and could even pick up it's signals on the car radio.

 

So if you are inclined to fool around a bit, beware!

Geez,. . .that's a monster of a thing Planey,. . . .nowadays bugs are REALLY TINY,. . . as are pinhole cameras. . . . .my joint has tiny cameras all over the place, ( 12 of them ) recording images onto a 2TB hard drive 24/7. This is because we have had some unsavoury people looking around the place for future reference, and two of the cameras are located on neighbour's properties, with their consent,. . . so that car registrations in the street outside can be seen quite clearly, as can their occupants. I had a robbery in 1992, and lost £5,000.00 worth of gear from my garage and outbuldings. and since that time, we have not had a problem.

 

Incidentally,. . .due to conections, I finally found out who had done the blag, and it was someone who I had invited into my home. . . . .The result of this is a different story, which I won't go into. . . .but suffice to say, I got most of the stolen stuff returned.

 

Back in the early 1980s I worked for a company who specialised in bugs, which fitted into electric wall adaptors, and all manner of average household utensils. . . . . it used to be a big industry, but nowadays it's all hacking into your smartphones. . .and that kind of thing but the household security business is still a big industry. . . . .it's a shame that, as the stuff has beccome more miniaturised, the cost of it has gorn thru the roof. . . . .

 

 

[eightyknots]

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FT was having the last laugh when he started his morse messaging.

 

 

[eightyknots]

ANYWAY,. . .morse code will ALWAYS be useful,.. . .especially when you're banged up in some crappy third world jail somewhere for some reason or other ( like forgetting to ask permission to fly through Indonesian airspace ), and you need to talk to your captitan in the next cell by tapping on the pipework about sharing the hog's hooves, fried insects and porridge. . . . .

Like this instance for instance:

 

 

Admiral Jeremiah Denton Blinks T-O-R-T-U-R-E using Morse Code as P.O.W.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

" SQUAWK" . . . .?

 

No suggestions still ? Oh well, maybe Wikileaks might know something. . . .

 

 

[eightyknots]

" SQUAWK" . . . .?

No suggestions still ? Oh well, maybe Wikileaks might know something. . . .

I am not sure about Wikileaks, Julian Assange seems to be quite busy with other things at the moment. However, Wikipedia says that "the use of the word "squawk" comes from the system's origin in the WW2 Identification Friend or Foe system, which was code-named "Parrot".

 

 

[Phil Perry]

I am not sure about Wikileaks, Julian Assange seems to be quite busy with other things at the moment. However, Wikipedia says that "the use of the word "squawk" comes from the system's origin in the WW2 Identification Friend or Foe system, which was code-named "Parrot".

Thanks 80Kts. . . . I ended up resorting to wiki . . . Mr. Assange must be fed up with Ecuadorian food, as apparently, many hundreds of meals have been ordered and delivered to the embassy since his asylum began. . .

 

IFF. . . yes, it is believed that failure to respond correctly to an IFF interrogation is what may have resulted in Amy Johnson being shot down, ( Well, that's one old story anyway )

 

The escalating cost of having two police officers on guard outside 24/7 to prevent JA "doing a runner" is being squawked about in high places also, but that's another story.

 

 

[Guest Deskpilot1]

I am not sure about Wikileaks, Julian Assange seems to be quite busy with other things at the moment. However, Wikipedia says that "the use of the word "squawk" comes from the system's origin in the WW2 Identification Friend or Foe system, which was code-named "Parrot".

During my RAF career I had to know the inner working of both the British and American versions of IFF. Never heard it referred to as Parrot though. Now, without resorting to Wikipedia etc, what was Orange Parrot?