Jammer from Mobile captured

[railtrailbiker]

Mobile man accused of intentionally jamming police communication

On Saturday, 31-year-old Trenton Lisak was booked into Mobile Metro Jail and charged with interference with public safety communication and possession of a cont

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[mike36507]

Wow that's crazy.

 

[kingpin]

Often times it's just cell phone jammers that people purchase that cause these unfortunate problems. The problem is, the end user doesn't understand how they work, nor knows the wideband noise can render other devices useless. We've saw this last year where a couple bought a phone jammer, then unknowingly took down a simulcast cell with it. Our team was able to locate law enforcement to their location, and the jammers were found. It's scary how easy it is to break comms.

 

[RadioJonD]

From the article,

"...what's more concerning, is he may have been planning an event, and he's checking to jam up public safety communication before that," said Mobile County 911 Director Charlie McNichol."


LE in Mobile County/City is encrypted. I am made to think that the organized criminal/terrorist mentality is, if they can't listen, the alternative is to shut down communications.

Don't be surprised if this becomes standard practice for nefarious groups everywhere where communications encryption is utilized. The even more sad aspect is that potential extra eyes & ears of law abiding citizens is sharply curtailed by not being able to hear what is happening in the community.

 

[KV4PM]

LE in Mobile County/City is encrypted. I am made to think that the organized criminal/terrorist mentality is, if they can't listen, the alternative is to shut down communications.

Actually, a lot, but not all, of the MPD is in the clear; I listen to them all the time from the Eastern Shore. The county does seem to be all E.

 

[KV4PM]

But I hope the jammer spends a year or so making license plates or breaking rocks.

 

[TomServo]

Often times it's just cell phone jammers that people purchase that cause these unfortunate problems. The problem is, the end user doesn't understand how they work, nor knows the wideband noise can render other devices useless. We've saw this last year where a couple bought a phone jammer, then unknowingly took down a simulcast cell with it. Our team was able to locate law enforcement to their location, and the jammers were found. It's scary how easy it is to break comms.

It sure sounds like this was the case here, too, since neighbors reported wifi and phone issues in the apartment complex. And it was apparently AT&T that was investigating this before the police got involved. They found another person jamming like this in San Antonio just a few months ago if I remember correctly.

 

[RadioJonD]

Actually, a lot, but not all, of the MPD is in the clear; I listen to them all the time from the Eastern Shore. The county does seem to be all E.

That's good to know! Thanks.

 

[WX4AJM]

It is situations like this where distributors tout encryption to agencies seeking new or renewal services, or when they go to their current distributor asking what they can do to help further "secure" their system.

I'm thankful that my local jurisdictions have kept their main channels in the clear and chosen to only encrypt tac & other sensitive talkgroups when necessary. Clowns like this put that at risk.