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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (52910)	10/14/2004 1:22:24 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Size: Compare to the smallest mobile phone on the market, get rid of keyboard, display, etc. Additionally a mobile phone should both send and receive over long distances. That leaves maybe 1/4th or less of that size. An even better example, a PCMCIA mobile phone card for laptops, credit card sized but thicker, and for both sending and receiving. (but no battery) Scrambling is not a problem, all (digital) mobile phones do it. However, 20-30 years ago "size" was appr what the pictures show. That is, either he was using some old "military" product, or something which works both ways (send and recive), or equipped with a much larger battery (and reach) than would be the minimum for speeches, debates. I would guess something "big" like that is what is used for (military) security reasons. <I assume that if there's a transmitting device with a scrambler there, it's the best scrambler made> Transmitting is not needed, only receiving (less size, much smaller battery, maybe 1/10th of a mobile phone) === However, the "real problem" is to get the voice to the earpiece as it should be small enough to be "invisible" (fit into the ear-channel) but still with a good, "military" level of scrambling. Easy if no or just modest scrambling is needed, one wears a "induction loop" around the neck (like news-anchors, actors,etc, even hear-impaired) This is where "size" is critical assuming it should be impossible to pick up the signal ==== <drop it on the podium> In the very beginning of (before) that speech in France, there was suddenly a metallic plong-pling-pling sound, like dropping a "small screw" on a hard surface, the president looked startled and down, "picked up" something from the podium and then "poked (rubbed) his ear". This sound was picked up by the microphone on the podium. Obviously this could have been something else, but as the audio-channels got mixed up, I connected the two.. ====== Btw, that "other" voice was perfectly clear (CNN), a male, "educated" voice, emphasizing specific words, intonation, etc which the president repeated exactly.

To: E who wrote (52910)	10/14/2004 8:40:50 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

A radio talk show host in my area said that Bush was talking to someone other than the audience at one point. He said, " Let me finish," at a point where it would not make any sense. It is believed he was talking to the person in the radio feed. Another caller to the talkshow mentioned that he saw Bush with the same device under his T-shirt when Bush was clearing brush out on his ranch a few years ago. Maybe Bush communicates alot that way or practices constantly. An anonymous caller from LA called the talkshow and sent the message that he constantly wires politicians and stars with devices similar to what was seen on Bush's back. Pat