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HE SCHOOL OFPRIVATE INVESTIGATIONHOME STUDY COURSE
Free Guide To
Electronic Surveillance
Techniques & Equipment
Private Investigation Special Supplement
CONTENTS
Electronic Surveillance : What You Need to Know Types of Electronic SurveillanceCountersurveillance EquipmentBasic Transmitting DevicesCovert Transmitting DevicesReceivers for Use With Listening DevicesRecording Devices
Pen MicrophoneSonic EarWall Contact Amplifier System Telephone Extension MonitorLinesman's Telephone Telephone RecorderField Telephone RecorderMonitor TelephoneWatchdog 'Phone TelemonitorAnswering Machine IntruderAnswering Machine Guardian Telephone Tone Decoder Jamming DevicesCountersurveillance ScannersHold InvaderVoice Changer
Types of Electronic Surveillance
The main forms of electronic surveillance, or 'eavesdropping', are LISTENINGDEVICES (known As 'bugs') and TELEPHONE MONITORING (known as 'taps')and there is a subtle but important difference between the two. A listeningdevice can be located in any room or area, either operating independentlyor carried by an individual, to monitor everything that is said in that area. Atelephone monitoring device, on the other hand, is used solely to monitorwhat is being passed over a telephone line. Where such equipment may bedeemed helpful, its use is discussed this report of themain home studycourse.Listening devices consist of four basic components: a MICROPHONE, a TRANSMITTER, a RECEIVER and a RECORDING DEVICE. The operator canconfigure these devices in order to provide the most effective monitoring of the individual area in question; What is suitable for one assignment may beinappropriate for another.
Microphones The smallest surveillance microphones currently available are typically 5mmx 5mm x10mm. These may be hidden, for example, under a desk or in a light fitting,but it is more usual to disguise them in an innocent, 'host' device such as apen, briefcase or plug adaptor. Transmitters The transmitter is a very important part of any surveillance installation. These come in a variety of shapes and sizes, the smallest beingapproximately 35mm x 18mm x 10mm. As with microphones they can beeither hidden in a room or disguised as an innocent item.ReceiversIf using a transmitter you will also need a receiver. There are various typeson the market and performance is usually related to size. Receivers areavailable which can monitor up to five different signals at the same time.RecordersEvery surveillance configuration should employ a recorder if it is to be trulyeffective. This can be situated either with the microphone (making atransmitter and receiver optional) or at a remote location with the databeing relayed over a transmission link. The chief disadvantages to locatingthe recorder in the area to be monitored are the space requirement andalso the need to maintain the device (ie.replace the tapes and batteries). The great advantage to concealing the recorder in the area to bemonitored is that these devices are almost impossible to detect withcounter surveillance equipment. (If your recorder is located at a remotelocation then it is always possible, indeed quite likely, that thetransmission signal may be picked up by a debugging device.)Finally remember that no matter what kind of listening device is used theireffectiveness always depends on the skill of the operator in choosing andusing devices, from the range we discuss in this publication, which aremost appropriate for the situation in question.
Telephone Monitoring
As we have seen, by no means are all surveillance devices attached totelephone equipment, but a good many items are. Depending on theassignment in question it may be necessary to employ both a listeningdevice and a telephone monitor. You will find a directory of the bestrecommendations within themain home study courseIt should also be remembered that, with the development of moderncommunications, it is now possible to monitor any type of information sentdown the telephone line. This includes voice transmissions, facsimile (fax)transmissions and computer data transmissions. In each case these may berecorded and, in the latter two cases, deciphered with the use of anencoding machine or even just a compatible fax machine or computer. There are three methods of monitoring 'phone calls :
1. Wire a device to the telephone line.
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