Re:FCC to Investigate Raised RF Noise Floor
by nxzero on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @04:44AM
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Seems like the NSA would have all the data the the FCC needs, is this right, or no?
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Re:FCC to Investigate Raised RF Noise Floor
by ConroyBumpus on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @10:44AM
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Funny, but incorrect. This mostly has to do with spurious RF noise generated by badly engineered devices like power supplies or manual light dimmer switches - things that aren't designed to communicate. Manufacturers are supposed to test for these sorts of emissions, but frequently don't.
Re:FCC to Investigate Raised RF Noise Floor
by nxzero on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @11:12AM
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Meaning you're claiming in a cities NYC & DC that the NSA doesn't to full spectrum dumps, right? Or that they would have not looked into statistically unusual high amounts of background noise?
If the NSA does this, they'd have the info. If they don't, I'd be curious why; meaning legal, physical limits, etc.
Re:FCC to Investigate Raised RF Noise Floor
by headShrinker on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @11:58AM
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This has nothing to do with the NSA, and the NSA has no interest in RF noise. The noise isn't some encrypted electronic communication. It's electromagnetic noise as a byproduct of poorly designed electronic products. It's like if in a chemistry lecture if all the students started humming, it would become difficult to hear the lecture. So there is no connection to the NSA.