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Re:Police find electronic signal-jamming device inside Calif... by fy20 on Sunday August 29, 2021 @03:04AM (#28344805)
In this case the device was operating for months (blocking emergency frequencies?!?!) before they bothered to look for the source. Something on a timer would be much harder to discover due to the intermittent nature.
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Re:Police find electronic signal-jamming device inside Calif... by Crosseye_Jack on Sunday August 29, 2021 @06:58AM (#28345756)
> In the last week, it had gotten worse with residents reporting disruptions to Wi-Fi, satellite and cell phone service.

I read that to be “They only started looking for it once it started pissing people off”.

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Re:Police find electronic signal-jamming device inside Calif... by theshrike79 on Sunday August 29, 2021 @04:18AM (#28345079)
Trip a bunch of these in a city during Superbowl. Whoo boy.
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