| Amateur radio operators understand Russian spy techniques (July 10) |
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Nine of the suspected Russian spies arrested this week, including a couple who lived in Seattle, are scheduled to be in federal court Thursday. They are accused of using a blend of new and old technology to relay their information back to their superiors.
Some people have wondered how they could get away with sending radio messages, but not the millions of amateur radio operators who are in constant communication around the world. Jeff Wandling of Fall City is on of them. "You know, a thousand bucks could get you what you need to set up a clandestine station," explained Wandling from his small radio shack near his home. Wandling says it would be easy for spies on the West Coast of the U.S. to use low power shortwave radio equipment to send messages through the airwaves over the North Pole to Russia. Charging papers show investigators found shortwave radio equipment in the Seattle home of a suspect accused of being part of the ring. The group didn't just rely on old techniques like radio messages, invisible ink and bag switches. Investigators say they also used modern techniques of imbedded messages in Internet photos. |
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