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Man detained outside White House for trying to fly drone
CNN ^
| May 14, 2015
| Kristen Holmes
Posted on 05/14/2015 11:03:12 AM PDT by McGruff
Secret Service detained a man Thursday afternoon who eyewitnesses tell CNN was trying to fly some sort of remote-controlled aerial device over the White House fence.
The park on the north side of the White House has been placed on lockdown while the incident is being investigated.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: secretservice
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It's the second drone incident at the White House this year...
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:03:12 AM PDT
by
McGruff
To: McGruff
Isn’t there a way to jam the remote signals for these?
To: pieceofthepuzzle
If you know the frequency they operate on, yes. But since they are usually on a public band, jamming them is not an option. I don’t even think it’s legal.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:09:19 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Drone companies are creating GPS fail-safes that won't allow drones to go over restricted areas.
But, like everything, it can be hacked. But, I also have never heard of a RC operator using his hobby equipment to fly around the WH.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:09:54 AM PDT
by
Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Probably, but like the guard dogs they have to be unleashed. Or get Val-jay’s approval after she considers benefits of WH staff martyrdom or not.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:12:20 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: McGruff
Obama isn’t at WH today. Camp David.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:12:35 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: Blood of Tyrants
It’s probably legal to just jam them around the White House and Capitol I would think.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:13:36 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(NEW ARRIVALS -> 99 cents buy here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/541331)
To: pieceofthepuzzle
Actually, yes. No way of reliably taking over control (assuming the latest of RC control tech), but the frequencies of standard RC equipment are well-known, can be monitored, and can be jammed.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:14:17 AM PDT
by
Smedley
(It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
To: ColdOne
he and the "little" "lady" are there strategizing......for the third onama term...
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:14:28 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
she would run to make money for herself. She does not care about winning, she wants another “no show” job.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:15:31 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: McGruff
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:15:54 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: GeronL
Like I said, you have to know what frequency they are operating on. Jamming all possible frequency ranges would not be politically possible.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:18:16 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
To: longtermmemmory
the democrack party would have to be very VERY desperate to allow mooch to run anywhere,
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:18:36 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Blood of Tyrants
> If you know the frequency they operate on, yes. But since they are usually on a public band, jamming them is not an option. I dont even think its legal.
Since when would that stop the current administration. There are no laws that apply to them ya know...
To: MeshugeMikey
LOL...no it is the famous Gulf Summit. Meanwhile in England the king of SA is with Queen to see some horses.
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:37:45 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: ColdOne
I think it was the King of Bahrain that is with the queen
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:42:42 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
To: GeronL
Technically, it is unlawful for ANY agency to jam anything. Anywhere.
Do they? Of course. But it isn't legal.
/johnny
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:46:00 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: bert
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:52:19 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: McGruff
The drone operator has to have a screw loose to do that after seeing what happened to the last nut that flew the gyrocopter onto the capitol grounds....
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posted on
05/14/2015 11:53:09 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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