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To: detective

The Brilliant Sundance claims Nellie Ohr got a ham radio license in order to communicate nefarious things without leaving a paper trail...except the first thing she does iS CREATE a paper trail by obtaining a license from the federal government!

This argument is as absurb as a terrorist obtaining a Federal Firearms License in order to make pipe bombs.

Sundance does some good analysis but he is also full of shit sometimes, like this, where he cannot differentiate coincidence from causation. Many people from all kinds of backgrounds, ages, and ‘genders’ become ham radio operators, for example the Managing Editor of QST magazine, published by the US amateur radio organization, is a young female ham. People with a linguistics background have long been attracted to the hobby, as have those with diverse interests including technology.

If I wanted to communicate clandestinely, I would just go buy a radio via eBay, Craigslist, or a dealer and use it surreptitiously. There is no requirement to have a license to own radio equipment nor does anyone check. It has always been a self-policing hobby and those who operate as pirates or bootleggers do so outside the law.

The first thing a would-be spy would NOT do is apply for a licence from the FCC that any bozo could discover with a single internet search.


7 posted on 09/07/2018 9:52:01 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: bigbob

Agreed, but we do not know ANYTHING else about this situation. Since no one specifically monitors active HAM frequencies it’s impossible to say either way.


8 posted on 09/07/2018 9:59:24 AM PDT by gr8eman (Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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To: bigbob

My Dad had a HAM radio, talked to people around the world but did not have a license...I use to hear Morris Code all the time..


16 posted on 09/07/2018 1:43:32 PM PDT by TNPAW
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To: bigbob

My Dad had a HAM radio, talked to people around the world but did not have a license...I use to hear Morris Code all the time..


17 posted on 09/07/2018 1:43:32 PM PDT by TNPAW
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To: bigbob

Except Nellie got a ham radio license to operate only within a 10 mile radius- from McLean that would cover DC

Within days of being hired by Fusion GPS

And she didnt get training or join any local clubs

Circumstantially she was using this equipment to make local contacts with people in DC and VA without an obvious trail of cell phone or email - she worked with people who could advise her

Much info about nellie here
https://apelbaum.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/the-mechanics-of-deception/


20 posted on 09/07/2018 9:09:38 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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