[UCANSEE2]

Why the sudden interest in ham radio at that age which coincides with the date she is hired by Fusion GPS that is working on the Steele dossier?

Because it is the perfect way to schedule 'document drops'.

If you use a phone, there is a record of both parties to the communication. Same with email.

BUT... if you just broadcast a message on Ham radio, your intended party can listen to the message, but no one can prove who it was or whether they listened.

You simply broadcast something like "the cake is in the oven" and that signals your comrade that he/she needs to go to the pre-arranged spot and pick up the 'documents'.

In the 'old' days, scheduling document drops was done by placing an ad in the local newspaper. However, the intelligence agencies caught onto this practice, and there are very few 'newspapers' where one can do that anymore.

[Golden Eagle]

Supposedly now you can even hook up laptops or other devices now to send large encrypted messges over the ham airwaves, which could include encrypted voice comms. Add into that the coded words you mentioned and it could be more than trivial for anyone including NSA to acquire and decifer.

[ptsal]

BINGO....

Someone can turn their APRS beacon “on” and leave a bread crumb trail.

Nothing like amateur radio.

73s

[MV=PY]

"Because it is the perfect way to schedule 'document drops'. If you use a phone, there is a record of both parties to the communication. Same with email. BUT... if you just broadcast a message on Ham radio, your intended party can listen to the message, but no one can prove who it was or whether they listened. You simply broadcast something like "the cake is in the oven" and that signals your comrade that he/she needs to go to the pre-arranged spot and pick up the 'documents'. In the 'old' days, scheduling document drops was done by placing an ad in the local newspaper. However, the intelligence agencies caught onto this practice, and there are very few 'newspapers' where one can do that anymore. "

Thanks much for that - hadn't thought of it.

[spokeshave]

if you just broadcast a message on Ham radio, your intended party can listen to the message, but no one can prove who it was or whether they listened.

You simply broadcast something like "the cake is in the oven" and that signals your comrade that he/she needs to go to the pre-arranged spot and pick up the 'documents

Not so...you cannot just broadcast something like "the cake is in the oven"

It's either a test signal at reduced power or a CQ call for a reply...followed by logged communication with the second Amateur Radio Station.