On 15-Mar-2004, Panzer240 wrote:

Rare Old Things ...

^ No neighbor playing jokes

Yes it is. Someone nearby is recording the transmissions and
retransmitting
them.

Frank


Sounds like a prank. But as has been said you have placed a "bug" in your
house that allows most people with scanners to hear just about everything,
and I do mean EVERYTHING, that goes one in your home. Either that or your
house had ben drifting in and out of the Twilight Zone.

You would really need to worry if you start hearing conversations which occur 15 minutes later.

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:26:46 -0500, Lou hath writ:
Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack.

I'm not sure what part you're saying "NOT" to! I didn't mean heart attack
literally! Just a figure of speech, wondering how many have heard their
"phone calls". But I'd be willing to bet, if you ask the majority of people
"not radio oriented" if they knew their calls or baby monitors were able to
be overheard, most would say NO. Most of those I've told, had no clue. Not
everyone is in tune as we are.

Back about two years ago, I used a vox'ed 48 mcs W/T in front of
my 6M rig's speaker to inform me when the band was open -- at other
places around the house - using squelched W/T's and scanners.
6M being what it is, I collected more credit card numbers (and
expiration dates) than new grid squares.
The Phone Sex was "interesting", too. HI!HI

(I've since moved to a similar scheme _NOT_ using the 48/49 mcs toys.)

73
Jonesy
--
| Marvin L Jones | jonz | W3DHJ | OS/2
| Gunnison, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | linux __
| 7,703' -- 2,345m | config.com | DM68mn SK

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:26:46 -0500, Lou hath writ:
Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack.

I'm not sure what part you're saying "NOT" to! I didn't mean heart attack
literally! Just a figure of speech, wondering how many have heard their
"phone calls". But I'd be willing to bet, if you ask the majority of people
"not radio oriented" if they knew their calls or baby monitors were able to
be overheard, most would say NO. Most of those I've told, had no clue. Not
everyone is in tune as we are.

Back about two years ago, I used a vox'ed 48 mcs W/T in front of
my 6M rig's speaker to inform me when the band was open -- at other
places around the house - using squelched W/T's and scanners.
6M being what it is, I collected more credit card numbers (and
expiration dates) than new grid squares.
The Phone Sex was "interesting", too. HI!HI

(I've since moved to a similar scheme _NOT_ using the 48/49 mcs toys.)

73
Jonesy
--
| Marvin L Jones | jonz | W3DHJ | OS/2
| Gunnison, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | linux __
| 7,703' -- 2,345m | config.com | DM68mn SK

Lou wrote:
"Nitespark" wrote in message
news:e4i5c.2994$F91.2580@lakeread05...


Rare Old Things wrote:


Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions

are set

up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby while

we

listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the

neighborhood.

It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible


You do know that by installing a baby monitor in your home, you are in
effect placing a "bug" in your home that ANYONE can listen to and record
and play back at will don't you????


--
Hydrogen & Stupidity...the two most common elements in the universe.



Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack. Not
people I would be able to hear, but people in general. They just don't know.
I've never bought a baby monitor, so I don't know what the instructions may
say. Maybe they should state that ALL transmissions are able to be picked up
by scanner radios. Maybe it is in there and they just don't read the
directions - who knows? But they are completely unaware of their actions.

If a person doesn't know that a microphone and transmitter inside their
house will transmit sound to wherever, They will be hard pressed to know
anything.

- Mike -

Lou wrote:
"Nitespark" wrote in message
news:e4i5c.2994$F91.2580@lakeread05...


Rare Old Things wrote:


Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions

are set

up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby while

we

listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the

neighborhood.

It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible


You do know that by installing a baby monitor in your home, you are in
effect placing a "bug" in your home that ANYONE can listen to and record
and play back at will don't you????


--
Hydrogen & Stupidity...the two most common elements in the universe.



Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack. Not
people I would be able to hear, but people in general. They just don't know.
I've never bought a baby monitor, so I don't know what the instructions may
say. Maybe they should state that ALL transmissions are able to be picked up
by scanner radios. Maybe it is in there and they just don't read the
directions - who knows? But they are completely unaware of their actions.

If a person doesn't know that a microphone and transmitter inside their
house will transmit sound to wherever, They will be hard pressed to know
anything.

- Mike -

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ...
Lou wrote:
"Nitespark" wrote in message
news:e4i5c.2994$F91.2580@lakeread05...


Rare Old Things wrote:


Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions

are set

up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby
while

we

listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the

neighborhood.

It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible


You do know that by installing a baby monitor in your home, you are in
effect placing a "bug" in your home that ANYONE can listen to and record
and play back at will don't you????


--
Hydrogen & Stupidity...the two most common elements in the universe.



Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told
a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack.
Not
people I would be able to hear, but people in general. They just don't
know.
I've never bought a baby monitor, so I don't know what the instructions
may
say. Maybe they should state that ALL transmissions are able to be
picked up
by scanner radios. Maybe it is in there and they just don't read the
directions - who knows? But they are completely unaware of their
actions.

If a person doesn't know that a microphone and transmitter inside their
house will transmit sound to wherever, They will be hard pressed to know
anything.

- Mike -

Well! I think we can rest OUR case because many do NOT. Take a poll
sometime, you won't believe it. Lou

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ...
Lou wrote:
"Nitespark" wrote in message
news:e4i5c.2994$F91.2580@lakeread05...


Rare Old Things wrote:


Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions

are set

up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby
while

we

listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the

neighborhood.

It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible


You do know that by installing a baby monitor in your home, you are in
effect placing a "bug" in your home that ANYONE can listen to and record
and play back at will don't you????


--
Hydrogen & Stupidity...the two most common elements in the universe.



Guys, you would be SURPRISED how many people do NOT know that. I've told
a
few about their cordless phones and they damned near had a heart attack.
Not
people I would be able to hear, but people in general. They just don't
know.
I've never bought a baby monitor, so I don't know what the instructions
may
say. Maybe they should state that ALL transmissions are able to be
picked up
by scanner radios. Maybe it is in there and they just don't read the
directions - who knows? But they are completely unaware of their
actions.

If a person doesn't know that a microphone and transmitter inside their
house will transmit sound to wherever, They will be hard pressed to know
anything.

- Mike -

Well! I think we can rest OUR case because many do NOT. Take a poll
sometime, you won't believe it. Lou

While I do not know what frequency you monitor uses I do know that in my
neiborhood most of them seem to on the 49mhz band and have surprising
range. When we last used a baby monitor in 1996 - 1998 we could hear up
to 3 different ones on the monitor itself. At about that time I got a
ham transceiver which had coverage of the 49mhz band and found that with
my 50mhz directional antenna (6 meter band) I could hear baby monitors
from almost a mile in all directions, as well as the older 49mhz
cordless phones at almost the same distance.

What people don't understand is that these devices radiate a pretty good
signal than can be heard a long way with the right receiving equipment.
Very old cordless phones operating in the 1.7mhz band could be heard at
astounding distances.

I would guess that you have a neighbor whi is in fact recording your
conversations and the baby crying and transmitting them back.

73
George
K3UD


In article ,
(Rare Old Things) wrote:

Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions are set
up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby while we
listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the neighborhood.
It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible

While I do not know what frequency you monitor uses I do know that in my
neiborhood most of them seem to on the 49mhz band and have surprising
range. When we last used a baby monitor in 1996 - 1998 we could hear up
to 3 different ones on the monitor itself. At about that time I got a
ham transceiver which had coverage of the 49mhz band and found that with
my 50mhz directional antenna (6 meter band) I could hear baby monitors
from almost a mile in all directions, as well as the older 49mhz
cordless phones at almost the same distance.

What people don't understand is that these devices radiate a pretty good
signal than can be heard a long way with the right receiving equipment.
Very old cordless phones operating in the 1.7mhz band could be heard at
astounding distances.

I would guess that you have a neighbor whi is in fact recording your
conversations and the baby crying and transmitting them back.

73
George
K3UD


In article ,
(Rare Old Things) wrote:

Hello group and thanks for any help you can share

We have a basic baby monitor set up in the nursery and the extensions are set
up in our bedroom and the livingroom.

Twice now we have clearly heard transmissions of our baby and our own
conversations that occured 15 minutes earlier.

This morning my wife and I were standing in our room WITH the baby while we
listened to him crying on our monitor and her going in to get him which
happpened about 15 minutes ealier. Very odd to me.

How is is this possible? Is this possible?

It was definately not some other picked up transmission from the neighborhood.
It was like time delayed transmission.

Very curious.


This also happened once before

Thanks for any help. Im very curious how this is possible

Regarding people being able to eavesdrop on baby monitors and cordless
phones... I'm sure this is true for the baby monitors and older phones.
But aren't the newer digital and spread-spectrum cordless phones at least
much harder, if not impossible, to eavesdrop on? I'm sure with the right
amount of knowledge, computer equipment, and decoders it could be done,
but your average scanner junkie isn't going to go to that much trouble.
Am I wrong?

Jay

N0TIB
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