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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: Lonnect on July 19, 2013, 01:45 pm

Title: Australia Customs Using X Ray
Post by: Lonnect on July 19, 2013, 01:45 pm
CLEARNET
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/illegal-mobile-phone-and-gps-jammer-crackdown-by-regulator-yields-results-20130717-2q2oo.html

I'd imagine the same machine/s would be used to find drugs and other illegal items.


"Mr Loney said international mail packages were inspected by a sophisticated x-ray machine that can automatically detect devices by shape and then alert mail-sorting staff to take a closer look if necessary.

"With the jammers some of them have quite distinctive shapes," he said. "They have tri-band antennas that stick up, which you don't see on a normal mobile or any sort of small electronic device. And when [mail staff] see something like [a jammer] it gets pulled off and they look at it."

Despite this, Mr Loney admits that some can still slip into the country. This is where the ACMA works with telcos including Telstra, Optus and Vodafone which sometimes receive reports from customers about mobile phone interference. ACMA's staff then go out and attempt to track suspected jammers with specialised radio equipment."