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Blares the CIA's Radio War with Saddam MT Reviews the Drake R8B and Trunk Tracking PRO -2050 U.S. $3.95 Vol. 17, No. 5 May 1998 :an. 56.25 Prin-ed in he : nited States 1 -. MI+I'//. nitoring }bur Iirsonn( Comrmuicaúons Sourer 8 Inside the House of the Also: Blares The CIA's Radio War with Saddam 5-2-01490 13 3UIHS3H3 3AI210 yONVW 69 V21IOS r SVWOHl IIZ/OáS 6ó/10/£0 Ilianllilllinnllllnalnlnluitlll 450 1I9I0-£*3.E:.*3-30cx*****3 ,,c,,xv,-3.HHx xx**-X-* II l liv 74354 8 www.americanradiohistory.com Innovative Got Opto? Products for a Modern Now is the time to get it! Planet l Xplorer R11 Xp/aier Receivers $199 Apiorer Test Receiver: TEST RECEIVER hile on the job or uuuuJa4,, J just having fun, take along an 00 Optoelectronics product and 000 * .R111 experience an entire world of 1111111113111111 wireless communications. 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No price protection available on sale items. www.optoelectronics.com www.americanradiohistory.com /l CONT NTSS M® nitoring Times-; Vol. 17, No. 5 May 1998 BeeWee in My Back Yard 12 By Ronald Perron Most people hate living close to a major airport, but for a scanner buff, it's It£t Review RP.iánd henk 7'r.rkìng FR nirvana. Baltimore Washington International (pronounced `BeeWee") airport is host to a fascinating variety of civilian and military aircraft, and MT provides the rAMnitoring frequencies to plug into your scanner for some good aero listening. CIA vs. Saddam: The Radio War of the Nineties 18 Inside the Mouse of the By Nick Grace .1,u, 7>l fr.w treYl,ls l:.r,lío Whenever a military build-up draws 1Wu iirlr ,.u&ln.rr world attention once again to this flash point in the Middle East, one can be sure that before weapons fire, the war of words is already well underway. The US has had an ongoing presence on the airwaves for years, though their tactics may change Cover Story with administrations and political realities. Inside the House of VORTAC Goes the Distance 22 the Blues By Michael Scofield By Steve Douglass 4These low power, workhorse beacons used for aeronautical navigation get put to a novel use by our author. He issues a The author (well-known to long- challenge and provides some education along the way. Oh say, time MT readers and military moni- how far can you see? tors), takes us along on one of his favorite activities-witnessing breathtaking performance by the Blue REVIEWS: Angels, the Navy's crack aeronauti- cal demonstration team. 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