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From: The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Tempest
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 18:07:39 -0500
]]1. Emissions from TV-type screens. This CAN be received by a nearby electronic

I remember reading about a guy at an electronics convention that, with a
reporter following him, went to Radio Shack, came back to the con, and built
one! Cost $40.

] The `standard' trick to prevent this is to put the screen et al in a Faraday
] cage -- essentially a wire-mesh box all around the screen, and linked to
] earth.
Well, considering I've helped build about 10 of these *uckers (yeah, that was
an S... REALLY it was!;), I'll attest to it. We built them with copper mesh,
and solid brass around the door, window, etc. When you closed it, you could
not get ANYTHING! I didn't drag much stuff in there, but it suited the purpose
(adjustment of cordless phones). This is probably the best way to do it. It
was a rather LARGE faraday cage (4*5*6), but it was one.

Rev
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