ccd camera jammer?

The operation of transmitters designed to jam or block wireless communications is a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"). See 47 U.S.C. Sections 301, 302a, 333. The Act prohibits any person from willfully or maliciously interfering with the radio communications of any station licensed or authorized under the Act or operated by the U.S. government. 47 U.S.C. Section 333. The manufacture, importation, sale or offer for sale, including advertising, of devices designed to block or jam wireless transmissions is prohibited. 47 U.S.C. Section 302a(b). Parties in violation of these provisions may be subject to the penalties set out in 47 U.S.C. Sections 501-510. Fines for a first offense can range as high as $11,000 for each violation or imprisonment for up to one year, and the device used may also be seized and forfeited to the U.S. government.

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devin
 
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ccd camera jammer?

Post by devin »

Love the wave bubble, fantastic. Would it be possible to make a similar device that would interfere instead with closed circuit video cameras? Again, with maybe a 20 foot radius? I can only hope.

antares
 
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Re: ccd camera jammer?

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You could modify a microwave oven, but that would definitely be very dangerous for any human around not to mention that it's not handy.
Or you could use a powerful RF transmitter to induce large currents in the camera's circuitry effectively destroying the device,
but this is quite unrealistic since you need a lot of energy and it probably won't work if the camera housing is made of metal.
Even if the camera's signal is wirelessly transmitted over the air you need a lot power to interfere with it because you'd have to jam on the receiver's side.

Another idea is to take a very bright infrared light to blind the CCD optics, but this only works in some cases where the camera has no IR filter.

After all, I can't think of a suitable device that's able to do the job and also fits into your pocket.

Just a wild guess here: you're living in the UK?

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Post by evilroot »

The Wavebubble can already jam most wireless cameras, since they invariably operate somewhere on the 2.4ghz band. There's really no way to effectively "jam" a closed circuit wired camera without destroying it or going to pretty extreme lengths.

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Post by thew0od »

So we first have to come up with some sort of device that can detect the ccd sensor. That's what I get from that gizmag artical.

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