[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Sighting in James Bond Movie - Dr. No

[J Forster]

True, but I think the DESTRUCT command was encrypted. I'm not so sure the
guidance signals were. They could well have even been analog. The Atlas
electronics was all sub-mini tubes I think.

-John

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Bob Macklin wrote:

> They also used radio to DESTRUCT the missiles. All command was by radio in
> the early days.
>
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Kent (Seattle), Wa,
> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
> To: <n7rk at cox.net>
> Cc: "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
> "BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV" <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Sighting in James Bond Movie - Dr. No
>
> > Actually, the movie is very interesting for another reason.
> >
> > The main evil activity of Dr. No was "toppling" US missile tests. At the
> > time I thought it was impossible to do so, only learning about 10 years
> > later while working a Vandenberg AFB that, during the boost phase, some
> > vehicles used radio signals transmitted from the ground for guidance. So
> an
> > RF signal could jam or spoof a missile and send it off course.
> >
> > Fun and games,
> >
> > -John
> >
> > ===================
> >
> > David Hollander wrote:
> >
> > > Watched the first James Bond movie - Dr. No which I last saw in 1962.
> > > still a good movie.
> > >
> > > Early in the movie in a house in Jamaica, a bookcase with a false front
> > > is opened revealing a Geloso transmitter and a really old Eddystone
> > > receiver. A lady turns the gear on and communicates with headquarters in
> > > the UK. The headquarters setup is a bank of Racal receivers. The call
> > > signs used are actually close to ham calls but incorrect prefixes for
> > > the countries.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Dave N7RK
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >

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