Henry Cohen, owner of Production Radio in New York, sheds some light on the obstacles involved in ea

(30 Apr 2012) HEADLINE:How hard is it to eavesdrop during an NFL game?
CAPTION: Henry Cohen, owner of Production Radio in New York, sheds some light on the obstacles involved in eavesdropping during an NFL game. ESPN has reported that New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis listened in on opposing coaches. (April 25)

[Location - Date:White Plains, NY]
[SOT/:Henry Cohen/Owner Production Radio]
"There''s entertainment factions, there are the coach communications, there are security communications, there is ENG, there''s interviews going on, there is walkie talkie communication that covers a wide range of needs. There''s microwave backlinks for the video cameras to go back to the trucks, from the trucks to studios. All of this is coordinated by the NFL frequency coordination team."
[SOT/:Henry Cohen/Owner Production Radio]
"it depends on what kind of wireless devise that person is using. If they are using unencrypted standard AM or FM device it would be very easy."
[SOT/:Henry Cohen/Owner Production Radio]
"For an encrypted device if you don''t have a similar receiver and don''t know the key, it is going to be virtually impossible to do it in real time."
[SOT/:Henry Cohen/Owner Production Radio]
"the intercom systems that the coaches use are a digitally encrypted system. So unless you have that same receiver type or the same beltpack. And you know the encryption key, you''re not going to be able to listen in."
[SOT/:Henry Cohen/Owner Production Radio]
"to the best of my knowledge, each team has its own intercom system, the encrypted intercom system that they travel with."
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[Location - Date:New York. April 5, 2012]

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