We Should Talk About "Havana Syndrome"
Added 2022-02-03 22:20:29 +0000 UTCI'm not hearing talk about this from engineers, but it is interesting enough a topic that I think we should - so please discuss!
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Meh, it's kinda odd who is affected while others are not. It is a Syndrome for sure. Just not a tech syndrome, alas.
veritanuda
2022-02-06 08:59:45 +0000 UTCI remember this story from many years ago. At the time I didn't think much about it, but my first impression is that a microwave beam of some sort was focused through a wall and directly to the heads of the victims. But if that's so, there must have been something directing the beam to the victims head. Any lower and the chest area would hurt. Any wrong angle might cause the beam to miss. Scientifically, I know this kind of beam is possible to create. The real mystery is how it is focused and nothing else electronic, or other objects are affected. Even if they taught someone to run a spectrum analyzer, I don't know of any that sweep a large enough bandwidth enough to show a spike in frequency and power. The ones I've seen have you specify a range to look at. But placing an antenna near the bed, and having a large range spectrum analyzer, should peak when the power is present. It can even be set to save peak values for later review. It's a really nasty weapon in how it can harm someone invisibly. I'm just glad I never go to the countries where this stuff happens.
Matt Wietlispach
2022-02-05 03:00:20 +0000 UTCSounds like an interesting subject. Question is, what frequency / frequencies can it be? Are there frequencies that will be undetected by of the shelve detectors that are present in an embassy? Would they have be able to detect the signal if they would have had the right equipment on-site? And if it is not RF can it be something like infrasound?
Frank
2022-02-04 08:18:22 +0000 UTCWhile there may be many sorts of signals that might be useful (I remember the amateur radio regs being revised because of possible health effects with 220 Nhz signals, A simple detector with an antenna would register the presence of a signal.
Kendra Akin
2022-02-04 00:00:37 +0000 UTCI've done TSCM work. I'd be surprised if this was an RF attack that it would be missed when so many are looking. Honestly, I'd be surprised if this was more than mass hysteria. Real or not, there is a real impact on the IC. Some folks don't want to work duty stations around the world.
Bob Darlington
2022-02-03 22:25:23 +0000 UTC
