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03/25/2026

Is it the latest and greatest in RF detection technology? They sure make it look easy don't they? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V1g1TL3zoI4

So easy that you might believe that this is a better bug finder than those that run for over $1000, that is good marketing, not a great product. Granted, not everyone has use for a $1000 bug finder, nor do they want the complexities of that kind of product.

What I did want to talk about is what is the difference, what makes a bug finder great. First, I wanted to talk about Analog and Digital signals. Digital of course is the future so why would anyone want a bug finder that does Analog? Analog is used because it doesn't require IP addresses and can be built in your basement. Why is that important? Well, if someone means you harm, and they don't want the signal to connect back to them, then this is an option, it is usually reserved for the worst of intentions. Digital of course will be easier and have a worldwide viewing capability so these will make up the majority of the bugging devices.

In the video that I added, you see a sleek little bug finder that has a little view that makes it look like it is finding the signal with the flash of a red light. This is deceiving; the red light is for lens finding. There is no alert to it; that meter and alert were from the signal that the transmitter from the camera is putting off. Why is that distinction important? Well, if there were another signal just behind that wall, you would have a difficult time distinguishing your router's wifi, from the camera's wifi signal. On top of that you have Cell Phone Towers, Radio Towers from Airports, Wifi from your next door neighbors, distortion caused by RF signal hitting metal in the walls (pipes, nails, steel frames, air vents, etc).

So let's talk about what is available out there:

Triangulation - having two points of reference can discriminate as to whether you are dealing with a signal that is close by or just a really powerful signal.

Audio Verification - Allows you to actually listen to the signal to see if you are hearing the same signal throughout your house, or if you are dealing with different signals, every signal has a unique sound, if it isn't encrypted, you will actually hear yourself talking through the verification, which would verify that there is indeed a listening device in the room.

Demodulation - Helps to find the original signal (think of an echo) and separates the noise caused by reflection and distortion.

Attenuation - You certainly don't want to miss a signal in your house, business, or hotel room. Attenuation allows a bug finder to amplify its reach to finding a signal, and then, once you find the signal, to drop the amplification to a specified reach so you know if it is, for instance, inside your walls. This isolates the signal.

Specified Meters - This discriminates one signal for another. If you just have one meter, then someone who understands signal can hide their listening device behind something that usually transmits like the Wifi from a TV, your router, or bluetooth speaker. If you have a CDMA or GSM signal coming from your speaker, you know that is not bluetooth or wifi and is suspicious.

In conclusion, our cheapest bug finder at $59 has attenuation, I would not recommend using a bug finder that doesn't have attenuation unless you can guarantee that nobody put a bug inside of something that already transmits, and you can turn everything that does transmit off. And you don't live in a city where your neighbors router is strong enough to go through the walls of your home, and there is no nearby cell phone tower, radio stations, air port, cell phones, drones, wireless alarm systems, wireless AC systems, etc. Also, notice how you didn't actually see the lens in the #10, it was because it is much harder to find a lens to a camera without a filter. The filter is to get rid of the reflection of glass and metal and highlight the effect of a camera lens. Our products that go for $34.95 have a filter for the lens finder.

Keep in mind our best customers are usually the ones that have already purchased products elsewhere and find out that the reviews and the abilities were not what they seemed. What we sell we teach you how to use, and we have a warranty that covers our sales pitch... our products can do what they say they do. Some come in, we'll show you the products and teach you about them, and you pick the one that is best for you.

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03/25/2026

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03/12/2026

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03/12/2026

In the quiet suburbs of Southern California, an ordinary engineer lived a double life for decades.

Chi Mak, a naturalized U.S. citizen working at a Navy defense contractor, was allegedly a long-dormant Chinese sleeper agent planted years earlier.

He rose through the ranks, gaining access to game-changing tech: Quiet Electric Drive systems to make submarines nearly undetectable, advanced warship power electronics, and propulsion secrets that could tip naval balance.

For years, he methodically gathered thousands of pages of sensitive data, burned it to encrypted CDs, and used his own family as unwitting (or witting) couriers—his brother, sister-in-law, wife, and nephew all played roles in assembling and smuggling the intel.

The FBI's counterintelligence team smelled something off from a tip in 2004. They went full thriller mode: hidden cameras outside his Downey home, wiretaps, trash pulls yielding torn Chinese tasking notes, covert entries while the family vacationed, and 18+ months of relentless surveillance.

The climax? October 28, 2005—FBI & NCIS agents race to LAX and stop his brother & sister-in-law mid-boarding a flight to China, seizing three encrypted CDs packed with stolen Navy secrets in their luggage.Boom—arrests cascade. Chi Mak and his wife grabbed at home. The family spy ring crumbles.

After a gripping six-week trial in 2007, prosecutors painted him as a trained operative betraying his adopted country. Jury convicts on conspiracy, export violations, unregistered foreign agent, and lying to the FBI.

Sentence in 2008: 24 years and 5 months in federal prison. "He endangered our national security and the lives of our sailors," the judge declared.

Chi Mak died in custody in 2022, but the case remains a stark warning: China's patient, family-network espionage ops targeting U.S. defense tech are real—and devastating when they succeed.

One quiet engineer almost handed Beijing the keys to silent submarines. The FBI stopped it just in time.

01/16/2026

Fun fact, did you know that the Theremin (the instrument used in the original Star Trek) was actually invented by a spy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0NVb25p1oU&list=RDx0NVb25p1oU&start_radio=1
true story.

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11/30/2025

Christmas is just around the corner, and you are starting to think about that guy who seems to have everything. I guarantee we have quite a few things for that very guy. If you are looking for unique gift ideas, we have your back! Yes, we have lots of things for that special girl as well!

This pen is awesome because it is a defensive pen, it works in water, it writes upside-down, it has a glass breaker in it, it has a whistle built in for those preppers or for those who love to camp, it has a flashlight built in for blinding attackers, fire starter... all in one little durable pen. So why are people buying pens for self defense??! Well, felons can carry them. You can take these to schools or other government buildings, you can take these on planes and they are built like a tank!

The weapon that you are allowed to take anywhere is truly why the pen is mightier than the sword! Get it now while we still have them in stock and before you don't have time to mail it to that special person!

11/21/2025

In the United Kingdom, the field advanced in the mid-19th century. Charles Frederick Field, a retired Metropolitan Police officer, opened an inquiry office in 1852 and befriended writer Charles Dickens, who featured him in articles. In 1862, Ignatius Paul Pollaky, one of Field's employees, started a rival agency and gained fame for his investigative prowess.

The United States saw significant growth with Allan Pinkerton's founding of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850. Pinkerton's agency thwarted an 1861 assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln and expanded into undercover work, crime detection, plant security, and armed guards—rivaling the U.S. Army in size at times.

In 1856, Kate Warne became America's first female private detective. The agency was deeply involved in labor disputes, often as anti-union operatives, which sparked violence like the 1892 Homestead Riot and led to "anti-Pinkerton" laws, including the federal Anti-Pinkerton Act of 1893 banning government hires of such firms.

Pinkerton agents also pursued notorious outlaws, including Jesse James, the Reno brothers, and the Wild Bunch (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid).

11/19/2025

The profession of private investigators traces its roots back to the early 19th century in France. In 1833, Eugène François Vidocq, a former soldier, criminal, and privateer, established the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie." (Seems like they could have shortened that a little) Vidocq innovated by hiring ex-convicts and introducing techniques like record-keeping, criminology, ballistics, plaster casts of shoe impressions, indelible ink, unalterable bond paper, and anthropometrics—methods that influenced modern policing. His agency often handled cases ignored by official law enforcement, but it faced legal challenges, including Vidocq's 1842 arrest for unlawful imprisonment (he was later released). Today, isn't it refreshing to know that you have someone in the industry that can help teach you the ropes on how to properly investigate yourself? This book is a good way to start.

11/18/2025

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11/01/2025

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10/29/2025

Spotlight on the Carson Mini Aura: Night Vision Magic in Your Pocket
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