Jammers are devices capable of blocking frequencies of various types. According to Il Foglio, one of these machines would be used in the Fratelli d’Italia headquarters to block wiretaps and leaks of information during meetings.
The indiscretion was published in the Foglio, signed by the journalist Simone Canettieri. According to what is reported in the headquarters of the Fratelli d’Itali partya, the Roman Via della Scrofa, has been used for some time jammerstechnically a device that deals with disturbing frequencies. The choice, Canettieri always explains, serves to guarantee the confidentiality of party meetings. Net of the news, including the investigation that overwhelmed the Equalize company, it is interesting to understand what device we are talking about.
Jammers are well-known machinery on the market. They come in various sizes and power scales. Obviously there are also different courses. Let’s start with devices that can be found for a few tens of euros on Amazon to plot tens of thousands of euros that can only be recovered on specialized sites. Each with different effects.
What can a jammer block
Jammers are devices capable of disturb different orders of frequenciesa disturbance that occurs through the emission of radio waves. They are not magic boxes, just pressing a button is not enough to isolate a room from the rest of the world. For the cheaper ones it is always necessary to select a type of frequency that you want to block and generally also a durationso as not to overheat the components too much.
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Bomb jammers, machinery capable of blocking multiple frequenciesthey are very expensive and bulky devices. On specialized sites you can also find a 60,000 euros. Once the model and costs are defined, jammers can be used for several purposes. They can block GPS signals, they can also block the sequences on which the bugs transmit and they can directly block internet access and phone calls of all smartphones present in a room.
Military use: the Baltic Jammer case
Obviously, these devices can become fundamental during a conflictor. At the beginning of 2024 there was a lot of talk about the disturbances of GPS systems recorded in countries overlooking the Baltic Sea: a phenomenon that took the name of Baltic Jammer. According to various accusations, Russia was behind these disturbances: it was the Kremlin that disturbed these signals.
