We promise to give you, the buyer, our professional and fair opinion. There are many "traps" in this business, and we wish you to understand the difference between real junk bugs and transmitters and the better ones.

We are not trying to promote our stuff. We have enough selling however and if you wish to throw out your money just because a product is cheaper - it is not our problem. Just remember: what you pay is what you get. I am sure that your intelligence will guide you what and where to buy.

We are testing EVERY device in our professional labs before writing our opinion

If you may have another opinion about this product, please leave a comment and we'll be happy to publish it.

Here is one of the worst phone (line) transmitters.

This is another "piece of art" from pssmarket.

In spite of that he doesn't mention that this transmitter CANNOT BE USED on digital lines (as ISDN, ADSL, DSL, CABLES etc), the seller who probably has a very high imagination, claims that it may achieve up to 500m!!!. We've tested it. after ~90 m, it drops dead!

We liked the following "pearl":
The design of our Transmitter allows the client to adjust sensitivity of the mike himself... Well, it'll be nice to do it, in spite that it doesn't have "mike"...

We promise to give you, the buyer, our professional and fair opinion. There are many "traps" in this business, and we wish you to understand the difference between real junk bugs and transmitters and the better ones.

We are not trying to promote our stuff. We have enough selling however and if you wish to throw out your money just because a product is cheaper - it is not our problem. Just remember: what you pay is what you get. I am sure that your intelligence will guide you what and where to buy.

We are testing EVERY device in our professional labs before writing our opinion

If you may have another opinion about this product, please leave a comment and we'll be happy to publish it.

Here is one of the worst mains operated transmitters.

Just touch it after 5 minutes (hopping you won't be electrified...) - it is so hot that you'll wonder when it'll go on fire, and from our tests, after several hours it burned like a torch.
Homemade PCB. The seller claims it is stable. Touch the antenna - it'll be the ultimate proof that it is not even crystal controlled!
Made in Israel by an amateur, and the seller is called "ps**arket" - don't waste your money and most of all, don't expose your family to dangerous inflammable devices !!!

Our professional opinion: STAY AWAY. It is real junk!!!

One of the worst mains operated transmitters.

Just touch it after 5 minutes (hopping you won't be electrified...) - it is so hot that you'll wonder when it'll go on fire, and from our tests, after several hours it burned like a torch. Homemade PCB. The seller claims it is stable. Touch the antenna - it'll be the ultimate proof that it is not even crystal controlled!

Made in Israel by "pssmarket" - don't waste your money and expose your family to dangerous inflammable devices !!!

Our professional opinion: STAY AWAY. It is real junk!!!

Phone bug tap spy transmitter

After a phone-tapping scandal took center stage in Parliament in May 2010, the government has again come under a cloud, following reports of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s room allegedly being ‘bugged’. It’s not surprising then, if the thought, ‘Is my phone being tapped’ crosses one’s mind.

While it is typically illegal to bug (listen to the conversations remotely) anyone’s phone in the country (security concerns being exceptions), it’s very easy to tap a landline phone connection. If you ever hooked up another phone in your house, technically you have tapped your own phone line. A phone line has a green (positive end) and a red (negative) copper wire, which form a circuit. The wires transmit sound waves (your voice) as an electrical current, which a phone company sends through wires connected to the phone’s speaker and microphone. It’s easy to add a new load to the circuit board along this path.

This method, however, is too primitive in today’s tech-savvy world. Eavesdroppers now use bugs with tiny microphones that pick up sound waves directly. The sound runs to a radio transmitter, which transmits a signal varying with the current. Those spying on you could set up a nearby radio receiver that picks up this signal and sends it to a speaker or encodes it on a tape.

There could be an ‘acoustic bug’ that can even be placed on a water glass, soft spots around windows, structural defects, ventilation structures or poorly-installed power outlets—any area through where sound may leak. An ultrasonic or VLF bug is a technique used to convert the sound into an audio signal above the range of human hearing. An RF (radio frequency) bug is the most well-known bugging device, through which a radio transmitter is placed in an area or a device. An optical bug converts sound (or data) into an optical pulse or a beam of light. It is rarely used, expensive, and easy to detect. A good example of this would be an active or a passive laser listening device.

Various companies also sell spy software like the ‘Ultimate Bluetooth mobile phone spy 2010’, with which one can eavesdrop on anyone’s calls, or even read SMSs. Listening devices like the ‘bionic ear with booster’, that can magnify faint or distant sounds, or the ‘detect ear parabolic microphone system’, which claims to hear conversations with pinpoint accuracy even at 300 yards, are also available.

FlexiSpy, for instance, is a software that can be downloaded on a phone. The software collects all available data and sends it to a web account for viewing. It also looks out for incoming calls with predefined numbers and silently switches on the phone. Another tool, the Spybubble Cell Phone Spying Software, can be downloaded for Rs 2,690. This allows live call interception, recording of incoming and outgoing call history, viewing text messages and the transfer of recorded mobile phone activities into a remote server for storage.

On the internet, data packets (voice over internet protocol or VoIP phones like Skype or Gchat) can be intercepted by the government using packet sniffers, such as the FBI’s (now abandoned) carnivore system.

It is common knowledge that every mobile subscriber’s phone conversations are recorded and retained for a period of at least seven days, primarily to monitor the various communication channels used by terrorists. Tracking would be easier with third-generation (3G) phones, since the base stations would be located close to each other. For mobile phones, a major threat is the collection of communication data, which not only include information about the time, duration, originator and recipient of the call, but also the identification of the base station where the call was made (the approximate geographical location).

A government agency can request for a wiretap, as well as other details like call detail records, SMSs and the usage of other services from telecom services providers. The conversation is then recorded and stored in a proprietary format using a communications interception system.

Vishal Gupta, chief executive officer, Seclore Technology, an enterprise information rights management firm, says, “What happens to the file after it’s received by the agency is anyone’s guess. If this piece of digital information is stolen or leaked to unauthorized personnel, due to lack of accountability, it is likely to result in a blame game among various agencies and the telecom service provider.” Seclore works with telecom operators and companies which outsource their data to third-party vendors, to protect the shared data.

Recent phone tapping incidents have prompted the government to consider data protection and privacy in its amendment to the Information Technology Act. Any company holding sensitive personal data, according to the new laws, cannot retain information more than required and the third party receiving the sensitive personal data or information from the company or any person on its behalf, cannot disclose it.

One of the most active seller of wiretaps on the UHF band is Petrutech Technologies, for example: http://www.petrutech.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=35

However, there are ways to counter phone-tapping threats. A high-tech ‘frequency finder bug detector’, for instance, can detect phone taps, hidden cameras, eavesdropping devices or bugs, GPS trackers, cellphone bugs and room bugs. An RF "telephone analyzer" can alert one about a wiretap on a telephone line in case of eavesdropping while on a call and also continually sweep one’s room for RF bugs. A computer-controlled unit from Brickhouse Security continuously sweeps a telephone and phone line for any eavesdropping. It also sweeps a room for RF bugs (the detection frequency ranges from 70Mhz to 2Ghz).

A ‘vibrating transmitter detector’ instantly alerts one when a transmitter is detected and gives two silent forms of notification — silent vibration and visual blinking light emitting device light. With the device hidden in one’s pocket, one can covertly monitor eavesdropping activity, without alerting anyone that he is sweeping the premises for concealed bugs.

Data encryption technologies too, are helping to curtail unauthorized phone-tapping to an extent. As encryption capabilities improve, so do wiretapping techniques. Being aware, however, can be of immense help.

Signs of alert:

TELL-TALE SIGNS OF TAPPING

• Strange sounds or volume changes on a phone
• Static, popping, or scratching on phone lines
• Sounds from a handset even when it’s not in use
• The phone lights up or flashes for a moment even when it is not in use
• AM/FM radio develops strange interference
• Car radio senses interference, TV reception is not clear
• People repairing telephones, cable or plumbing connections turn up near one’s place, despite no one calling them
• An unattended van outside one’s house

For those customers, UHF listening equipment offers a stable and established mode of transmitting clear audio over a relative long distance. UHF transmitters can be built into everyday objects and here at Petrutech Technologies, we have incorporated them into calculators, computer mice, clocks and even pens. battery powered slick stand-alone spy gadgets can be attached to the underside of a table or desk. UHF transmitters can also be attached to a telephone line to transmit audio from both sides of a landlines conversation to a receiver within range

UHF Receivers can be used to listen in live or with a recorder attached, a recording of transmitted audio can be made at the same time as listening in or alternatively a recorder can be left to work in conjunction with the receiver and voice activation facility to capture high quality recordings

UHF transmitters and receivers are an excellent alternative to GSM devices. In some ways they are more efficient because they can be set to work alone and there are no ongoing extra costs for transmission of audio, that would always be associated with GSM transmitting units. As well, if a GSM device is revealed, the SIM card will reveal the exact information about the "user" - means about you...

New Spy Gadgets Generate A Real Following

New technology has a huge influence in all of our lives. It is rare to find anybody who has not embraced the latest electronic gadgets in some way. Mobile phone ownership increases year on year and even the elderly have found a place for gadgets and gizmos in their lives either for safety reasons or sim ply to stay connected with younger members of the family locally or globally.

The widespread acceptance of new electronic devices has also leaked into other areas that were once the preserve of the expert. Surveillance equipment has not missed out on the benefits of technological advances and as such a new breed of surveillance devices has evolved. These new devices, commonly known as spy gadgets have opened up the world of spy and surveillance equipment to a fresh audience. The phrase spy gadget was not commonly used up until maybe five years ago when a new generation of devices came to the fore. These new spy gadgets have taken the form of spy pens, spy calculators, spy glasses and spy phones to name but a few. These new spy devices have not only been accepted as being useful surveillance tools, but actually as ‘cool’ must-have gadgets with a broad appeal.

The voice recording pen or the video pen have got to be the most popular gadgets that have received a wider acceptance. they can of course be used for fun and amusement, but they of course have a serious side in evidence gathering for the owner/user. The acceptance of new products is largely dependent upon them being disguised as objects that are used and carried everyday. This fact is clearly why pens and wristwatches have been so popular, but as the popularity of these items wanes, new spy gadgets such as GSM listening bugs disguised as USB flash drives or voice recorders that look like car key fobs have come to the fore and you can be sure that it won’t stop there. Technological advancement will ensure that the popularity of surveillance equipment is certainly not set to decline for the foreseeable future, especially now that it has found a whole new audience.

We are slowly emerging from one the deepest recessions in history and many will be considering changing their personal situation, because previously they felt financially constrained to stay where they were. During the recession many couples stayed together despite that fact that the relationship was in difficulty because any attempt to break away would have meant more financial hardship. Even though some suspected that partners were cheating, they couldn’t afford the services of a private detective and even if they could, the consequences of dividing the joint finances was viewed as too much of a risk

Now that couples finally feel that they have the option to sort out their personal circumstances the options on how to tackle their situation have broadened somewhat. Spy Equipment that can be used to gather evidence on a cheating partner is higher up the agenda than ever before. Although the role of the private investigator in an investigation cannot be ignored, spy gadgets can be used to great effect to vastly reduce the overall investigation cost.

The spy gadgets commonly chosen are vehicle trackers to gather information in relation to patterns of movement. Why is he/she staying late at work? Where do they go for a few hours when they are just ‘nipping out’. Why are they playing so much golf? Are they really having a night out with mates? All of these questions can be addressed using a vehicle tracker. Audio surveillance is another very important tool in a matrimonial matter. What are they arranging? Who are they talking to? What is happening whilst you are out? These questions can be answered using voice/sound recorders to gather the information you need or you can simply choose to listen in live using one of the GSM listening devices that can help get an inside track. Other favorite investigation tools are computer monitoring devices or software. What are they doing on their PC? Who are they chatting to? What are they arranging? Computer monitoring software is the latest weapon to gather vital intelligence.

When it comes to catching a cheating spouse, spy an surveillance equipment is starting to become the first choice for cash-strapped individuals who want to ‘get a grip’ on their personal situation. And with spy gadgets becoming more powerful, yet easier to use, this trend is set to continue