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MBTA Transit PD

MBTA Transit PD Policies and Procedures

Thirty-three chapters in PDF format of the MBTA Transit Police Department Manual obtained via a public records request.

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How I Monitor Police Comms During A Protest

A short write up on my setup for monitoring police communications during protests in the Boston area. Includes gear and frequencies I monitor.

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Upgrading the GD-77 to the OpenGD77 Firmware

A guide outlining how to upgrade the Radioditty GD-77 from the stock firmware to the OpenGD77 firmware.

Guide

Tips For Remotely Monitoring Live Events With A Scanner

Some tips for covering live events remotely using a scanner or scanner feed.

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Monitoring FRS/GMRS Traffic With A UV-5R

A guide on how to monitor FRS/GMRS frequencies using a UV-5R or other CHIRP compatible radio.

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Backing Up Your Amiibo With A Proxmark3

A guide for backing up your Amiibo using a Proxmark3 including emulation and writing out to a blank NFC card.

Investigation Featured

How the Massachusetts State Police Can Monitor Drones

Using publicly available information I look into the hardware and software the Massachusetts State Police uses to monitor drones.

Investigation

When Good Drives Try To Go Bad

I logged onto my FreeNAS and found out that my boot drive was degraded. So I dug into the problem and attempted to fix it

Musings

All Websites Must Have Pretty Graphs

Some thoughts on choosing the right analytics platform for my blog.

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Spinning up an Azure OpenVPN Server for MTG: Arena

A guide to getting an OpenVPN server up and running in Azure East US 2. Ostensibly to mitigate MTG: Arena network issues

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Investigating and Mitigating MTG: Arena Network Errors

Tracking down reasons for MTGA Network Errors using log files and Wireshark. Then mitigating using a VPN server in Azure.

Guide

The Baofeng UV-5R and You

A tutorial on how to use the Baofeng UV-5R to monitor conventional radio channels around you. Like at a protest.