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by sneak 1021 days ago
It's probably one of these:

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/ANT_catalog

Likely TAWDRYYARD:

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/File:NSA_TAWDRYYARD.jpg

See also:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)
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mikewarot 1021 days ago
It was TAWDRYYARD, but apparently I'm wayyy off in my recollection of it's range.
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mikewarot 1021 days ago
There are devices with longer range, I'm sure if the bandwidth is reduced, the range could go up.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_backscatter

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