Re: Beepers can also be used to track you down!

A1 ray arachelian (library) writes:

However, I did notice one message from an individual who mentioned that in Britain, some sort of scanners were used to track down unlicensed TV's

That's merely a matter of passively picking up the frequencies put off by a tv tube. Drive down a street with a receiver/display and a list of who paid their tv tax. That simple. (My dad used that sort of gear when he was a spook in the bay area in the early 70s.)