_________________________________________________________________ FROM THE VIRTUAL DESK OF SANDY SANDFORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Bay Area Cypherpunks meeting, I mentioned two cordless telephones that encrypt between the handset and the base unit. Here is some information about them. VTech Tropez 900DX Transmits signal digitally between handset and base unit on one of 20 channels in the 900 MHz band. Automatically selects one of over 65,000 digital security codes each time handset is returned to the base unit. Range is up to 800 meters; with up to 4.5 hours of continuous talk time. Suggested retail cost is $349.95. For more information: Steve Johnson, (503) 643-8981. PhoneMate 2910 Transmits signal digitally between handset and base unit on one of 10 channels in the 900 MHz band. Automatically selects one of over 1,000 digital security codes each time handset is returned to the base unit. Range is up to probably about the same as the VTech. No figures are given for talk time. Suggested retail price is $219.95. For more information: Suzanne Nastaskin, (310) 314-6649. Both phones have all the usual advanced features like auto-redial and such. Neither company's literature tells what encryption technology they uses. S a n d y _________________________________________________________________ PLEASE RESPOND TO: ssandfort@attmail.com (except from CompuServe) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~