HOW TO INTERCEPT A CELLULAR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION I once had an acquaintance tell me he was not worried about having his phone tapped. I asked why and he told me he had a cellular phone. "How could they hook up a tap to a wireless phone?' Not everyone is so stupid. Cellular telephones are very easy (and Illegal) to monitor. All you generally need is a modified (to pick up the 800-900Mhz band) scanner. Simply turn the scanner on and program the search function to search in between the 800-900 mhz band in 30 Khz spacing. Pretty soon you'll be listening to all types of conversations. You can improve reception by using an antenna that is tuned to the cellular band or using an amplified antenna. One problem that you will encounter in cellular telephone monitoring is loss of conversation due to the target cellular telephone moving from cell to cell. There are various techniques to overcome this problem which will be discussed in-depth in future issues of THE CODEX. There are also several devices on the market generally sold only to law enforcement agencies that make the job a lot easier and also offer additional information about cellular calls such as ESN (electronic serial number), NAM readers, etc. New technologies also allow cellular telephones to be tracked electronically to give the users location. Such is the case as in Los Angeles when the LAPD tracked down OJ Simpson during the infamous car chase with his buddy Al Cowlings. More in-depth info to follow in the CODEX.