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Ed Howland

In the , the setup stations to search out domestic German radio transmissions.
RID: Radio Intellegence Division
semanticscholar.org/paper/Poli
One of these was near Providence, R.I. That became the most sought after for domestic intellegence.
youtube.com/watch?v=JkTW--EFY8

www.semanticscholar.orgPolitics and Defense: The FCC's Radio Intelligence Division, 1940–1947 | Semantic ScholarBetween 1940–1947, the FCC's Radio Intelligence Division (RID) monitored clandestine radio transmissions in the United States. The RID was the FCC's “largest single activity” during the war years and helped military and government agencies locate the Axis enemy. Its creation set the precedent for FCC participation in national defense. Although its national defense activities supported President Roosevelt's New Deal goals, the RID eventually became the target of considerable conservative criticism. This essay broadens the understanding of the FCC beyond its broadcasting authority and further provides insight to the national defense contributions of a civilian agency.
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mike805

@edhowland before WW1 there was a large German owned radiotelegraph station in the USA. It was suspected of covert military communication, but used a high speed Morse transmitter which the USA had no means to copy.

The Secret Service worked with a Ham to record the station's signals on wax cylinders - the first time radio had ever been recorded - and found extra dots between the Morse letters.

These were proven to be covert messages, and the Germans were kicked out.

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