TUCoPS :: Phreaking Boxes - Miscellaneous :: stealthb.txt

Stealth Box - When beige boxing, this yields the line to its rightful owner

                     @~~~>>---==={SteaLth BoX}===---<<~~~@
                                  -HeVnScenT-


Ok, To start this out, I HeVnScenT, Do not claim any responsibility for this 
Text file.  What you do with this info is up to you, I mearly present the
Information, I am not forcing you to make this.  However I do not feel that
The construction of this box violates any Laws.  Also I am not claiming 
This box as my idea.  I took a 2600 article and improved on it a little. 
The Original concept was created by no comment and Crash Test Idiot. 
Ok now for what this box does.  
Have you ever been beige boxin when the people who's phone line you
are usin pick up?  I mean what the !!@!** are you supposed to do.. 
You can listen, which is fun, but if you don't want to get caught, you need 
this box.  What the SteaLth BoX does:  The SteaLth BoX monitors line 
voltage so incase someone picks up another phone on the same line as the 
SteaLth BoX, the SteaLth BoX clicks you off the line without the other 
party knowing anything was wrong.  Another good purpose for the SteaLth BoX
is to keep on your phone to prevent TAPs.  If someone is trying to listen 
in on your line, it will do the exact same thing.  You can see how useful 
to a Phreak this box will be.

PARTS: 
  <Quantity>       <Description>           <Radio Shack cat. #>    <Price>
    1              15v Zener Diode               276-564             0.99
    1   SpST Momentary Push button Switch        275-1571            2.39
    1               LED                          276-041a            0.99
    1               Bridge Rectifier             276-1161a           0.99
    1               Phone Line Coupler           279-358             2.79
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Construction:  I will make a schematic later in this file, but as we all 
        know they SUCK! So I will lead you threw construction.
	  First,  Cut the cathode <the short lead> on the LED as short as you 
        can solder with. <Important note, try to make everything as small as 
        you can, the coupler we are going to put it in does not have much
        space>  Next cut the cathode on the zener diode <the side with the
        black band>  cut it as short as you did on the LED.  Ok, as you
        probably guessed solder the two together cathode to cathode of 
        course.  Ok, Now check out your Bridge Rectifier, find the + pin and 
        - pin on it.  Ok, we are going to solder the remaining zener diode 
        lead to the minus and the led to the plus, so you need to cut the 
        leads to both of these as close as you can and still be able to 
        solder to the Bridge rectifier.  Ok, now after you have done that, 
        you need to solder the two pins of the spst switch to the remaining 
        two pins on the Bridge Rectifier. ****<Doesn't matter which ones>
        Once you have done this, now comes the tough part.  You need to open 
        the Coupler up.  Do this by "Breaking" it in half, as you would do
        a stick, along the seam.  Once inside, you should see two wires, 
        a red one, the RING; and a green one the TIP.  Cut the red one in 
        half.  Now would be a good time to drill your hole for your LED. 
        Just find a good space NEAR ONE  OF THE CORNERS!!! don't do it smack 
        dab in the middle cuz we need room for the SPST switch.  Ok, if you 
        have done everything so far, you are doin good.. this is not a tough 
        box, so if I have lost you already, you need to stay away from 
        building boxes.  Ok, Take one side of the red wire you cut inside of
        the coupler and solder it to one <again doesn't matter> of the pins on
        the spst switch, which of course is also soldered to the Bridge 
        rectifier.  And then solder the other side of the red wire to the 
        other side of the Spst switch, which of course is also soldered to 
        the other pin on the bridge rectifier.  I had some trouble trying to 
        do this so I took some small gage wire <22 ga.> to help me connect 
        all of these together, but I bet you can accomplish this without the 
        wire, either way it still works.  
	Now for the fun part, plug it in!!  The installation of this box is 
        pretty self explanatory, but I will explain anyway.  Install it as 
        you would a inline fuse. you are going to need 2 phone cords.  I use
        those shitty cords that come with new wall phones, that are about 5-6
        inches long.  Plug one side of one of the cords into the phone, the 
        other side into the box.  Then plug one end of the other cord to the 
        box, and the other end into a phone jack.  Pick up the phone.  
        If the LED did not light Up, and you did not have a dial tone, you 
        fucked up, or your phone is already being tapped.  <Hopefully you 
        just fucked up  =)>
	Almost done...  Now you have to find a way to get all of this inside
        the coupler.  stick the led into the hole you drilled.  Ok that parts
        done.  Now make a hole for the Spst switch...   Now stick it in, btw 
        I have not been able to install the switch correctly, my switch is 
        totally outside the box, which gave me more than enough room to get
        all the rest in there.  Once you have it all in there snap the box 
        back together. **Done**
	Uses:  Well, I have one guarding the line right off the wall to my
        modem/phone.  I also use mine with my beige box, and both have come 
        in VERY handy.  Btw if you haven't figured it out yet, if you are going
        to use your beige box to LISTEN in on conversation's, TAKE the BOX 
        OFF!! =)  that was my main problem with the article published in 
        2600, but other than that great box guys!


Schematic:
                              ------------LED------------
                              |           |             |
                             bridge       \/          bridge
                              /\         ---           /\
                              |            |              |
                  RING--------0            |              0------RING
                              |            __             |
                             /\            /\            /\
                             bridge        |           bridge
                             |             |              |
                             -------------ZENER------------
Any Questions please email me at 
hevnsnt@ksu.edu
06/18/96
                            @~~~>>HeVnScenT<<~~~@

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