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Out back o' Borneo Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/17/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is a small sistema container with a pencil & notepaper , located just off the western boundary of the Borneo Barracks in Cabahlah, Qld. Be sure not to cross the 6 foot razor wire fence... I'm pretty sure the Defence Department wouldn't appreciate it!

Also, on good intel, it would be advisable not to attempt this cache at night as the base perimeter fence is patrolled.

The Borneo Barracks are home to the 7th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare).

From the cache location you can see the High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) Circularly Disposed Antenna Arrays (CDAA). These sensitive receivers are capable of gathering 'signals intelligence' (spying) the airwaves as far as 7000km's away. To be honest, it looks just like a shed in the middle of a paddock. However, if you check out the co-ordinates on google earth-satellite view, you'll get a good idea of what it looks like.

Now for a little bit about what it does... as taken from, 'The U.S. Intelligence Community', Jeffrey T. Richelson, New York, Ballinger, 1989 (This excerpt from Second Edition (soft), pp. 265-287) - "Its main purpose is to monitor radio transmissions throughout the Southwest Pacific. Thus, the Cabarlah system was used to monitor Soviet intelligence-gathering trawlers that were watching the Kangaroo II naval exercises of October 1976".

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

lbh'yy unir gb ybbx hc bss gur tebhaq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)