[LINK] How did pagers explode?

[Kim Holburn]

Pagers are used extensively in the NSW RFS.  Mostly really old but they are still getting new ones.

On 19/9/2024 8:50 am, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Yesterday SBS News asked me about exploding pagers. So propped my phone on a suitcase & was interviewed for the national news: "How 
> did Hezbollah's pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria?". https://youtu.be/98u6VcDiNJ0?si=xbPMkrJLCAmNFIxN
> 
> When working at HQ Australian Defence Force I tested the use of pagers, traveling around defence bases in northern Australia by RAAF 
> aircraft. The units were able to receive messages in remote areas and while in flight, making them useful.
> 
> One feature which I noticed was that it was possible to send a test message to a pager which was apparently switched off. The only 
> way to prevent this was to remove the battery from the unit. It is likely that something like this was used for the attack on 
> Hezbollah. Also I warned that some of the pagers could have not been delivered to their intended targets and pose a danger to the 
> community, worldwide.
> 
> Any thoughts for followup interviews? https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2024/09/how-did-pagers-explode.html
> 
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