Would An ISD Internal Sensors Detect Tricorders?

[Aaron]

On another board that shall remain nameless, there is a discussion taking place that puts a Starfleet strike team undetected in an ISD. Given that Starfleet types don't seem to know how to use the passive mode on their tricorders would the ISD's internal sensors detect the active emissions from their tricorders and give them away?

[LadyTevar]

..... Hrm.

Do they give off more that the little hand-held radio that C-3PO and Luke were using to converse with on the DeathStar in ANH?

[Aaron]

..... Hrm.

Do they give off more that the little hand-held radio that C-3PO and Luke were using to converse with on the DeathStar in ANH?

I don't know, I don't think that there are any figures for the output of a tricoder. But the radio's used by the hero's on the DS would be expected to be transmitting, and may be ruled out by the internal sensors. After all I'm sure that Luke and C3PO weren't the only ones using them. Didn't the docking bay control dude use one to talk to TK-421?

[Lord Revan]

..... Hrm.

Do they give off more that the little hand-held radio that C-3PO and Luke were using to converse with on the DeathStar in ANH?

I think they do, but do we know that DS crew didn't detect the radio and ignore it as there is probaly a lot of "radio" traffic inside the deathstar.

[Darth Wong]

On another board that shall remain nameless, there is a discussion taking place that puts a Starfleet strike team undetected in an ISD.

How did they get there in the first place, given that they can't even beam through shields, electromagnetic interference, lightning storms, actinides, or certain types of low-density mineral ore?

Given that Starfleet types don't seem to know how to use the passive mode on their tricorders would the ISD's internal sensors detect the active emissions from their tricorders and give them away?

According to Voyager, these tricorders can ignite volatile gases. How stealthy can they possibly be?

[Aaron]

How did they get there in the first place, given that they can't even beam through shields, electromagnetic interference, lightning storms, actinides, or certain types of low-density mineral ore?

The post doesn't say. It merely states that the team made it onto the ship. Here is the topic in question.

According to Voyager, these tricorders can ignite volatile gases. How stealthy can they possibly be?

I've never seen that particular episode. But cell phones are credited with the ability to ignite gasoline vapour at a gas station. I'm pretty sure that a box emitting god knows how many different varieties of signals would show up like a flare on the ISD's internal sensors. Hell the tricorder would give away their position just by all the beeping it does.

[Darth Wong]

How did they get there in the first place, given that they can't even beam through shields, electromagnetic interference, lightning storms, actinides, or certain types of low-density mineral ore?

The post doesn't say. It merely states that the team made it onto the ship. Here is the topic in question.

Ah, typical kiddie-Trekkie mentality: simply assume that the hardest part is a fait accompli.

According to Voyager, these tricorders can ignite volatile gases. How stealthy can they possibly be?

I've never seen that particular episode. But cell phones are credited with the ability to ignite gasoline vapour at a gas station.

Two things to note:

1) Cell-phones would be pretty easy to pick up too.
2) The thing about igniting gasoline vapour is an urban myth. See Snopes.

I'm pretty sure that a box emitting god knows how many different varieties of signals would show up like a flare on the ISD's internal sensors.

Hell yeah.

Hell the tricorder would give away their position just by all the beeping it does.

[Mr Bean]

How badly would it show up? Well signal strength aside the fact its non-standard and active would probably send every single internal recorder and sensor screaming(Both of which scream "illeagal" and "hostial")

[Isolder74]

I think that they would be detected. They emite tons of stuff on all kinds of frequencies. How in any way can they pull off the use of them wotj out being detected. The use of a standard Trooper com limk can in some ways be justified as being overlooked with the other traffic all over the Death Star. As for the troops having a hard time tracking Luke and Co., the place is huge! How can they be able to guard every corridor no matter how many people they have?

[The Nomad]

On a side note, in DS9 "Trials and Tribble-ations", the Defiant's crew did limit their tricorder scanning emissions so as to remain undetected onboard the Enterprise.

But hey, they knew precisely the internal sensing threshold of the Ent-nil. The same thing cannot be said for an ISD. And in such a case, if Lt Data's gross mistake in TNG "Too Short a Season" is Starfleet's SOP, the Imperial crew will have them shove their tricorders up their asses.

[Sarevok]

Subspace emissions are easily detected. The tiny one centimeter becon in "Futures End" was detected by Voyger from earth orbit. A tricorder would certainly give off more emissions than a beacona and hence be easily detected.

[Howedar]

Um, a beacon by nature is designed to be detectable from a distance. Why would it necessarily be less detectable than a scanning system?