On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:09:00 -0700, Evan Platt
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:41:56 -0700, krackula wrote:


you should see the " last car " in the president's motorcade.
it has so many antennae on it , it looks like a porcupine .

This one?

http://image16.webshots.com/16/5/46/...9ikZemg_fs.jpg


yea, very similar except 4 of those biggest black antennas ( 2 front
and 2 rear ) a couple more of those satellite antennas ( the short
, big around ones ) and several more misc short whip antennas ......
maybe not visible in this view. that van behind the suv looks like it
might be that mobile S.A.M ( surface to air missile ) unit that
people have been talking about that the secret service uses.
( I occasionally see the foot agents with trench coats that conceal
m72a2 LAW launcher tubes too )


interestingly enough , standing right nearby one of these mobile
commo suvs , using a Opto R-10 receiver , NONE of the
transmissions ( you can see them talking to each other and
surely some of those antennae represent packet style
node networks of some sort ) will register on the r-10.
probably spread spectrum, wi-fi or UWB based equipment
in the suv.

wouldn't you love to get a tech tour of THAT puppy ?
ha ha ha ha ha it'd probably be an eye popping
experience, no doubt the " latest and greatest " .