[s-cars] X/JNR (Nac)

[Frank Stadmeyer]

On Oct 18, 2007, at 8:09 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> The FOV issues are definitely reduced with good IR illumination and  
> the
> latest NVGs, as long as you can
> get your hands on them- harder to buy current gen. NVGs than it is  
> to buy
> level IV armor.
>
> Especially with a co-pilot, he/she can keep an eye out for  
> obstacles that
> you might not see while driving.
>
> Trunk-tracker, that's what I was thinking about. Uniden doesn't  
> make one
> that does them all? Last I looked at scannerworld.com, I thought it  
> would,
> but I don't know which frequencies the police use.

When trunking first came out, of course different manufactures had  
different ideas about what was best and sold the local constabulary  
whatever gave the contracting officer the biggest kickback. Naturally  
the systems weren't compatible (I used the term bands as a  
simplification). Motorola was the biggest supplier but not the only.  
Scanner manufacturers found it too expensive to make handhelds for  
all the systems. It looks like with the advent of new chip  
technology, that there are several which appear to cover multiple  
types (don't hold me to this, I just took a quick look.)


>
> Most PDs haven't invested in the latest technology, so at least the  
> scanners
> work- some PDs overseas have been using digital transmission,
> frequency-hopping, encrypted radios for over 15 yrs. now

>
> Taka

I dunno, I see a lot of local police driving around with a 4 antenna  
pattern along with the rest of their regular "sticks" these days.

Frank

>
>
> On 10/17/07, Frank Stadmeyer <stadmef at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The type of scanner you need to follow those frequency hoppers is
>> called a trunk-tracker. The problem has been that there are several
>> "bands" that are in use by the different policias and at least a
>> couple of years ago nobody made a scanner for all of them.
>>
>> CB still works as does the V1 but I am thinking about a laser jammer.
>>
>> (Too hard to drive with NVG's and I'm too old for the training
>> classes - military helo pilot)
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> On Oct 17, 2007, at 3:21 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>>
>>> Driving w/ NVGs, maybe, you'll need IR headlamps if you want to do
>>> it right.
>>> I think just being able to turn off your taillights would make it
>>> awfully
>>> hard to follow someone.
>>>
>>> Bentley Flying Spur is too big of a radar target- I'd want
>>> something with a
>>> CF/Kevlar body
>>> and a small cross-section to minimize radar- F40? You can probably
>>> get an
>>> F40LM gas tank to make
>>> the range reasonable.
>>>
>>> Why do you need two-way radios?
>>>
>>> However, you do need one of those police scanners with the ability
>>> to track
>>> a transmission and hop frequencies accordingly- don't know
>>> the terminology for that. Uniden does make one that does that.
>>>
>>> Ducking behind trucks is SOP- doesn't everyone do that? :-)
>>>
>>> Taka
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ah Bill,
>>>>
>>>> I truly enjoy reading this insanity thinking I'm glad it's HIS
>>>> license
>>>> at stake, not mine.
>>>>
>>>> Cool trick, ducking for cover adjacent to a Sem-eye !
>>>>
>>>> I also read a recent drive from NYC to Miami, this driver and his
>>>> co-pilot
>>>> Rocketing down in a Bentley Flying Spur, Can't find it fast to post
>>>> here..
>>>>
>>>> Navigating with night vision goggles, radar, lidar, scanners, 2 way
>>>> encrypted radios, and double everything in case one goes Poof.
>>>>
>>>> and flat out driving stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Me?  I'm just eatin' the pop-Kahn, in Bahh-stin.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
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