[FedCom] Spook Van in my Neighborhood!!

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:54:25 -0800 (PST)

The second vehicle came in Monday (yes there are two).

The first was there over the weekend.

I can't walk up to the site as it is a large fenced in property.

Tom
--- Steven Rutledge <[email protected]> wrote:
> I see yagis up there that would typically look like amateur VHF/UHF
> stuff.  I'll bet they were hams in the contest last weekend.  They are
> all over the place.  They typically work as many contacts as possible
> from a particular "grid" location.  Some of these grids are rare due to
> lack of operators so these guys take their "mobile stations" to the area
> and work other stations.  Too much of a coincidence.  When did the
> vehicle arrive and when did it leave?????  If it is still there, my
> theory is probably a bad one as the contest ended Sunday night.
> 
> A10382 wrote:
> > 
> > The van looks too big to be the typical FCC 'signal hunters', which need to
> > be very mobile and relocate quickly.  These usually have a series of
> smaller
> > antennas (for a Doppler finder).
> > 
> > Is there a proposal to put up a cell tower on the site ??  You can check
> > this with the city or country siting agency.
> > 
> > Why not walk up to them and just ask?  What the worst that can happen ?
> > It's unlikely that they would shoot you on the spot.
> > 
> > Do you have a general coverage receiver/scanner (or even a frequency
> counter
> > with an external antenna)?  Just start scanning at the bottom and see if
> you
> > hit a VERY strong signal.
> > 
> > Let us know what you find out.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom M." <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:55 PM
> > Subject: [FedCom] Spook Van in my Neighborhood!!
> > 
> > > http://www.geocities.com/courir26/SpookVan.JPG
> > >
> > > Gentlemen:
> > >
> > > This and an identical van are presently parked in a fenced in field near
> > my
> > > home in S. La.  There was one van yesterday. Today there are two.
> > >
> > > Anyone recognize the mission of this van?
> > >
> > > What's next, black helicopters?
> > >
> > > I'm guessing this would be a bad time to fire up a pirate transmitter!
> > >
> > > 73 Tom
> > >
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