Actually all the guns and extra gear are because I am a NYC cab driver.
Seriously though, I have been wanting to post my work shack pics for a while, thinking my fellow radio/scanner hobbyists would simply enjoy it, like we enjoy all the shack pics. I thought the goal with shack pics was fellowship, and not flaming or criticism. If I had known I would have gotten shredded or caused a ruckus for posting them, I never would have done so. This is my office, and it ain't the best, but I try to be proud of it. It's a never ending work, like most shacks. My shack just happens to have guns and lights on it. Get over it.
With that being said, I'll respond to a couple of the comments. This IS a law enforcement vehicle and SAR is a part of my assignment. So the guns and lights and all that stuff are legit. Sorry to spoil all that negative speculation that I would knowingly post an illegal rig on RR. Where I work, it's okay for guns, lights, and SAR to mix. We have over 200 volunteers in our SAR unit, and they drive our marked LE vehicles (that have red/blue lights on them) regularly. Not sure what goes on in Indiana but this ain't Indiana.
And yes, it is fairly cramped. You should see the rest of the truck. Every square inch of it is full of survival gear, fire gear, rescue gear, food, water, etc. I even have gear stored under the seats. I could live off that truck for days in the most extreme conditions the Colorado mountains can offer. Most of the gear is personally owned as well. I would tend to be happy someone was motivated to have the right gear and not care much about how it's stuffed into a vehicle, especially if it is used to save lives.
SAR is the main reason for all the extra radios. In a few months, I am actually gonna have to find room for a 6th mobile in it, an 800 digital. I will probably install a PSR-600 and remove the RS mobile scanner and the PSR-500.
If I ever get into a wreck, I'm sure I'll have a radio impaled into my head LOL. It looks worse than it is though. This particular rig is assigned to me, so it has one user, who knows where everything is and exactly how it all works. If it had multiple users, the cramped quarters would probably not be a good idea.
Oh yeah, I removed my avatar, as it seems to just be too confusing.
Thanks for your comments, and questions.
