Renton PD broomstick antenna

[SouthSoundScanner]

I work in Renton on saturdays and I noticed a really ugly antenna on the roof of the police cars. It's about 2 feet long and about the thickness of a broomstick. It is mounted on the roof just behind the light bar.
What's if used for? Haven't noticed that type of antenna on police cars in Kent, Auburn or Fed Way.

 

[icom1020]

I've seen those in Umatilla County for 802.11/802.16 They have an encrypted server on the counties 'wi-fi- cloud, longer than 2 feet, but it is thick

 

[livingaboard]

I believe I

saw something similar on a Bellevue police car on the news. It was rather thick and on the roof and black

 

[AtomicTaco]

Actually, I think I saw one in the Kent/Tukwila-ish area too. Unmarked Charger with three stubbys on the roof and a big thick one on the trunk.

 

[NgoraSweatr]

weird way to get an answer...

Oddly enough, I came to the WA state forum to ask if anyone knows what hospital Whatcom County Fire District 5 EMS transports to (Point Roberts), but in seeing this I thought I might throw my 2 cents in...

Those thick whips might be 4.9GHZ public safety wireless omni's. My city (Reading, Pennsylvania) just installed a wireless camera network and installed software in all cruisers to be able to access that network. Upon wondering some inner-workings, I found out that this net operates on a section of wireless bandwidth I had never heard of, the 4.9GHZ public safety allocation. Equipment for it is available on ebay but is extremely expensive.

Just a thought.

Jay
KB3SQV

 

[AtomicTaco]

Oddly enough, I came to the WA state forum to ask if anyone knows what hospital Whatcom County Fire District 5 EMS transports to (Point Roberts), but in seeing this I thought I might throw my 2 cents in...

Those thick whips might be 4.9GHZ public safety wireless omni's. My city (Reading, Pennsylvania) just installed a wireless camera network and installed software in all cruisers to be able to access that network. Upon wondering some inner-workings, I found out that this net operates on a section of wireless bandwidth I had never heard of, the 4.9GHZ public safety allocation. Equipment for it is available on ebay but is extremely expensive.

Just a thought.

Jay
KB3SQV

Wow, what timing:
Intercept Northwest Forums - PA license type

 

[lowboy654]

How about a photo of this, Everett police has two on there cars i will post one..