What is this?

[TGuelker]

Found this photo and people are saying it is a direction finder to locate radio transmitters.

 

[mastr]

It is.

 

[trentbob]

Wow that looks like something I've seen in the dentist office, looking at the SUV the hubcaps are not consistent with a government vehicle but I guess that really doesn't matter, also is there a plate available? Looks like the device is covering it up maybe.

I am sure someone here is going to know exactly what it is, it is curious.

 

[nd5y]

It looks like a telescoping mast mounted to the rear of the vehicle and some type of microwave antenna stored horizontally on the roof rack. It doesn't look like any DF I have ever seen.

 

[merlin]

News gathering vehicle. A winch driver tower runs up to about 25 foot and has remote to studio antennae atop that.
Alternative is a storm chaser.

 

[merlin]

Typical SNG vehicle

 

[trentbob]

here's one from my area.

 

[KD3Y]

I see them at the NC Seafood Festival. They're news vans. The dish folds open and they can broadcast a live feed via satellite to the TV station in Raleigh to cover the Blue Marlin Tournament live.

 

[W5ATX]

Rohde & Schwarz RDF Antennas (spec sheet)

 

[krokus]

Wow that looks like something I've seen in the dentist office, looking at the SUV the hubcaps are not consistent with a government vehicle but I guess that really doesn't matter, also is there a plate available? Looks like the device is covering it up maybe.

I am sure someone here is going to know exactly what it is, it is curious.

The plate appears to have been mounted on the vertical mast, and masked out.

 

[trentbob]

The plate appears to have been mounted on the vertical mast, and masked out.

Ahhh.

 

[ai8o]

Its one of them; from over there.
You need a bottom secret clearance before we can tell you what it is!

Haaaaaaaaa!

Semper ubi! sub ubi!

 

[wtp]

when you find out, tell me. i have one on the back of my jeep and it did not come with directions... : )

 

[TGuelker]

I am used to seeing them mounted to full size vans, not soccer mom SUVs.

The rear suspension could use some help.

 

[a417]

Rohde & Schwarz RDF Antennas (spec sheet)

They even bedazzled the rear hatch with the name. Noice.

 

[Mophead]

View attachment 132506 here's one from my area.

There goes that news van again.

 

[racefan0020]

I do believe It looks like what Goggle uses to make it's Street Maps and Goggle Earth maps

 

[prcguy]

Those are the Rohde & Schwarz direction finding antennas mentioned above. That doesn't look like the typical FED vehicle and it would be nice to see the license plate to try and pin down the owner.

 

[ur20v]

Just another ham who *really* wants to win next weekend's fox hunt...