Sitting in my office is a device* that is just begging to be abused.
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In this era of 'If you see something, say something', do you think this device, left in the front seat of a car parked, say, at an airport, might get noticed?
(The tennis ball cannon in the corner is another device needing some attention, but that can wait a bit... I actually have a legitimate use for that beast.)
*What is it? Go ahead and take a guess.
RobertaX might know what it is, but since she only reads this foolscap on a passing basis, she probably won't tell you...)
TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
Click for a closer look
In this era of 'If you see something, say something', do you think this device, left in the front seat of a car parked, say, at an airport, might get noticed?
(The tennis ball cannon in the corner is another device needing some attention, but that can wait a bit... I actually have a legitimate use for that beast.)
*What is it? Go ahead and take a guess.
RobertaX might know what it is, but since she only reads this foolscap on a passing basis, she probably won't tell you...)
TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
Looks like a repeater can for some type of RF system.
ReplyDeleteA Keg of nice fine home brewed ale?
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ReplyDeleteWell, not quite a tuner but does in not act something like a check valve by not letting the RX and TX mix?
ReplyDeleteIt's a hot water heater!
ReplyDeleteNo wait! It's an espresso machine!
It's the cavitation that does the damage, Officer.... ;)
ReplyDeleteY'need some curly, curly wires, not LMR-240 or RG-8.
PS: 2 meters?
ReplyDelete@ONFO:
ReplyDeleteClose- got the RF part correct.
@Pissed:
There was a suggestion to use it as part of a column still... But no.
@JonS:
Closer and closer...
@Angus:
+100 for the True Lies reference!
Nice!
@RX
Yes... That was my plan-
Some nice curly wires, perhaps pick up and old school beeper or antique cell phone and some other esoteric 'scary' circuit boardage and wire it all up...
So- commonly known as a bandpass filter, used to filter specific frequencies and reject (attenuate) any others. We use (well, used) them with on old RF-based scoring system...
Since we have gone mesh wifi now, these babies are of no use, except to monkey-wrenchers like Yours Truly... ;)
(Although turning them into column stills has merit... That, or fill 'em with rocket fuel and strap them to the side of my bike as ersatz JATO bottles.)
And @RX:
450-470, currently tuned to 464.625
It is the thing from "no country for old men"... a cattle killer..
ReplyDeleteLOL, I'll take half credit for a stab in the dark...
ReplyDeleteIt is a Band Pass Filter (aka Pony Keg) used to connect a Telxon Base Station to a Omni Directional Antenna. Based on the size of that Keg, it is probably 496.50 MHz frequency.
ReplyDeleteThat's part of a set of duplexer cans, I'd guess in the 150-159 range.
ReplyDeleteOh, this was before I read the other comments. I've seen smaller cans, ahem, for UHF.
The last set I worked on had six of those, all copper, heavier than hell.