| Publisher | SWS Security | ||
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| Format | HTML | Date added | 14 Aug 2003 |
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There is a world of difference between direction finders specifically designed for tracking moving vehicles and those originally intended for finding illegal CB radios, sinking ships, clandestine spy transmitters, or meese (plural of mooses) wandering the open plain. And, unfortunately, most of the "vehicle" tracking systems widely marketed to the investigative community are converted units such as the above. Merely packaging a battery operated transmitter in a box with magnets does not a bumper beeper system make. I would suggest you speak with the manufacturer or his representative and ascertain the design purpose of his unit. Ask for a copy of the instruction manual. Does the sales literature specifically discuss investigative applications? Is the manufacturer in tune with the needs of the professional investigator? The answers to these questions should help you select a vendor, which is the first step to selecting an appropriate tracking system. There are several technologies applied to direction finding. Based on our rather extensive research and hundreds of hours in the field using the various packages, only one is well suited for tracking a moving vehicle. Remember, as we covered last month, we are trying to lock onto a pipsqueak signal from a small antenna surrounded by metal only a few inches from the ground. These are heavy duty requirements that must be handled properly or you will not be happy. The proper system, used by a man who knows what he is about, will work fine. Take away one of these factors and you will have an expensive, useless toy.
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