Aerial view of NSW Highway Patrol car.

Possum3 · Guru

Aerial view of NSW Highway Patrol car.

Hendo · Guru

Wonder why the number plate has been moved to the left side??

biggles2 · Veteran Member

It may have been moved to enable clear view of the Plate from a vehicle behind. Then the antenna itself may have been changed which sort of negates the first move. As an Amateur Radio Operator, I've also had to position the antenna so as not to hinder the view to vehicles behind .. and it's also in law ..

On closer inspection of that pic, it appears that the plate has been fitted on an extension which is still centrally located .. not moved to the side

.. Jon

-- Edited by biggles2 on Saturday 30th of March 2019 09:41:03 AM

Possum3 · Guru

Hendo wrote:
Wonder why the number plate has been moved to the left side??

It is mounted in the centre. It appears to be left owing to Parralax Error of camera and extended aerial base it is mounted on. It is mounted on extended aerial base/bracket as; if it were mounted on regular position it could be considered obscured by aerial.

Whenarewethere · Guru

I wonder what long term health issues there may be with so many aerials.

biggles2 · Veteran Member

Whenarewethere wrote:
I wonder what long term health issues there may be with so many aerials.

I often wonder that myself as there doesn't appear to be any documented facts around to provide the proof for us to know. Some of those antennas will likely operate in receive modes for extended periods and often at the same time . Transmissions are usually much shorter in duration and only usually one at a time.

My thoughts would be that the use of a hand-held mobile phone is more likely to provide greater health issues due to extensive usage and close proximity to the head/body areas.

.. as we grow older naturally, we find our capacities diminishing .. how do we know part of it is not due to the radiating effects of the antennas .. we don't really.

Jon

Possum3 · Guru

biggles2 wrote:
Whenarewethere wrote:
I wonder what long term health issues there may be with so many aerials.
Some of those antennas will likely operate in receive modes for extended periods and often at the same time . Transmissions are usually much shorter in duration and only usually one at a time.
Jon

That's correct, and most "Radiation" is outside vehicle/s anyway. I would consider the electromagnetic dangers would be considerably less than every other danger HWP face on daily basis. Speeding Hoons, Drunks/Druggies, Guns & Knives, PTSD, etc to name a few.

Anyhow too serious for this forum.

LLD · Guru

What about the young girl who lay across the bonnet of her blokes panel van while he whipped her with an aerial. When the girl went to the doctor to get the welts treated, the doctor reckons it was the worst case of van aerial disease he'd ever seen.

Possum3 · Guru

Inside the new HWP "Office"
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Craig1 · Guru

How can that " office " pass any O H S rules or get close to the 5 star safety rating demanded these days?

dorian · Guru

I would think that a patrol car is one of the worst environments for a hard drive. Surely the designers have heard of solid state storage?

Possum3 · Guru

Probably lowest priced supplier got the order.