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Disguise Antennas All security agencies need to remain in some way or another out of sight for their undercover operations. The ability to survey a scene, follow a suspect, or perform reconnaissance all while being in a stealth mode, can be all but impossible with a marked cruiser.
A typical marked police vehicle will have a light bar, decals, and one or more two-way radio antennas. A complete undercover vehicle will have an interior mounted light bar or none at all, no decals, and a disguise antenna of some style for transmitting video, voice, and/or data.
Disguise antennas have evolved over the years. They range from interior mounted antennas (currently illegal in Canada due to Health Code Regulations), Cellular looking antennas, and the most commonly used for best performance is an AM/FM Broadcast converted disguise antenna.
The ultimate disguise antenna has to be invisible to detection and the performance must be as close as possible to a reference of a quarter-wave mounted on the roof of a vehicle. The best solution is an OEM vehicle’s AM/FM antenna, which is modified to receive or transmit any combination of Low-Band, VHF, UHF, 700/800/900MHz frequencies. This style of disguised antenna provides the best performance and it is completely unrecognizable. An OEM AM/FM antenna is usually mounted on the vehicle fender, front or back.
For vehicles that do not have antennas mounted on the fender, but in the windows, please consult Glentel. Other possible antenna options apply in these cases. By Jesse Roberts, Comprod Communications
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