[BC] Cop car antenna: Low band VHF?

[Kevin C. Kidd CSRE/AMD]

Lo VHF.  TN Hwy Patrol still uses a bunch of 42mhz channels for their
mobiles.  They even had a few 42mhz walkie talkies several years ago.
They looked like regular Motorola portables with an extra long handle.
The officers hated them.

Wayne Thomas wrote:
> Looks to be.. Possibly in the 35-39 Mhz area just guessing from what I
> can see of the whip length.
> 
> Those old AS ball mount quarter waves were tough as nails! roll the car
> and it's still be working if the radio survived!
> 
> Wayne Thomas
> 
> Kevin Tekel wrote:
>> Quick question:  Is this a low band VHF antenna, or something else?
>> I don't remember the ones on the police cars around here being so big.
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>> http://images107.fotki.com/v528/photos/4/42477/2145825/michigan-vi.jpg
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