> Several of our town's police cars have 4 closely-spaced antennae
> which, I think, detect properly equipped but stolen cars, right?
> Maybe it's not a LoJack, but, a police car's sensor alarm went off as
> he was cruising a neighborhood this week in my area.
Sounds like Lo-Jack to me. Basically it's a hidden transmitter module in the
protected car. When the car is stolen, the owner notifies the Lo-Jack people,
who in turn activate the transmitter. Once activated, the transmitter screams
"I'm stolen" to any police car equipped with the correct receiver and in-range
(which isn't very far).
> I maybe confusing different
> alarms- Is the LoJack that steering wheel clamp thing?
Nope, that's something different. Lo-Jack is a "stealth" technology, it's
really only effective if the thief doesn't realize it's there. The steering
wheel thing acts more as a visual deterrent ... I understand the real car
thieves aren't particularly bothered by them. There was a television special a
few years ago where they went into a "chop shop", there was a pile of steering
wheels in the corner with "The Club" still attached ...
> Do I remember a message about a new type car alarm that automatically
> deflates the tires? Does that really work?
I don't recall seeing anything about that on the list. Doesn't sound like a
particularly good idea to me, though. What if you get a "wrong number" and your
tires go flat while driving down the highway ?
Randall
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