Posted on 01/27/2010 3:49:18 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The U.S. Army is sending the troops a new generation of "see-through-the-wall" devices. The Eagle series of sensors use low power ultra-wideband radio waves to detect what is behind walls (except metal ones). These devices weigh 3.5-6 pounds (there are three versions) and all are handheld. The M model can detect motion, of people or animals who are up to six meters behind a 20cm concrete wall. The P model can see into the ground (3-4 meters down) and detect objects, as well as tunnels. The V model produces sharper images, but at shorter ranges. All these devices use rechargeable batteries that are good for about four hours. The sensors look like a game controller, and put the image on a small screen, as well as being able to wirelessly transmit the image to a laptop computer, which can use software to enhance the image. These non-radar sensors are popular with police and fire departments, as well as anyone who has to search behind walls, or under roads, for stuff that is broken. This kind of equipment is nothing new. Four years ago, the troops began using the nine pound Radarvision device. While this tool couldn't see through metal walls, it did give you an image of anyone behind any other wall material, including up to a foot of brick, concrete or stone. It could also see through multiple walls. Using a 90 minute battery pack, the image was particularly good if someone in there is moving. Competing devices weighed as little as 6.5 pounds, and had a range of up to 30 meters (63 feet) and batteries that lasted 2.5 hours. The new devices use new technology, are lighter and more reliable and produce sharper images.
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LOL - I knew someone was gonna post that!
I never was into the X-Ray Glasses.
Ordered a “device which lets you throw your voice”, which didn’t.
And a chameleon with gold chain. Poor little lizard barely survived the shipping. I turned it loose.
The backs of comic books were so informative and intriguing. Taught me that you couldn’t believe everything that was printed, even on the backs of Superman comics.
There’s that old saying...
“The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away”
The administration won't allow their use. What if someone were going to the bathroom? What an invasion of privacy! This is totally off the political correctness chart.
Hah. Within five years, the number of instances and scale of misuse of these devices by local law enforcement in the U.S. will easily crowd Taser horror stories out of the Local section of your newspaper.
Then.... These non-radar sensors are popular with police and fire departments [...]
Sorry, but these are RADAR devices. It may be low power and wide-band, but it's still RADAR:
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