The choice of a vehicle for Warviewing is particularly important. What you're looking for is something that won't attract attention with adequate space for a crew of two (the driver and the equipment operator - solo Warviewing is likely to lead to unfortunate collisions). This K car meets all requirements.

The magnetic mount antenna is placed on the roof and the antenna cable is threaded inside to the monitor/receiver.

Here's the equipment operator watching intently for any hint of a video picture - hopefully from that elusive shower cam!

In our first Warviewing outing last night we found lots of signals. The range is short, typically less than 100ft. But some could be seen for blocks. I'm considering adding a preamplifier to the antenna line to improve range. The picture quality is not great but hey, these are security cams.

At one point we were stopped in front of a video store watching their security camera aimed down an aisle. The equipment operator suddenly said "I'm going in!" and leaped from the car leaving me to watch the monitor as he strolled in front of the camera inside. He leaned in so his nose bacame the size of a ripe bananna, he picked his nose, he gave the one eyed stare. It was sooo dumb and sooo silly but it absolutely cracked me up. I was still wiping my eyes when he got back to the car.

Hint: Most folks don't seem to realize that their cameras contain an audio section. Hell, they don't realize that their new wireless video camera is broadcasting their life to the world! Anyway, don't forget to unmute the audio on the monitor/receiver to hear what's going on as well as view what's going on.

Next step: Improve reception by using a preamp, a better antenna or maybe a better receiver/monitor. After all, what can you expect for $150? Developments will be posted here so tune in again soon. Until then I wish you... happy Warviewing!

Yer Pal, MWD

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