What is this thing?

MarVelo · Sat 18/08/2007 21:44:00

A couple days ago my neighbor got this installed on the side of his house. I'm curious of what it is or what it does. On the side it has an FCC id number so I'm assuming to transmits, receives, or otherwise communicates with something. On the one end it has a threading as if something can be screwed onto it, and the other end is open with the wiring coming out. The wires of different colors come out and two of the same color wires go respectivly into a plastic thing with a 3M logo on it.

Give me some kind of idea about this device if you can,

Thanks!

Gamer_V · Sat 18/08/2007 22:01:25

.. You screwed loose and opened the thing, that was his property and hanging on his house? Without permission?

Tsk.

Radiant · Sat 18/08/2007 22:03:42

Self-defense laser cannon?

Tuomas · Sat 18/08/2007 22:11:42

I would suggest asking your neighbour

Fyntax · Sat 18/08/2007 22:16:24

Quote from: Radiant on Sat 18/08/2007 22:03:42
Self-defense laser cannon?

...either that or it's a general purpose alien beacon...

..His neightboor has obiously sold out the human race to ether slavery or to the possibility of gruesome extinction!

When the aliens arrive we are doomed I tell you!

..

doomed!

LimpingFish · Sat 18/08/2007 22:16:47

Could be a radon detector. Or possibly a pest deterant, that transmits high-frequency soundwaves to drive away roaches/mice/rats/etc.

Could be a lot of things.

Balin · Sat 18/08/2007 22:18:36

It likes a piece of irrigation pipe that he's wired to something. $:-\$

Ishmael · Sat 18/08/2007 22:30:53

Looks like his phone or something's been bugged.

Evil · Sat 18/08/2007 22:49:16

The red thing looks like a mic or some kind of detector. Radon's a good guess, so is pest control. It doesn't appear to be something he's hiding, so I'd ask. I'm quite curious as well.

radiowaves · Sat 18/08/2007 22:59:34

Its a long range superboosted microphone which can hear through your wallls!

arthur.com · Sat 18/08/2007 23:12:38

I think he put thet there so'd peopole would ask.

Domino · Sat 18/08/2007 23:34:14

Could be where they are installing Fios internet. Just a guess.

lo_res_man · Sun 19/08/2007 00:43:26

MAybe its a commercial waveguide antenna?

Tuomas · Sun 19/08/2007 00:57:33

I don't think it's a radon detector or a pest control gadget. Neither of them would surely not be outside.

I think we should approach this in a different way. "What do you think Watson?" "Well. First of all, you see the three brown holes on the wall, that is, if the upper one is a hole, can't quite see it. So obviously there has been something nailed or screwed onto it. And in conclusion, the gadget we're looking at is there to replace it, hence the exact same position. Now obviously the later object has been there for a while, seeing as how the brown around the holes is most probably rust from the screws or nails. Now we need to figure out, what is it, that you screw onto your wall with 3 screws..." "How about a lightning conductor?" "What does a plastic gadget got to do with that?" "Well, there's a sleeve gasket"

"Good thinking... but I don't think so. Why the wires?"

...sorry, can't think of anything atm. Antenna sounds probable though.

How high is it? What's the FCC number?

Domino · Sun 19/08/2007 01:02:37

It's a Bomb...get the hell out of there.

Don't cut the red wire.

MarVelo · Sun 19/08/2007 03:06:50

Not going to lie,

I'm extremely afraid of this neighbor because he is a total weirdo and doesn't say anything to anyone except for when he chased after my friend who was riding his bike on the sidewalk saying that he was a fiend and should be killed, but anywho...

I didn't unscrew it or even touch it, that is just the way it is sitting there. If I could remember what used to be there (and i wish i could) I'd let y'all know.

the FCC id is: GIF 2005F

i've tried to look that number up (searching, and FCC) but no results

Stupot · Sun 19/08/2007 04:35:12

It's an NND.

Nosy Neighbour Deterrent...

...Its obviously broken.

nick.keane · Sun 19/08/2007 06:40:09

It looks like the sole reason why Jews still walk the Earth today.

You'd better pay some damn respect, Jews.

Gregjazz · Sun 19/08/2007 08:33:02

Although it'd be super-cool if it was some sort of ray gun, it's actually just one of these boring things:

http://www.badgermeter.com/pdf/orion/tech/ori-t-41.pdf

I could be wrong, but I imagine he has it hooked up to his water/gas meters, so he can keep track of them at all times...

evenwolf · Sun 19/08/2007 11:08:47

Drats. I browsed the home depot catalog trying to find it. I figured it was a meter of sorts. I didnt know but my first guess was that it had something to with air conditioning.

I donned my detective hat and said "if this guy just installed it, what motivated him?" THE HEAT!