[OT] What might this object be?

[cupton at syclone.net]

Could this be part of an automatic gate opener?

http://www.horse.com/products/sku-BXA62__id-149__scode-hfroogle.html

Carolyn
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lauren [mailto:lauren at writeco.net]
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 14:04
>> To: McLauchlan, Kevin; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
>> Subject: RE: [OT] What might this object be?
>>
>> Maybe it's LoJack.  Have you seen LoJack?  LoJack has a transmitter
> that
>> police can track.  I can't find any photos of the device.  Even
> LoJack.com
>> doesn't have a photo of its device.  LoJack was around before GPS and
>> other
>> theft tracking devices and it is used on heavy equipment and other
> things
>> that get stolen, mostly vehicles, but the company is expanding into
> other
>> applications for its device.
>
> LoJack is wired to the vehicle's electrical system and powered by the
> vehicle's battery. That applies to AVL systems that use the cellular or
> paging networks as well (my wife sells an Automatic Vehicle Locator
> system, so I'm familiar).
> The object in question was obviously self-contained and self-powered...
> sitting there, as it was, glowing evilly in the middle of the street.
> Also, doesn't LoJack try to be unobtrusive? A constantly glowing red LED
> would make the unit easy to detect and remove.
> Hmm. Maybe my brother was right and it IS a part broken off a
> Terminator. Eek!
> Perhaps I should be looking over my shoul
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