OB Van Decommisioning

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SkyVision
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OB Van Decommisioning

Post by SkyVision » Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:53 pm

A customer called this week, the woman said
I've got a new van but it's getting unwanted attention everywhere I go
I was wondering if you could take all the bits off it so I can sleep in the back
It took around half a second for me to agree

When I went to the house, it was the OB Van that had been on Facebook the day before
It was also assumed to be the Drug Squads OPs Van as it was parked in the same street as a drug bust
Most of the encoders and modulators were stripped out but it had a 2.4ghz dish with EL AZ control
Nice 12V compressor and pump up mast, yet to be seen if it's good

Cheers Roger VK5YYY
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g0mjw
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Re: OB Van Decommisioning

Post by g0mjw » Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:07 pm

Very nice. I know someone looking for one of those. Shipping would be a killer.

VK5BI
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Re: OB Van Decommisioning

Post by VK5BI » Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:13 pm

Roger,
I was driving along grange rd a week or two ago and was following one of those. I thought it was the google van until i saw the sat dish folded over.

Regards

Wayne VK5BI

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Re: OB Van Decommisioning

Post by SkyVision » Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:55 am

He's a link to the strip out pics for anyone interested
Very high end finish by a UK firm
https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApSo-Ka6kz01wTXvoSS ... G?e=gRoZuD

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