: Does anyone know what this mysterious device is?

sgtpepper_2

All Sorted.

esuhl

I've no idea. But it looks like one of those ultrasonic animal deterrent devices. Maybe it's to scares off cats or pigeons or something...?

sgtpepper_2

esuhl wrote: »

I've no idea. But it looks like one of those ultrasonic animal deterrent devices. Maybe it's to scares off cats or pigeons or something...?

It could be, though it's wired into their house, and they have a puppy farm in their back garden so I don't know if that would interfere with the dogs.

Someone local said that they thought it was a listening device, an audio receiver for tapping into telephone conversations.

fwor

Do the owners dislike children hanging around their property or nearby? If so, it may be a child repeller.

Strider590

fwor wrote: »

Do the owners dislike children hanging around their property or nearby? If so, it may be a child repeller.

No it's not, not unless it's been made DIY (and that box looks very DIY). The Mosquito device is very questionable in use and the rights are owned solely by a company called Compound Security. I know the company and I know the product and that is not one of them.

sgtpepper_2

Could it be an audio surevilance as it has those punctured out holes? A local person suggested that it could be some sort of listening device.

forgotmyname

Could be anything its a simle enclosure big enough to house all sorts of devices.

Could be listening devices or even cameras. Plenty of room for several of each.

Ash_Mc

It's a device that monitors the activities of pryng neighbours who take an interest in things that don't concern them.

sgtpepper_2

Ash_Mc wrote: »

It's a device that monitors the activities of pryng neighbours who take an interest in things that don't concern them.

Except that it does concern as I wouldn't been bothering with this if it didn't. You have no background story, you don't know whether the people with the device have previously broken laws or have commited offences so just concentrate on the post in hand, if you have nothing to offer other than what you have put, move on.

RumRat

Seems you deserve each other....;)

AndyPix

sgtpepper wrote: »

Someone local said that they thought it was a listening device,
.

Unlikely - Have you seen the size of microphones these days.
A covert listening device could fit in a penci eraser, never mind that huge box
Not very covert

sgtpepper wrote: »

an audio receiver for tapping into telephone conversations.

That technology does not exist
(At least as a box that you would install on the top of your house)


I suspect it is something benign and your neighbour is pulling your strings
Install one yourself and dont tell him what it's for ..

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