4wd accessory - what was it

[Paul (SA)]

I was following a Prado today and it had an accessory near the spare wheel I'd never seen before. It was mounted like an antenna, was about 2 foot high and about 3 inches in diameter. Was black plastic I think and looked like an antenna on steroids. Any ideas?
Paul

[Manjimike]

Maybe the base of a Codan HF antenna - it has a removable whip on top

[GGV8Cruza]

I would also guess a HF radio antenna, did it look like this

GG

[drrnadms]

It will be a codan HF radio, we even have them on the back of the police vehicles at Roma. 

[Paul (SA)]

That was it. Strewth. Looks like a serious piece of gear.

[TOY80ST]

That was it. Strewth. Looks like a serious piece of gear.

You too can own one for about $4k. I paid $3700 for mine in 1998.

[Paul (SA)]

$4000!!!! Do they have imitation ones so i can truly look like a serious enthusiast? Might be next to the cans of 'tyre brown' at supacheap in Toorak?

[TOY80ST]

It keeps the idiots that are on UHF away from the HF . You don't find any obscene language or people squarking music into the microphone on HF.

BTW you can just make mine out on the back of my cruiser. It looks part of the post on the verandah