What the heck is an MTV-II? No, it’s not a recreation of the infamous “MTV” (music television). It’s much more valuable than that! This electronic perimeter monitoring system is (essentially) a handy package of ruggedized components that allow for video security in a given area. In today’s operational environment, where a secure perimeter is required – say on a high school or university building – how do you get enough eyes? The MTV-II is a “turn key” solution that increases your ability to observe parts of the perimeter without having to have another man deployed. The concept is this: The four Mobile Remote Triggers (MRT) and cameras can be deployed for perimeter, line or ponit specific monitoring. When activated, the MRTs alert the person monitoring the system and can activate a camera as well. This allows the person monitoring to not only know of the breach, but also to see that area immediately. According to the published material (and I agree with it) the system can be used for: * force protection / force multiplication * Surveillance * Recon missions * Monitoring choke points * Counter Drug Operations * Border Patrol (talk about increasing manpower) * Temporary Personnel Control (area control) * Monitoring paths of travel * Monitor utility / infrastructure I was surprised when I got the case at how much it weighed, but also at how easy it was to carry. For some reason I was thinking this whole thing would weigh twenty pounds or less... after all, everything is state of the art integrated circuitry, right? I didn't think to weigh the system while I had it, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to hump two of them for any distance. In all fairness, they weren't made to be humped through miles and miles of jungle on someone's back. That said, a few of these in the back of a jeep would allow a small unit a much larger reach in securing a perimeter or monitoring specific positions or paths of travel. The system comes with: * four B&W cameras (ruggedized) * four MRTs (mobile remote triggers) * four P3-100 point sensors * a P3-200 body worn monitor * a wireless remote transmitter All of that is packaged in a padded hard case which can be locked with padlocks. Given the nature of this equipment, there aren't tons of T&E sets laying around. If you're interested you need to contact the folks at http://www.msensor.com and get your name on a waiting list. Or, you can find out what conventions or expositions they'll be at so you can see demonstrations. If you have need of the capabilities this system offers, you should definitely check them out. Stay safe!