WHAT IS THIS THING?

okay so i'm out for my walk today, and there's this old house i pass by on one of my routes. it looks abandoned, but very suspicious. i never paid attention before until today.

out front it had several newspapers stacked up and i noticed one that looked almost in perfect condition like it's been delivered recently. only problem is that it was the San Antonio Light. The Light hasn't been in existance since 1993. so i was curious about the house at that point.

so on my back i started paying more attention to the house. the windows are all covered with hanging sheets, and the one facing the street where i took these photos from has a reflective tint on it, so dark it's silver. the only window that is uncovered is blocked by what looks like thin strips of cardboard that folded over and tossed into a large pile.

what really caught my eye is that strange looking antenna in the photos. it looks like a boom mic or something similar. i've never seen one before and was wondering if anyone out there has, and knows what it is.

friends have said it's a radio scanner, a primitive television camera, and a ham radio antenna, anyone out there have ideas?