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While downtown today I saw a film crew using a full camera car setup. This included several production vehicles and filler cars to be in shots. They were escorted by PPD.

It brought the question to mind... What are the freqs used in the Portland area with such a major film industry running now? I saw a couple old threads about "day wireless" radios but wondering if anyone has any better or new information?
 

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Film crews like this nearly always use rental radios from either a local rental shop, or a regional/national outlet. In either case, the frequencies would be chosen by the radio rental shop, and are likely analog UHF business channels in the 451-470 MHz range.

However, I have been seeing some increased rentals of DMR radios for shoots like these. A couple of shows I've done recently have used DMR simplex stuff from a rental shop. And in some cases the crews don't like the way the DMR radios sound as compared to analog.

If you have a scanner with Close Call or Spectrum Sweeper features, give that a try if you can get near to the activity.

Good luck!

- Chris
 

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As Chris says Search

Here is an example of what can be found, in 30 min's of On-Scene Searching
Movie Productions - Scan New England Wiki

While downtown today I saw a film crew using a full camera car setup. This included several production vehicles and filler cars to be in shots. They were escorted by PPD.

It brought the question to mind... What are the freqs used in the Portland area with such a major film industry running now? I saw a couple old threads about "day wireless" radios but wondering if anyone has any better or new information?
 

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The common issue I've heard from folks in the business is the CP200 is the modern day go-to radio for film production. Before that, it was the GP300 / P110.

They don't like the new CP200d as the DSP introduces a slight delay into the audio. Also, it's harder to tell who's speaking with the digital voice.
 

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Must be that specific local Radio Shop as everything is still being RENTED in Analog out here
The common issue I've heard from folks in the business is the CP200 is the modern day go-to radio for film production. Before that, it was the GP300 / P110.

They don't like the new CP200d as the DSP introduces a slight delay into the audio. Also, it's harder to tell who's speaking with the digital voice.
 

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When I used to work over at Rivergate, I would hear the Grimm shuttle golf cart that would take talent from their trailers to the set on FRS 3. Yes you heard that right...


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