Chicago Fire/PD filming

[ChicagoRadio736]

Anyone have the frequencies used by the filming crew? They are filming in the lobby of my building at work and I can see they are using several channels however I'm getting nothing from the 8th floor on Closecall with my SDS200 on my desk. I think its NBC

 

[ecps92]

Anyone have the frequencies used by the filming crew? They are filming in the lobby of my building at work and I can see they are using several channels however I'm getting nothing from the 8th floor on Closecall with my SDS200 on my desk. I think its NBC

my experience in New England is the crews rent from a local radio shop and we have had luck just searching 451-470
they (in my exerience) also use the 465-470 (what might be thought of as inputs only) for simplex channels.

Once you find one/two of them, the rest will come into play from SEARCH
Happy Hunting

 

[Citywide173]

Try to get a look at the radios. If they're Motorola DTRs, they use FHSS and close call can't track it.

 

[ChicagoRadio736]

I have confirmed 5 frequencies used so far but there are more I'm working on

 

[ecps92]

I have confirmed 5 frequencies used so far but there are more I'm working on

and those are ?

 

[ChicagoRadio736]

and those are ?

I'm still trying to gather info I will post what I have so far later tonight. It's a little difficult because every frequency they use is shared with DMR users.

 

[ChicagoRadio736]

and those are ?

461.9000 DCS 023 CH 1
462.1750 PL 110.9 CH ?
464.4000 PL 69.3 CH ?
462.4000 PL 85.4 CH ?
461.1000 DCS 032 CH ?
464.7250 DCS ? CH ?

There were 8 channels being used this was all I can confirm. 464.7250 I couldn't catch the DCS in time it was the least used channel. They kept going to a channel 2 and 4 that I couldn't catch. Ch 1 was the only position I can verify

 

[ecps92]

461.9000 DCS 023 CH 1
462.1750 PL 110.9 CH ?
464.4000 PL 69.3 CH ?
462.4000 PL 85.4 CH ?
461.1000 DCS 032 CH ?
464.7250 DCS ? CH ?

There were 8 channels being used this was all I can confirm. 464.7250 I couldn't catch the DCS in time it was the least used channel. They kept going to a channel 2 and 4 that I couldn't catch. Ch 1 was the only position I can verify

ODD, IMHO, for a radio shop renting to mix n match PL and DPL - generally they are either ALL PL or ALL DPL
and with the DPL it will either go up or down in channel order and by Freq

Examples from New England over the years are:

Movie Productions - Scan New England Wiki

www.snewiki.com

 

[kevino]

About five or six years ago, Chicago Fire was shooting across Columbus Drive from NBC Tower. At that time, I confirmed them using 464.400 (69.3) as Channel 2. They were also using 461.900 D023 (Ch. 1), 462.175 (110.9 - Pyro?) and (not a typo) 462.175 (79.9 - Audio?). Thanks for catching the additional freqs!

 

[tvengr]

462.175 (110.9 - Pyro?) and (not a typo)

Makes sense. Pyro is Greek for fire.

 

[kruser]

Makes sense. Pyro is Greek for fire.

I imagine in this industry, it stands for Pyrotechnics.