rfburns
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Did anyone see this new Tennessee State Police communications and MIS vehicle in Lakewood today? Strange to see a Tennessee Trooper vehicle here. Nice looking vehicle with at least 17 antennas.
You are very observant. Built on the north side of Kalispell, Montana. I don't believe there are solar panels. There are two large generators. That's why the rear end rides low. One mast has a Pelco camera and a cross arm which could probably be used for antennas similar to South Dakota's State Police comms trailer. (I can post a couple of South Dakota pics if anyone is interested.) The other mast is for antennas. Correct on the TV mount. $650,000 as seen. A tow behind trailer with the MIS equipment costs another $450,000. Tennessee provided the radios. Kenwood LMR and a TS-2000 for the ham bands. Icom aircraft radio and yes, a Uniden 996T. Almost forgot the 2 CB radios. Cobras I think. Telex IP223 for control. Check the Nomad site for additional capability. The only way to interface with Colorado DTR is via a conventional channel.Maybe the vehicle was custom built in Colorado by some contractor
++no++could it have been a secret service vehicle covering the president's visit incognito?
Could it have been a Secret Service vehicle covering the President's visit incognito?
Here's 2. Sorry they are a little soft, but you can get the radio layout idea. Note the Uniden 996X or XT and the Kenwood TS-2000 and the Telex IP-223's.Where are the inside pics ?
It is a P-3A Orion. Tail number N900AU. It was formerly Air Tanker 00. I have talked with it on the radio many times. Last July 29th the Forest Service terminated Aero Union's contract. Aero Union is accepting sealed bids for their air tanker fleet and the bids will be opened on February 28. The rumor is that the USFS would like to use C-130J's for their air tanker fleet. The cost of a new C-130J is 90 million dollars.What aircraft is your avatar of - DC? w/props?