FIRE321FIGHTER1985
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Does anybody know the frequencies used by the various news crews for reporting the traffic ?
Mark
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What area are you talking about? In the Lafayette area, there is no such thing. TV10 flies with Airmed 1 on Friday's but it is live. Most news media outlets in the state use the parish's 911 weblink to CAD information for traffic reports. They also use the extensive link of cameras positioned around the city/state.
Radio_Bob
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I'm doing this from memory (mine, not the scanner's!), so be kind if I'm not right; MetroScan--traffic service to much of New Orleans area media-- (but not all) uses:
450.350 - reports from the airplane, and comms between the plane and base
455.450 - comms between base and mobile units, and DTMF control of remote cameras; used extensively during Mardi Gras for parade progress reports
In addition, they USED to use various RPU "splinter" frequencies to feed reports directly to certain radio stations, but I don't know if they're still doing that or not; a search between 450 - 451 MHz and 455 - 456 MHz during morning or afternoon drive time could reveal more.
BTW, if you do such a search, you'll notice annoying warble-deedle sounds at the edges of the UHF RPU bands; that's transmitter monitoring telemetry for various stations.
Mark--Still need to get with you and compare notes sometime!
Regards,
450.350 - reports from the airplane, and comms between the plane and base
455.450 - comms between base and mobile units, and DTMF control of remote cameras; used extensively during Mardi Gras for parade progress reports
In addition, they USED to use various RPU "splinter" frequencies to feed reports directly to certain radio stations, but I don't know if they're still doing that or not; a search between 450 - 451 MHz and 455 - 456 MHz during morning or afternoon drive time could reveal more.
BTW, if you do such a search, you'll notice annoying warble-deedle sounds at the edges of the UHF RPU bands; that's transmitter monitoring telemetry for various stations.
Mark--Still need to get with you and compare notes sometime!
Regards,
Cameras are not for issuing tickets.
The cameras can be viewed at KATC.COM and KLFY.COM. These are the only 3 cameras that are public in Lafayette. The cameras mounted at the intersections are only for changing the traffic control devices. They are not used to issue tickets. The Louisiana legislature would have to approve cameras to do that, and they have defeated it so far.
KLFY's cameras are real time live cameras, the KATC camera is a web cam, poor quality.
The cameras can be viewed at KATC.COM and KLFY.COM. These are the only 3 cameras that are public in Lafayette. The cameras mounted at the intersections are only for changing the traffic control devices. They are not used to issue tickets. The Louisiana legislature would have to approve cameras to do that, and they have defeated it so far.
KLFY's cameras are real time live cameras, the KATC camera is a web cam, poor quality.
Radio_Bob
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Okay, so I was off by a few MHz:MetroScan aircraft to base: 455.350 (verified as I drove in this a.m.)
FIRE321FIGHTER1985
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Bob Dunn
Bob, you can call me at 738-1813
Mark
Bob, you can call me at 738-1813
Mark
FIRE321FIGHTER1985
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I just figured out that "00" is the designation used for the aircraft. Does anybody know of any other frequencies used ?
Mark
I just figured out that "00" is the designation used for the aircraft. Does anybody know of any other frequencies used ?
Mark
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