Scanners used at TV stations away from Indianapolis

[W9NES]

Would like to ask a question to (Indiana Members only) What scanners are being used by tv stations on there asignment desk in the following areas South Bend, Ft.Wayne, Terre Haute(WTWO NBC 2/WTHI CBS 10) and Evansville (WTVW Fox 7 and others stations in the Evansville area) Can anyone share this infomation with all of us outside the Indianapolis Market area?All infomation would be appreceited.Thank You.

 

[james812]

I sopke with Jeff from the Ham Station in Evansville today....he said the evansville courrier uses a older uniden base for their operations... will ask fox 7 and weht when i run ino them out and about....take care

 

[Viper43]

The Greenfield Reporter newspaper uses a 396T and so does one of their reporters. One of the freelance photographers they use, uses the following: portable 396T, mobile 996T and PSR600.

V

 

[W9NES]

Thanks Viper 43 and James 812 for your help.Any others???

 

[jerk]

Thanks Viper 43 and James 812 for your help.Any others???

Who cares?
And just because they use one brand or another, does not make one or the other a better scanner.

The local county newspaper here uses Radio Shack, the County next door, the reporter calls 911 dispatch and and says, I hear sirens, anything going on. Then later reads the police reports for her stories. So no scanner.

What TV stations use is not a valid basis for saying Uniden is the best because this is what X uses. Perhaps all they could find to buy were Uniden's. GRE has only been marketing their brand for a year. Bearcat scanners originally came from Indiana, so you will probably find more in this state. That alon and your opinion does not make them the best, especially on very subjective scanners that have different features, strengths and weaknesses.

 

[W9NES]

All Louisville, Ky TV Asignment Desk do have and use Uniden scanners for there use*.All you had to do was to call and ask the Asignment Editor on the desk as I did.* This includes WAVE NBC 3, WHAS CBS 11, WLKY 32 ABC, WDRB 41 FOX Yes they do use Uniden and this does make them the best.GRE is not on there desk. Seems funny that Uniden is used more than GRE.

 

[SCPD]

Who cares?
And just because they use one brand or another, does not make one or the other a better scanner.

The local county newspaper here uses Radio Shack, the County next door, the reporter calls 911 dispatch and and says, I hear sirens, anything going on. Then later reads the police reports for her stories. So no scanner.

What TV stations use is not a valid basis for saying Uniden is the best because this is what X uses. Perhaps all they could find to buy were Uniden's. GRE has only been marketing their brand for a year. Bearcat scanners originally came from Indiana, so you will probably find more in this state. That alon and your opinion does not make them the best, especially on very subjective scanners that have different features, strengths and weaknesses.

What is your point GRE is Radio Shack GRE America makes Radio shack and GRE scanners they are one in the same from the same company realy Uniden Radio Shack"GRE" they all have the same issues

GRE - General Research of Electronics, Inc. is a Japanese owned company founded in 1961, with GRE America, Inc. established in 1979. GRE- Designers of wide range of Wireless Data Radio Modems, Wireless LAN, RF Modules and OEM Electronic equipments manufacturers for well known companies as Tyco®, RadioShack®, Hughes® LAN System and many others. FROM GRE

 

[Steve73]

I don't think it matters what brand they use. Whenever something big happens in town they all call dispatch and/or show up at the scene. Apprently they all work!

 

[trido]

I sopke with Jeff from the Ham Station in Evansville today....he said the evansville courrier uses a older uniden base for their operations... will ask fox 7 and weht when i run ino them out and about....take care

Newspaper use a bc245 handheld they bought the very first Edacs scanner we got in and it is still used and heard ONLINE.

They also have many of them for reporters and photographers plus some bc 246t.

Fox 7 has several bc 245 also some bc246 t and one bc 996t.

Also one bc 300 for their owensboro,Ky office.

Jeff

 

[trido]

All Louisville, Ky TV Asignment Desk do have and use Uniden scanners for there use*.All you had to do was to call and ask the Asignment Editor on the desk as I did.* This includes WAVE NBC 3, WHAS CBS 11, WLKY 32 ABC, WDRB 41 FOX Yes they do use Uniden and this does make them the best.GRE is not on there desk. Seems funny that Uniden is used more than GRE.

Most of the media(atleast Evansville market) had these scanners way before GRE started selling direct to us.

I just got a GRE 300 to FOX 7 for their Owensboro,Ky news office they are happy.

I can say easily for Evansville market they buy what we have they never ask for Uniden scanner by brand they ask what WE like to use.

Jeff

 

[Dispatch2323]

What type of scanner is needed in Evansville for them to monitor Kentucky State PD?

 

[trido]

What type of scanner is needed in Evansville for them to monitor Kentucky State PD?

They have to havea digital scanner to hear KSP.

Oddly FOX for their owensboro office didnt want digital

 

[jerk]

They have to havea digital scanner to hear KSP.

Oddly FOX for their owensboro office didnt want digital

Maybe they have a digital portable for KSP, some markets in Florida have "official" portables programmed receive only for police and fire in digital markets.

 

[jerk]

What is your point GRE is Radio Shack GRE America makes Radio shack and GRE scanners they are one in the same from the same company realy Uniden Radio Shack"GRE" they all have the same issues

GRE - General Research of Electronics, Inc. is a Japanese owned company founded in 1961, with GRE America, Inc. established in 1979. GRE- Designers of wide range of Wireless Data Radio Modems, Wireless LAN, RF Modules and OEM Electronic equipments manufacturers for well known companies as Tyco®, RadioShack®, Hughes® LAN System and many others. FROM GRE

Uniden is a Japanese company too.
My point is GRE or Uniden, just because many are used or chosen, does not not make one better than the other.

And you are wrong, GRE 500/600 is different from Radio Shack Pro-106, the Pro-106 had to get their own FCC certification. GRE built scanners for Radio Shack but they are very different in the eyes of the FCC OET office.

And yes, GRE built some of the early Radio Shack scanners, but they are Radio Shack branded and type accepted as such, not as GRE. So there is a difference and they are not all the same, nor do they all have the same problems.

 

[trido]

Maybe they have a digital portable for KSP, some markets in Florida have "official" portables programmed receive only for police and fire in digital markets.

Negative they dont they do have a digital scanner at station itself,but mainly for SAFET.

Now the newspaper did have a real edacs radio from years ago but it no longer works.

Plus we told them they had 3 talk groups in it ONLY PD, FD,SO, DISP ONLY.
so they went with scanners .

 

[spooney]

and Evansville Media could be tuned in to my LI VE FEED:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/public-safety-radio-of-s.w.-indiana

 

[Viper43]

Disgusting self promotion..... hahahahaa..... couldn't resist that one spooney

V

and Evansville Media could be tuned in to my LI VE FEED:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/public-safety-radio-of-s.w.-indiana

 

[W9NES]

Spooney.Nice link and great audio for a Uniden BC 996 T.

 

[pliquett]

Who cares?
And just because they use one brand or another, does not make one or the other a better scanner.

It's all about personal preference. Ford v. Chevy v. Dodge, Coke v. Pepsi, Bud v. Miller, GRE v. Uniden. The logic some people try to use to push their beliefs is funny yet sad.

 

[drunyon]

Okay, I'm doing this from memory, but here's the basic setup in the newsroom at WTHI-TV in Terre Haute:

(4) BC996's
(2) BC796's
(1) BC760
(2) BC??? (old 10 channel bases, I think)
- 1 fixed on Vigo County Fire
- 1 fixed on ???
(1) Ericsson LPE-200 (for Terre Haute city system)

I think there are also a few BC785's and BC9000's still mixed in as well.

Antennas include:

(1) Diamond discone
(1) Austin Ferret
(4) 800 MHz yagi's
- 1 pointed toward SAFE-T tower at ISP post
- 1 pointed toward SAFE-T tower at Newport
- 1 pointed toward Starcom tower at Darwin (IL)
- 1 pointed toward Starcom tower at Paris (IL)
(1) Phelps Dodge mounted at about 150' on a leg of the HI99 tower

All coax is 1/2 hardline.

I'm sure there are a few oddballs I'm forgetting, but that's the basic setup.