Just this weekend I watched "Taken". I had two major complaints. One builds on the other.
#1 The "hero" sets his full-duplex cell phone next to an Alinco DJS.... something little 440 ham handheld and then uses another from a safe location to talk back and forth so they trace the cell phone and find it, but not him.... I didn't see any way for the cell phone to key the Alinco, and that model doesn't have Vox... I used to have one, gave it to a friend. #2 (this one is my favorite). The bad guys had Motorola EX500s in one scene. I think it's just terrible that the bad guys get nice radios like that and the hero had to use an Alinco FRS radio re-built to be a super-low power 440 ham rig. On Feb 2, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Michael Ryan wrote: > > Next time you watch DIE HARD ( should be on tonight….it is on every > night just about ) pay attention to the scene when John Mclean is > in the mensroom pulling glass out of his bare feet, and gets a call > from Sgt. Al Powell ( the cop ). Mclean answers the call WITHOUT > PICKING UP THE HT. Nice work if you can get it…. Also note the now > GREEN T-shirt. He was wearing a white one in the earlier scenes. > > -M > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > ] On Behalf Of STeve Andre' > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:39 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Radios and Coms in TV and Movies > > > > On Monday 02 February 2009 16:37:48 wd8chl wrote: > > MCH wrote: > > > Illegal? They were foreign terrorists. How many foreign > terrorists are > > > going to give a rat's rear about compliance with FCC regulations. > > > > Uhhh...Bruce Willis' character was using it, along with just about > > everyone using a handheld in the movie. > > And there was definitely places where you heard receive audio come > back > > out of the radio. > > > > > The only part that was really far fetched is when John called > the PD on > > > "channel 9" - implying that they were using CBs and that the PD > actually > > > monitored channel 9. Oh, and that Al could talk to him on his > police > > > radios. > > > > I still remember an episode of Hawaii 5-0 where they were sitting > on a > > boat, and fired up the local AM radio station-on a Motorola PT200. > > Um, I don't think anyone can tell where the audio came from. Yes, > using > a ham HT is illegal *if it transmits*. But if they add the audio > "from" the > HT later, thats ok. Stuff like that is done all the time. Sure, they > could > have used ham frequencies, but they're used to the art of pretending-- > they're movie makers. ;-) > > --STeve Andre' > wb8wsf en82 > > > > __________ NOD32 3819 (20090202) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > -- Cort Buffington H: +1-785-838-3034 M: +1-785-865-7206 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:repeater-builder-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:repeater-builder-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: repeater-builder-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
