[ICOM] Icom spotting on TV

[KD5SFA]

Not really...except to us.

Didn't matter in Jericho, Frequency, or in any
other movie/tv show...especially when they don't
have antenna's hooked up or transmit with receivers, etc.

Hollywood does what they want so as long as it looks good
to them.

73,
Jon
KD5SFA

-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
>Sent: Feb 22, 2007 1:53 PM
>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom spotting on TV
>
>As a prop, does it really make a difference???
>
>Pete, wa2cwa
>
>On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:39:59 -0800 (PST) John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com>
>writes:
>> On last night's "Criminal Minds" they were trying to
>> setup a UHF command post, and we were treated to a
>> nice picture of an Icom 718!  Not only was an 718 no
>> suitable for a UHF command post, it was tuned to
>> 14.160!  Wonder if there is a ham in the production to
>> chose that frequency.  And why in the extra phone
>> band?  Maybe making a statement about the flood of
>> extra class ops we will have after tomorrow?
>> 
>> 73s John W5TD
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