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Media Vehicle Pics - Television
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:51 pm
by auntys_eyes
Moderator note: This topic has been split out from the original 'Media Vehicles' topic and edited.
There have been a few posts of late regarding media vehicles, so i thought i would start posting pics from around town. Hope you like
These first few are ABC
ABCTV News and Current Affairs have 3 Falcon wagons and 3 Toyota Prados. The Falcons have the distinctive after market roof racks (2 white & 1 black).
Depending on the station, these vehicles are reffered to as 'live eyes', 'links cruisers', 'news cruisers', 'live links' etc. We call ours 'news links'.
Channel 9 Commodore.
These are the Channel 10 Holden Adventras.
One of the older Channel 7 Commodores.
7's news link is a Holden Suburban.
Will try and get an ABC Prado and the Channel 10 news link when i can.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:29 pm
by Turbo
Hey thats more like it! Nice shots. See if you can get that elusive night news van or the top secret night news motorbike
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:08 am
by imacop
great pictures auntys_eyes.
i wonder why channel 7 chose the Suburban.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:55 am
by Bonez
Nice shots
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:59 am
by celestial_insight
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:22 am
by Bonez
lol, that's awesome
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:07 pm
by auntys_eyes
Have pics of an ABC Prado, one of the NEW 7 News VZ Commodores and the other 9 eng van. Will post them later tonight.
Turbo - though you might oblige with some pics of the Night News Cruiser.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:51 pm
by Steve
imacop, the type of vehicle networks choose as ENG trucks has varied over the years, starting with Bedford vans in late 70s, then the Ford Bronco and Toyota Landcruiser. It comes down to which vehicle best suits the weight of the equipment added (including the telescopic pole) and things like the number of seats that will be retained (Seven may have wanted an extra row of seats for example, a Landcuiser ENG vehicle often needs the back seats removed).
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:35 pm
by auntys_eyes
Few more pics from today. Naughty politicians and sports stars always brings us media together.
Here are a couple of pics of ABCTV News Prados.
This is the other 9 News ENG Van. It is slightly different to the one above (this one has the 'personalised' plates).
This is one of 7's three new Commodores. 2 for News and 1 for Today Tonight.
If any of you non metropolitan members get a chance to snap a pic of any GWN, WIN or ABC Rural cars that would be great.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:14 am
by Turbo
Found these on the phone...
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:26 am
by thrill of the Chase
kewl buggy
where do i get one
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:35 am
by dazla
I notice several arials hanging off the channel 7 cars, what radio gear do these kind of cars have in them?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:44 pm
by Steve
Antennas will be for ordinary VHF transceiver (UHF in the case of Ch 10) for communicating with the newsroom, scanner and mobile phone.
The ENG vans have additional UHF radio (and antenna) for communicating with the station's master control.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:52 pm
by Bonez
Spot on, and the HF antenna on the front of the 9 eng vans is not hooked up to anything. It's measured to be the same length as the highest point of the van. It acts as a guide, if you are driving somewhere and you think you might hit the roof then you keep a real close eye on that HF whip, and if it bends then you stop, as quick as you can
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:18 pm
by Steve
The 9 Landcruiser STW-599 must be getting close to 20 years old now (if it's the same vehicle that's always had that number plate).
