I am a ham operator and was thinking about buying a crown vic. for my personal car and wanted to make it in to a emergency communications vehicle. i want to put radios,gps,computer,amber lights,ect. do you think police would give me a hard time ?
kb1oar said:I am a ham operator and was thinking about buying a crown vic. for my personal car and wanted to make it in to a emergency communications vehicle. i want to put radios,gps,computer,amber lights,ect. do you think police would give me a hard time ?
radio10-8 said:go for it and be sure to post pictures!
ryangassxx said:Well if the police won't plenty of people here probably will...
Just for the record,.. What practical purpose would such a vehicle serve? Would you plan to be out and about "responding to emergencies"? And in what way would you be able to assist in such an emergency merely by having a crown vic with a bunch of radios in it?
Now, here's the deal... Surely some of you believe that by asking these questions, I've just lit the fuse to a flame fest.. But on the other hand, if for the first time someone could merely provide an adequate answer for these questions that'd be the end of it... But until that happens, popular opinion of such behavior will be that of a whacker..
kb1oar said:I am a ham operator and was thinking about buying a crown vic. for my personal car and wanted to make it in to a emergency communications vehicle. i want to put radios,gps,computer,amber lights,ect. do you think police would give me a hard time ?
kb1oar said:I am a ham operator and was thinking about buying a crown vic. for my personal car and wanted to make it in to a emergency communications vehicle. i want to put radios,gps,computer,amber lights,ect. do you think police would give me a hard time ?
n2mdk said:I don't know about a Crown Vic being essential, but go back in time to 9-12-01 and ask what good vehicles like that did in the weeks and months following the attack.
n2mdk said:A lot more than the bad ones did.
They were used for lots of purposes, including transporting out of state first responders andrescue teams around. Help with communication in the emergency shelters that were set up. Drove members of the Red Cross and even city OEM personnel around.
ryangassxx said:I'd like to see anything to support that anything like that ever happened on 9/11...
You're telling me that first responders and red cross personnel depended on whackermobiles to get from place to place on 9/11? Why,....? What happened to THEIR cars? Were the whackermobiles somehow able to circumnavigate the terrain better than the official vehicles? And the obvious question,.. How did ham radio aid in this whole ordeal?
kb1oar said:I am a ham operator and was thinking about buying a crown vic. for my personal car and wanted to make it in to a emergency communications vehicle. i want to put radios,gps,computer,amber lights,ect. do you think police would give me a hard time ?
GreatLakes said:Although CV's are frequently used for police cars, I don't think they perform well for some emergency situations. To begin with, they're rear wheel drive, with low ground clearance and don't do well in the snow, deep water, or off road. In spite of their size, there is not a lot of room in the interior, and they can't carry a lot of weight. I think a van, or some SUV's would be a better choice.