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I rode out with my Dallas PD friend this past weekend and on a couple of our calls this one Officer tagged along and I noticed he had a 7/800 stubby on his APX, which granted the radio is dual band on UHF and 7/800, so it would make since if he's on their 800 analog system...But he wasn't.
He was on the analog 460MHz system. I face palmed when I read "7/800 GPS" on the side of the stubby antenna and when he keyed up and tried to let dispatch know to let EMS in but couldn't get out.........Even with the crazy voter system they have. This is a huge safety issue and I don't know if they just buy their own antennas online thinking it'll work and be better than the standard armpit antenna that Motorola provides or what. Only if they knew what danger they were putting themselves in by using those..
He was on the analog 460MHz system. I face palmed when I read "7/800 GPS" on the side of the stubby antenna and when he keyed up and tried to let dispatch know to let EMS in but couldn't get out.........Even with the crazy voter system they have. This is a huge safety issue and I don't know if they just buy their own antennas online thinking it'll work and be better than the standard armpit antenna that Motorola provides or what. Only if they knew what danger they were putting themselves in by using those..