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Muxlow

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Sooo was looking around and saw some pictures of the EMO command t..truck.. van.. motorhome thing. I friend of mine got to walk thru this thing when it first came out. He said they told him they can "run the country" from inside that thing. But i noticed they had a radio shack scanner.. wonder what for?

Seems the OPP got them one of these nice units aswell

Mobile 1 gives OPP cutting edge communications - Trenton Trentonian - Ontario, CA
 

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I am going to take a guess and say they have the scanner in case there is a situation where they need to listen in to an agency that they don't direct access to their radio system with the onboard radio gear in the truck.

Nothing wrong with having a keypad programmable scanner for insurance until a radio tech can come up with a better solution should the situation arise.
 

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More likely the Agencies that "want" them to have access can't justifiy the cost of a radio for them. Scanners for emergency service providers is a good value too them.
 

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And with that, this scanner community may contribute to them indirectly by helping them with proper programming for there scanners. Especially by submitting excellent information to a site like RadioReference.
 

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Thats what i was thinking it was for aswell. Just didnt want to say it incase it sounded dumb haha
 

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EMO Command Truck

That is only one picture of the entire truck, there is plenty more in the back to handle everything they need. I had a look at it when it first was being put into service as my fire department's mechanical division is the Pre-Delivery Inspection shop for the company that built it.

Here is the website with a little more info on it, and below, some of the key features (copied from the site).

Emergency Management Ontario::Mobile1

Mobile1’s key features

12.5 metres long, 3.8 metres high, just over three metres wide and weighs nearly 20 metric tonnes.
Six communications workstations, equipped with an array of radio systems, including a full telephone system with extensions, fax, Internet, television, e-mail and satellite communications.
A conference room for up to eight people, wired for conference calls and on-board real-time.
audio-visual briefings. The exterior of the vehicle is also configured to facilitate briefings as needed.
The potential to broadcast access to a wireless local area network, allowing other incident vehicles and facilities to use common network-based incident management software when installed.
On-board weather station supporting a wide variety of functions to provide local weather data in real-time.
On-board generators can provide external power to buildings, camps or other vehicles.
On-board amateur radio station.
Digital satellite television receivers and the ability to receive local on-air television broadcasts.
High-resolution cameras for close-up observation and digital recording at distances of more than a kilometre.
3000W light tower, sidelights and telescopic scene lighting.
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
 

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That is only one picture of the entire truck, there is plenty more in the back to handle everything they need. I had a look at it when it first was being put into service as my fire department's mechanical division is the Pre-Delivery Inspection shop for the company that built it.

Here is the website with a little more info on it, and below, some of the key features (copied from the site).

Emergency Management Ontario::Mobile1

Mobile1’s key features

One of the items listed on the web site was an "ACU1000 Communications Unit", which piqued my interest, and I found this very interesting document from the US DoJ on the ACU/TRP 1000:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/acu_trp1000.pdf

It looks like the answer to everyone's agency interop wishes, or the newest way the f'up more than one radio system at a time.

Victor
 

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It looks like the answer to everyone's agency interop wishes, or the newest way the f'up more than one radio system at a time.Victor

That's quite the piece of hardware! And yes, I could see someone getting flustered because they haven't used it in a few months and royally messing things up. :eek:
 

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Yes, the ACU-1000 is a dangerous device in the hands of an inexperienced user/operator.
I've heard certain Federal 'secure' user coms (that were encrypted) be broadcast over a patched radio in the clear! In the right hands though....it is an excellent device! Patch iDEN, VHF, 800MHz, PSTN and cellular.....all through one box!
 
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