Frequency question

[BMDaug]

@KevinC Man, I’m not trying to be a jerk, but the guy comes to ask for help about something he doesn’t understand and I’m getting mad troll vibes from you. I get that as a mod you can easily become jaded hearing the same questions over and over, but doesn’t that come with the territory? Also, if something is in the wrong place, doesn’t it make sense to just move it where it needs to go and spare everyone the unhelpful comments? Maybe you need a break for your own mental health??

Have a happy new year!

Kindest and most sincere regards,
Brian

 

[KevinC]

@KevinC Man, I’m not trying to be a jerk, but they guy comes to ask for help about something he doesn’t understand and I’m getting mad troll vibes from you. I get that as a mod you can easily become jaded hearing the same questions over and over, but doesn’t that come with the territory? Also, if something is in the wrong place, doesn’t it make sense to just move it where it needs to go and spare everyone the unhelpful comments? Maybe you need a break for your own mental health??

Have a happy new year!

Kindest and most sincere regards,
Brian

Ok.

 

[K2NEC]

@KevinC Man, I’m not trying to be a jerk, but the guy comes to ask for help about something he doesn’t understand and I’m getting mad troll vibes from you. I get that as a mod you can easily become jaded hearing the same questions over and over, but doesn’t that come with the territory? Also, if something is in the wrong place, doesn’t it make sense to just move it where it needs to go and spare everyone the unhelpful comments? Maybe you need a break for your own mental health??

Have a happy new year!

Kindest and most sincere regards,
Brian

My sarcasm detector is having a hard time with this one....

 

[AM909]

The word "radio" is used by some here to mean "scanner" and by others to mean "transceiver".

I find transceivers easier to program than the BCD996T that I've spent way too much time trying to understand. Sometimes I miss my Scanfare and box o' crystals.

 

[Project25_MASTR]

Ah...tow operations in Houston. First come, first serve. Trucks equipped with ridiculous amounts of radios.

For those unaware, Houston (and a few other cities in North America) doesn't have an on-call rotation for accidents like most places. The trucks are "dispatched" when the on scene first responders notify their dispatcher they need a truck on the radio. First truck to get to the scene gets the job. To facilitate this, tow trucks end up being equipped with (on average) 8-12 radios. Since a good chunk of the radio traffic is on the TxWARN P25 system, you typically see radios configured for non-affiliate scan (passive scanning like a traditional scanner) with each radio only scanning a single talk group (as to not miss any traffic). Conventional stuff is added into the truck similarly...add a radio in the correct band.

 

[KevinC]

Ah...tow operations in Houston. First come, first serve. Trucks equipped with ridiculous amounts of radios.

For those unaware, Houston (and a few other cities in North America) doesn't have an on-call rotation for accidents like most places. The trucks are "dispatched" when the on scene first responders notify their dispatcher they need a truck on the radio. First truck to get to the scene gets the job. To facilitate this, tow trucks end up being equipped with (on average) 8-12 radios. Since a good chunk of the radio traffic is on the TxWARN P25 system, you typically see radios configured for non-affiliate scan (passive scanning like a traditional scanner) with each radio only scanning a single talk group (as to not miss any traffic). Conventional stuff is added into the truck similarly...add a radio in the correct band.

Correction. They “chip” for the tow. All drivers put a chip in a hat and one is drawn.

In the 60’s and 70’s it was first on the scene. It was a dangerous time back then. Why is this so competitive? Body shop commissions.

 

[a417]

Almost all radios have VHF and UHF.

Almost all dual-band radios have VHF and UHF.

ftfy.

 

[JethrowJohnson]

Almost all dual-band radios have VHF and UHF.

ftfy.

Yeah, that's true

 

[Project25_MASTR]

Almost all dual-band radios have VHF and UHF.

ftfy.

Debatable. Certainly true in the amateur realm but when it comes to commercial solutions not as likely. Typically dual band refers to a combination of VHF/7/800 MHz or UHF/7/800 MHz or if we are talking old school Motorola logic, 700/800 MHz is dual band. Given commercial radios tend to be sold in much higher volumes compared to amateur radios...chances are pretty good the claim is more about half of all dual band radios are VHF and UHF.

 

[JethrowJohnson]

Debatable. Certainly true in the amateur realm but when it comes to commercial solutions not as likely. Typically dual band refers to a combination of VHF/7/800 MHz or UHF/7/800 MHz or if we are talking old school Motorola logic, 700/800 MHz is dual band. Given commercial radios tend to be sold in much higher volumes compared to amateur radios...chances are pretty good the claim is more about half of all dual band radios are VHF and UHF.

🤷‍♂️ I just thought VHF/UHF was the most common range.

 

[Johnpayette]

ICOM has dual channels