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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2002 10:17 pm
by Pj
...if someone here has a vehicle like this for personal use!

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,370009131,00.html?

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 2:30 am
by Paul
Wow! My dream-mobile! But there is something that must be invented to let us use such a vehicle :roll:
The 'SpouseShield'.
This should be a special kind of ear-plugs that selectively alow you to keep tracking of all air-traffic while squelching/muting effectively, wife's *^&%$*&%#(&% loud comments! :razz: :lol:

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 1:28 pm
by Jonathan KC8RYW
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Take a look at the first chair...
There is one Motorola mic for each radio!

I would have thought they would have had headsets for each dispatcher! Imagine the insane amount of chatter coming from all of those radios in an emergency?

Where is a console when you need onet...

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 1:37 pm
by Jonathan KC8RYW
Also, a disadvantage to using a bus is this: if the engine dies, the whole unit is worthless. If it is a trailer, you can get another rig to pull it ASAP.

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 1:44 pm
by radioEd
Insurance premium would be hell to pay.

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 2:30 pm
by N4UMJ
FEMA has a communications vehicle that is incredibly equiped with Communications Gear.
It was trailered and there was a Diesel-Semi looking truck to pull it.

It was highlighted in an issue of "MONITORING TIMES" a couple of years back. Very interesting reading.

Eddie

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 5:17 pm
by vcaruso
Hey Ed,
Nice spread but...
Where is the espresso machine & the fridge

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2002 7:49 pm
by radioEd
On 2002-02-02 20:17, vcaruso wrote:
Hey Ed,
Nice spread but...
Where is the espresso machine & the fridge
I knew something was missing! Nice pick-up Vince! Mom-ma-mea!