The Daily Oddball (ahem) Report ===============================================
Lawrence FD radio test - 154.445 R - 815 AM - mobiles - Car 21 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 44 - 45 - 85 - portables - portable 21 - portable 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 44 - 45 - 85 - 36 Alpha - 37 alpha - 38 a - 39 a - 44 a - 45 a - 85 a - 36 bravo - 37 bravo - 38 b - 39 b - 44 b - 45 b - 36 charlie (broken up or no reply) - 37 charlie - 38 c - 39 c - 44 c - 45 c B = abbreviation for Bravo C = abbreviation for Charlie I think that officially the portable radio callsigns are supposed to be "Portable XXX" - but they typically drop the "Portable" Therefore - it looks as though Eng 35 is not staffed today, but all rigs have 4 people - except Rescue 85 which has 2 people ==================================================== 453.4625 R was being called the "Command and Control" network last night at the Esplanade - I think there was some FD using the freq on a different repeater =============================================== 460.20 - this morning - data buzz - maybe Nashua NH PD mobile computers ========================================== 154.145 R - PL 136.5 - Hampton FD NH paged Hampton Falls FD to respond to a EMS call - I heard 23C2 and 23M2 sign on within 2 minutes ========================================================== 485.1375 - Medford FD input - I heard "Engine 2" OK - that sounded like a strong mobile radio - "2 portable" sounded like a weak HT - E200 sounded like a weak HT - "Engine 4" was the only other unit heard - I am only 1 mile from Medford Engine 2 station - but all the radios are probably indoors during the test ============================================ 453.075 - 3 bars - a weak whine (? dead carrier) for 1 minute - then an abrupt end - ???? ======================================= 155.205 - DPL 432 - bus to bus comms - unknown location =========================== 453.3875R - Lincoln is still called on the D14 test - Framingham answered but not on this rptr - Acton answered but not on this rptr - Marlboro did not answer even though called twice - Natick answered but not on this rptr - Shrewsbury did not answer even though called twice - Westboro did answer on this rptr ======================================= 930 AM - northern Middlesex County radio rollcall - Fire - 460.0375 R - Andover 1 and 1 - Ayer 1 or 1 - Bedford 1 or 1 - Billerica 1 or 1 - Chelmsford 1 or 1 - Devens 1 or 1 - Dracut 1 or 1 - Dunstable 1 and 0 - Pepperell 1 or 1 - Groton 1 or 1 - Littleton 1 or 1 - Lowell something and 1 - North Reading 1 and 1 - Shirley 1 or 1 - Tewsbury maybe 1 or 1 - Tyngsboro 1 or 1 - Westford 1 or 1 "today" - Wilmington 1 or 1 - PL 131.8 - both Lowell and Tyngsboro seemed to drop out (to me) - maybe some day I will hear - Acton yadda yadda - Ayer yadda yadda - Bedford yadda yadda :-) (almost everyone is 1 or 1) - North Reading, Lowell, and Andover seem to be the mightiest at 1 and 1 ==================================== MetroFire availability today - Arlington 1 or 1 - Belmont unknown and unknwon - Boston 3 and 2 - Briantree 1 and 0 - brookline 1 and 1 - Burlington unknown and unknown - Cambridge 3 and 1 - Chelsea 1 and 1 - Dedham 1 and 1 - Everett 1 and 1 - Lexington 1 or 1 - Lincoln 1 or 1 - Lynn 2 and 0 - Malden 1 and 1 - MassPort 1 or 1 - Medord 1 and 1 - Melrose 1 and 0 - Milton maybe 1 or 1 - Needham 1 or 1 - Newton 2 and 1 - Quincy 2 and 0 - Randolph 1 or 1 - Reading secret and secret - revere 1 or 1 - Saugus 1 and 0 - Somerville 1 and 1 - Stoneham 1 and 0 - Wakefield 1 and 0 - Waltham 2 and 1 - Watertown 1 and 0 - Wellesley 1 and 1 - Weston 1 and 1 - Weymouth 1 and 0 - Winchester 1 and 0 - Winthrop 1 and 0 - Woburn 1 and 0 - "Metro Fire test complete KDY496 10 oh 8 (AM)" - Beverly Control test - "MetroFire test NOW complete 10 oh 9" ============================ Note - Lincoln FD is now being called on the D14 test and the D13 test ================================= yadda yadda Yadda yad ya y --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
