I know lots of hams who have EmCom vehicles under their own authority.
You don't need permission to put one together. You only need permission
of a PS agency to put transmit in an authorized radio, but the radios
never came into play here - just the antennas. I have about 7 antennas
on my vehicle - 10M/33 MHz, 6M/46 MHz, VHF/2M, UHF/440, 800, scanner
(another HD VHF quarter wave), Cellular, and AM/FM. All are authorized
either under my ham license or a local emergency center, a biz license,
or are RX only.
(getting a bit off of this topic) I also have a lightbar and related
lights (all authorized under PA law and registered with the PA State
Police). But, I also have a badge to go with the rest of the package.
My vehicle serves many purposes, obviously. (ham mobile, business
mobile, and a few PS uses)
The only real difference is that I'm not active above 1.2 GHz (YET), and
my vehicle is not a Crown Vic. (and I don't drive it in NC)
I wouldn't mind getting a Crown Vic, though, as I don't care to let my
present vehicle idle at a scene for hours on end. It's not built for it
- Crown Vics are (at least the P71s are).
Joe M.
Mike Pugh wrote:
>
> As for building a vehicle to be used by emergency or county officials in
> case of an emergency..... I wonder who's authority he was building this
> vehicle under?
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