Mike Pugh wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Also check to be sure the FCC license reflects the locations, type of >> service (FB; FB2; or MO) and power levels being proposed for the VHF >> frequency. >> >> > I'm glad someone else brought this up. During my 18 years in LMR, I ran > into a bunch of instances where someone wanted to link this to that, or > wanted to use a non type accepted radio or wanted to do several other > less than legal things. My response was always something like make sure > your station is completely legal if you are not the license holder.
Hell, it'd be nice to always see PUBLIC SAFETY using rigs that are rated for 100% duty-cycle even. Icom mobiles, just aren't. Personally I stay the away from Public Safety "professionals" who need assistance of any sort -- who are recommending the use of anything that's not built to take the abuse of 100% duty-cycle for my "safety" -- and using tax dollars to buy it. (Smaller groups with no budget, okay maybe... but I carefully explain the problem and recommend they go find a real budget somewhere.) I'll gladly pay for the higher priced real repeaters/radios needed for Public Safety links from my taxes. ] I don't want some mobile blowing up and someone getting hurt or not having the comms they need to stay safe. The stuff I've seen installed by "professionals" sometimes gives me the willies, especially when I know its tied to life-or-death dispatch systems for police and fire. Those folks in the field deserve better engineering than some of the junk I've seen installed... Nate WY0X
