[Scan-DC] I'm a little confused

[Ed Tobias]

The dispatchers are SUPPOSED to be monitoring Channel 2 and Channel 1.  Many
volunteers who were equipped with VHF radios by their own local fire rescue
departments, (e.g. Car 8-6, Car 3-5),  have not been equipped with 800 mHz
units.  I heard Car 3-5 successfully communicate with PSCC using Channel 2
on Monday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Agner" <ka3jjz@erols.com>
To: <scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:35 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] I'm a little confused


> (Don't mind me, that's what happens when you descend into slow lunacy) :.)
> ===========
>  Last nite, Doug K. schreibt:
>
> Interesting item last night - apparently not all the medevac helicopters
got
> the word that Muttgummery (fire) jumped to 800... last night one of the
> Medstar copters was en route to Holy Cross, called HQ on VHF... I finally
> phoned them to tell them that the copter was calling. Then, E-191 couldn't
> talk to them - copter didn't want to land at Holy Cross due to
> construction/no lights on the tower crane there... 191 and HQ recommended
a
> couple of places - nobody could talk to anybody - I think HQ was landline
> with Syscom - copter wound up landing at Blair High School at 4 Corners,
but
> HQ and 191 didn't know where they were!
>
> (Muttgummery is obviously not monitoring 154.16 any more - earlier when I
> was at lunch, RESQ engine 3-3 called them on VHF, they said the only
reason
> they heard them was that someone in the PSCC had a VHF portable on - but
> RE3-3 doesn't (yet) have an 800 radio.)
> ========================
>   Hmm, I thought that 153.95 and 154.16 were the only 2 VHF hi band
> channels being retained; everything else was being dropped.  Why wouldn't
> Mont still be monitoring 154.16?
>   Inquiring minds want to know :.)  Guess it's time to put these 2 freqs
> into the 245 and let them fly.  Even tho I work in PG county, I still
> shouldn't have any trouble hearing them from there....73s  Mike
>
>
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