Being Volunteer what kind of Radio and pager eq do you carry on you

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Permalink Reply by Steve Perry on July 19, 2009 at 2:48am

I am the captain of a small fire station nestled in the Blue Mountains of NSW Australia. We use Motarola pagers but also have the callout system linked to our mobile phones. The only problem is that we cannot find out what the job is until we get to the station. It does make for a fairly foolproof turnout system though.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Sodd on July 20, 2009 at 5:22am

We use Kenwood TK-280's with a lapel mic for now. There was talk about upgrading but it was put on hold for now.

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Permalink Reply by Tristem Murphree on July 24, 2009 at 12:19am

My portable is a MACOM P5100, my pager is a Motorola Minitor v. I love both of them.

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Permalink Reply by Gregory R Bailey on August 24, 2009 at 9:17am

Pagers Mintor 4 , I have two potables Motorola 1250 and a Kenwood TK350. My mobile is a Motorla 1550. FYI for long term Motorla 1550 all have the same prolem. a board goes out and you can not turn it off or sometimes on. You can buy a new radio cheaper than having it repaired. We have several that went out like that.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel J. Graham on August 27, 2009 at 2:48am

Using a motorola minitor V, with my trusty old IV in the living room. My car has a Kenwood TK-880 (UHF) with a TK-6110 low-band in the back for county. Most of the different bands we use have cross-band repeaters that work well, so every band can be accessed from the single UHF. My mobile is a TK-380, FDNY radio strap and heavy duty speaker mic. I swear by it. The trucks all have different radios in them, but they all have a lo-band, VHF, and UHF radio in each. Same for the command vehicles. We also have a CB radio in the rescue, which is first due on the Interstate, and will have one in the new Traffic Management Unit. Works great to communicate with truckers and keep traffic moving (or stop it if that is what you so desire). Orange County also has an E-911 text messaging system which we use. Finally we use a service called IAmResponding.com which allows a member to hit a speed dial button on their cell phone and put it down, it disconnects after about 10 seconds, and identifies on screens at the station that they are en route. Only our officers call out on the air, and it is terrific for knowing who is coming and as an officer deciding when to respond apparatus. Feel free to check it out:
http://www.iamresponding.com

Stay Low, Move Fast, Be Safe!
-Danny

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Eichenlaub on October 17, 2009 at 12:44am

We use Minito IV pagers and the Bendix King Digital Handhelds. I have never ran into a problem with either of them. my radio has seen more water than an oceanic cruise liner and it hasnt quit on me yet.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Grove on October 20, 2009 at 9:37pm

I dont have a anytype of mobile or portable radios but My officers have kenwood mobiles and motorola "highband" Portables, I have a highband Motorola Minitor VI, I personally dont like them

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Permalink Reply by Robert Grove on October 20, 2009 at 9:38pm

i mean motorola minitor v.. grrr n again i hate it

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Permalink Reply by Fred Cummings, Jr. on October 23, 2009 at 4:02pm

We are issued Minitor V's. and the officer's are issued 16 channel MT1250's. We primarily operate on repeated UHF.

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