Recent content by Jango

Volunteering in the community in which you live is the best idea out there. I live on a "small" Air Force base and volunteer in the very small town(4 police cars small). When tones drop and I run code 3 from my house on base to the station in town I typically miss the trucks and respond...

I am a volley in a very small town(like 4,000) and we don't get anything....even though 80% of our calls are medical.....

I wont be surprised to find out he was selling that :censored::censored::censored::censored: on ebay.....

Good for his partner for not tolerating his unprofessional actions. Save the pt comments and stupidness for when you get back to quarters.....

I quit.....you just don't get it and will not get it.....a vest is not a force field. Wear a vest.....I do not care, maybe it will help you sleep better at night. As for this thread....don't expect a reply from me, I am through wasting my time on this.

Sure, I do. But then no one gives a damn about spinal immobilization, and first responders can push fluids. It's a different world. And even the best vest and vehicle armor can't always protect you from getting your leg blown off, or becoming entrapped and burning to death. I have seen armor...

Think rationally about this....a vest will not protect you. Say your shooter is a bad shot....hits your O2 tank..... Clearly many of you are not thinking rationally. Will a vest protect you from someone wielding a knife? Or shooting you in the leg, face, neck. That storm trooper armor...

WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? First the medic stealing from a little old lady....now this guy? It's good they got him now at least...

Vests are a great idea.....against someone you can see. WTF are you going to do about the person with a high powered rifle and scope? I have worked on pts in a tactical/war environment wearing a vest with heavy armor plates and a helmet.....one well placed shot and it does not matter what you...

Build my own antenna? Hmm, sounds fun! However....I don't think I will mount it on the car....I get enough grief rolling a PT Cruiser with a lightbar on it! I think I might look around and consider my options, again thank you for all the input!

Right now all I have on my radio is the stock rubber duck and I have the frequency specs for it, I was hoping a taller/better constructed antenna would help....but then it could just be I live too far from our radio tower.

:) I always hold the radio the right way.....I think my issue is the crappy antenna the city uses(pop 4,000 we are quite rural).

Thanks for the responses guys. I take great care of the radio and battery(making sure to fully discharge it from time to time). I work for a volley dept and I hear everyone else except our dispatch, hearing tones for the pager is no problem...hearing my dispatch is the problem. I can hear them...

Anyone know of a good way to extend the tx/rx power of a handheld radio? I have a Motorola HT750, and looking for a way to boost its ability w/o making it completely cumbersome to carry. Any thoughts?

Ah yes.....the B-2....biggest hazard to public safety...you know how many people have almost been run down just gawking at it? Or just pulling off the road to ogle it?