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| Author: | jrw14493 [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
"What the hell is wrong with this damn radio! Oh.....Woops...Control, Engine 95 accidental trip no problem." The things you hear over your scanner..... |
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| Author: | SpudGunMan [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
haha that's good. The best I ever heard was a guy who left the key down and was bitching about the dispatcher, she came on and was like ...boy 2 your open mike. hahah |
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| Author: | kc6pqe [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Hey, let's start a "Best/Funniest/Scariest this you ever heard on a scanner" thread. A couple years ago I heard WSP in a foot pursuit where the officer held the mike button a couple seconds too long and you could hear him yell at the fleeing felon, "STOP OR I'LL SHOOT YOU!". Or many years ago I heard a Benton (OR) county deputy trying to round up some loose horses and the dispatcher asked him for a description of the remaining horse. His breathless reply, "Black and fast!" |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
I can remember quite a few years ago when two police officers were driving in a car together and the mic was keyed for at least two hours. We and the entire department were lucky enough to hear about the weekend of one of the officers in livid detail. I think it had to do with a stewardess and a hotel. Lots of people tried to talk over them but since the mic was keyed of course they didn't hear the warnings. This went on long enough that by the time the mic went dead everyone knew exactly who had been talking. I am sure it took a long time to live that one down :D |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Jim, your tale must have been before cell phones. I would have thought after a couple hours of zero traffic over the radio may have been a clue. Anyway, I have a bunch. Wife riding with en route child exchange: E/B I-90 MP 156 a couple winters ago; WSP w/ multiple collision's, stuck portable: "I can't believe these fucking dumbasses, I'm getting the fuck outta here" 155.505 (R) Ephrata. For all to hear. Hehe. :mrgreen: Had wife cracking up for awhile. Me too. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Car dispatched to a domestic dispute called in by wife. A few minutes later a guy comes on the air giving "his side of the story" :bowrofl: |
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| Author: | Eric [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
lol, it wasnt your department was it Joey?..so far my favorite is from Flander's Fire Dept off of youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSs2P-V_QLc course now I don't know it might be a tie between Joey's and this one.. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Found this one on youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R732ELLy ... re=related |
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| Author: | freqseeker [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Jim wrote: Car dispatched to a domestic dispute called in by wife. A few minutes later a guy comes on the air giving "his side of the story" :bowrofl: Jim, Was that in King County in the early '90's? If so i heard that call. He was an amateur radio operator. Even gave his call sign when the dispatcher asked who he was. They tried switching channels and he followed them telling the dispatcher he knew more about their radio system then she did. That started on the old KCSO 460.525 repeater. Vince. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Yes it was Vince. I can't remember all the details but it was in the Seattle area in the 90's. Wonder if he is still a ham or on this board :roll: |
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| Author: | chpalmer [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
I think Ive posted this here in the past but its my all time favorite... http://airsignal.no-ip.org/files/WooWooWoo.wav :mrgreen: |
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| Author: | N7QOR [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
Jim wrote: Good video of the truck crash. In the late 80's I was taking Seneca St offramp from N-Bound 99, looked down, and saw what looked like my older brother's station wagon and a Fire Truck tangled up at an intersection. Found out later my bro' was dutifully sitting at the light while SFD Engine 5, on a response, lurned left (from his right) and kept turning, into his car. Instead of taking a 90 degree left turn, it was more like 120 degrees, for a moment. He was pretty cool about it, his biggest complaint was how bloody long it took them to investigate. He was stuck at the intersection for more than 4 hours. At least it was a sunny day... |
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| Author: | Rich [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
freqseeker wrote: Jim wrote: Car dispatched to a domestic dispute called in by wife. A few minutes later a guy comes on the air giving "his side of the story" :bowrofl: Jim, Was that in King County in the early '90's? If so i heard that call. He was an amateur radio operator. Even gave his call sign when the dispatcher asked who he was. They tried switching channels and he followed them telling the dispatcher he knew more about their radio system then she did. That started on the old KCSO 460.525 repeater. Vince. That was in south King Co near Federal Way. His name was Randy (I will skip posting his last name). He left the state soon after that incident and I don't think he ever returned. A couple other people here on Intercept know who this person is.... |
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| Author: | Eric [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
palmer, LOL I forgot about that one..So is that the big white wagon with those flashing light things in the parking lot?? LOL plus I never knew Fire Engines did that sorta thing, but I guess that would explain why there are little Fire Engines out there wouldn't it?? :lol: |
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| Author: | SpudGunMan [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disadvantage to "Man Down" button on portable radios |
chpalmer wrote: I think Ive posted this here in the past but its my all time favorite... http://airsignal.no-ip.org/files/WooWooWoo.wav :mrgreen: haha! |
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