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Good job to EOC and PGFD just hang in there, its hard to ignore him but hopefully the battery will be dead soon and the idiot will toss it in the Anacostia.
 

Kudos to the PG dispatcher and crews for keeping professional and ignoring the loser.
 

I was at the firehouse and listened to channel 1 for quite some time. It was at times comical. Also communications did a pretty good job of ignoring him, even while dispatching several box alarms, amidst the other usual calls and radio traffic. If you listen he says Southern Ave and Brandywine St, which I believe do not intersect.
 

Haha. Prince Georges County is such a joke. You mean to tell me that you can't identify the radio. Not true, they just don't want to identify the radio.
 

What good would identifying the radio do if you don't know where the guy with it actually is? You can know whose radio it is all you want, but that has nothing to do with mitigating the problem. Idiot. Think before you say something stupid next time.
 

"While the 911 center can tell which radio is making the transmissions they are unable to disable it." The radio was identified. . .They were just unable to disable it.
 

This joker was going at it for hours and no one called the local amateur radio operators to go find out where he was broadcasting from?

For shame.
 

Nowadays, digital radio systems allow for radios to be remotely turned off or bumped off the system. Maybe it's time for an upgrade.
 

If they would have gotten with one of the local HAM radio operators in the area. Some of them could have narrowed the signal down to a one square block area. The FCC also has equipment that can narrow it down even further. But great job to the dispatchers for working through the problem during the busy time of the day.
 

"While the 911 center can tell which radio is making the transmissions they are unable to disable it."

The 911 center might not have had the means to disable it, but one of the volunteer departments that got a AFGE grant for communications equipemnt has the equipment that could have turned the radio off, but the county would never ask the volunteers for help and admit the volunteers are better equipped than the county
 

Dave,This happened back in the 70s
I think you were still working.It happened on Hudsons shift.we brought a sec. from p.d. to keep him talking.he seemed to be more rective to a female than baker
I remember gyton trying to triangelate the possible area.
battery went dead, a possible place to look is in pawn shops thats were we found one
 

"Nowadays, digital radio systems allow for radios to be remotely turned off or bumped off the system. Maybe it's time for an upgrade."

1st off, if the current radios were programmed to use the feature they already have the capability of, this radio could cave been shut off by PSCC.

2nd, digital has nothing to do with it. Systems have had remote stun and kill since long before anyone thought of digital radio.

3rd, the upgrade is already being implemented.
 

Bert,

I seem to recall it happening more than once. I don't think I was working but I remember listening to Guyton trying to triangulate it. They should have called over to 34 yesterday. John and his buddies probably could have found it in nine or ten hours.

Back when I used to have a bunch of scanners in the car and listen more regularly I found a number of locations of police operations by just going to the input frequency of the repeater. Even without a directional antenna I was able to get in the ball park. Not a perfect system, but it worked.

I even found an FM pirate radio station in the basement of a NW Washington apartment building just by driving around listening to the signal strength.

Statter
 

It still seems the criticism sarcasim and finger pointing is always right there to shed vile words. Ok a portable radio was stolen, or possibly just missing for whatever reason. The Primary concern here is to be able to either disable the Portable or shut it down. Doesn't PGFD Radios Vehicle/Portables have an Identifier? As far as notifying the FCC that is good. However it would take them sometime to be mobilized and located at some point that may have been determined by whatever means to do so. The Communications people did what one could say was a respectable job to keep day to day Dispatch operations moving without delay interference. It's easy to be judgemental and throw blame around. If there is any blame to be
identified what PGFD Station Number, Apparatus number, or Personnel was on it. Whoever was responsible for custody of that Portable might want to step forward
and speak on how the Portable became in possession of someone other than an authorized PGFD Person. The Communications Personnel may have had the capability to disable it, maybe they didnot. Whatever, whoever is throwing out blame keepmindful that these type of issues can occur. ie; Portables left unattended, stolen, whatever the case may be. The new 700-800 Mz Radios are quite an improvement for everyone. These Radios have just about all the Safety Features needed to address these issues should an unfortunate situation happen. These Radios also are quite nice with Each Jurisdictional Operating Frequesncy, plus the individual Talk Groups. This is a far much improved accomplishment. It is not right to throw blame or point fingers at any one individual or group. A valuable lesson is to be
learned and understood by all here. Keep Portables intheir carrying case at all times, except when in use. The 700-800 Mz Portables are so equipped that any Apparatus when responding inside their own Jurisdiction, and when Responding outside their normal jurisdicion area, on a Mutual-Aid
Response. The 700-800 Mz Interoperability radio system, is
approved by the Local Jurisdictional Fire Chiefs which make up Public Safety under COG Direction. The COG Identification is designed to make operations quite simple. ie; PGFD is "8"
the 2-digit Station number "822"
The Alphabet used by Jurisdictions is a plus also. Phonetic Alpha Bet.
"Alpha-Bravo-Charlie" etc. The various talk Groups will be determined by the Fire Chief.
PGFD will undoubetedly realize a new way of Radio Communications for use by day to day operational
folks and by Communications. Let us remember everyone has an important role to play in the actual use of the Interoperability
Radio designed System. It is quite important for everyone to know, realize their role and respect the other folks who are a part.