Radio Flashcards
(32 cards)
Multiband capabilities
VHF, UHF, 700, 800Mhz
Transmits at:
3 watts for 700/800Mhz
4 watts for UHF
5 watts for VHF
Channel capacity
3000 w/ x zones
Repeaters
10 repeater sites, bidirectional amplifiers throughout city; 1 back up radio site Mt. Lukens
Specs
6.9” tall, 3.3” wide, 22.7 oz
Radio transmission issues
Below ground level
Shielded rooms
Elevator cars
Center core of highrise
Steep or narrow canyons
Outside city limits
T-1,2,3
Divisional channels
T1 - central
T2 - south and west
T3 - valley
T-4
Metro EMS dispatch, central south and west
T-5
Brush dispatch, Swiftwater
T-6
Alert 6, MAYDAY traffic, 16th position on rotary
T-7
Metro fire dispatch, central south and west
T-8
EMS and fire dispatch, valley
T-9
Structure size ups
T-10, 11
Command 10 - EMS
Command 11 - Fire incidents
T-12-18
Incident TAC channels
Metro Rail channels
2,4,6,7,12,15,16,17
Other zones
7 foothill plan
11 Santa Susana plan
21 lapd
Request police
Meet - dangerous area
Assist - crowd control
Back up - belligerent or drunk, physical threat
Help - eminent danger
(task force, EMS Captain, Rescue, battalion)
Impress 2 charging system
Charges, monitors, analyzes, recalibrates
Red = charging
Green = charged
Amber = recalibration and may take 8 to 16 hours
Menu
Zone
Channel
Scan
Scan List
Nuisance delete
Battery
BT
Location
FPP
Clone
A, B, C
A, B - Unlocked
C - Keypad and controls locked
LAFD zones
Zone 3, 4, 5, 6
6 - 7NAT01D
Requesting police terms
Meet - known troubled area or crowd control
Assistance - large hostile crowd and apparent danger
Backup - belligerent individuals, likelihood of physical altercation
Help - imminent grave danger
Mayday
Announce and declare when a firefighter is in a life threatening situation