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Find some old timers and pick their brain. We ran on channel 10 in my town of less than a thousand. Some of the snoots and dorks ran 22 or 22A. I scanned the band and talked to whomever would listen.

I went to Rat Shack and got my crystal to run up and mess with the snobs. Shortly after, the local volunteer fire department used 22A for local calling and dispatch along with the big ass siren. They would try and chase you off if they could. They only lasted a few years and went back to the siren. They were on 33.86 mHz back then. Years later, when I joined the department they had QSL cards from Central and South American fire and police departments hanging in the radio room.

I got my initial firefighter/paramedic training in 1978, all departments used low band. Sometimes, we could hardly communicate when the band was open. We didn't move to VHF-Hi until mid eighties.

I miss those days.

<blockquote data-quote="Mudfoot" data-source="post: 376625" data-attributes="member: 10055">Find some old timers and pick their brain. We ran on channel 10 in my town of less than a thousand. Some of the snoots and dorks ran 22 or 22A. I scanned the band and talked to whomever would listen.I went to Rat Shack and got my crystal to run up and mess with the snobs. Shortly after, the local volunteer fire department used 22A for local calling and dispatch along with the big ass siren. They would try and chase you off if they could. They only lasted a few years and went back to the siren. They were on 33.86 mHz back then. Years later, when I joined the department they had QSL cards from Central and South American fire and police departments hanging in the radio room. I got my initial firefighter/paramedic training in 1978, all departments used low band. Sometimes, we could hardly communicate when the band was open. We didn&#039;t move to VHF-Hi until mid eighties. I miss those days.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mudfoot, post: 376625, member: 10055"] Find some old timers and pick their brain. We ran on channel 10 in my town of less than a thousand. Some of the snoots and dorks ran 22 or 22A. I scanned the band and talked to whomever would listen. I went to Rat Shack and got my crystal to run up and mess with the snobs. Shortly after, the local volunteer fire department used 22A for local calling and dispatch along with the big ass siren. They would try and chase you off if they could. They only lasted a few years and went back to the siren. They were on 33.86 mHz back then. Years later, when I joined the department they had QSL cards from Central and South American fire and police departments hanging in the radio room. I got my initial firefighter/paramedic training in 1978, all departments used low band. Sometimes, we could hardly communicate when the band was open. We didn't move to VHF-Hi until mid eighties. I miss those days. [/QUOTE]

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