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Listening to it now. I spent my day at 106 N. Broadway across the street.

I was sans radio, but while leaving my folks place, saw 58 Truck hang a left into BJs from 238th. Acting 46?

Eh, sort of. Both are really semi-duplex, meaning both rely on repeaters and only one side (the dispatcher) can transmit and receive at the same time. Simplex means both sides can only transmit or receive at one time. The difference between NYPD and FDNY is PD's "mixer" is on all the time...

Those callsigns/license numbers changed since the switch to UHF. WQFH239 is the Bronx now (not be a radio nerd about it) .

I had chills when I heard those four words, said to me, from a FDNY boss - "You're out of line". Please close this thread.

That hallway windowframe was no match for ND from L-49.

251.

3rd. Freddy on the radio.

A bit of a wacky article about us radio nerds, but thanks for posting, Chief.

Aren't we all buffs at heart?

You know, I thought you were nuts - but I saw it with my own eyes. Armonk's engine looked like it was ready to take a dip by the dock near Bar Taco to supply Millwood's engine. I was actually sad to see that old building go.

Also, no more Joe Higgins.

Agreed with all of your points. In 2021, there was a 2nd alarm in the Bronx building that I grew up in (and my parents still live in). Size up had it as a six-story, with fire on the fifth floor. When you enter the building, the floors and apartments are all labeled from 1 to 5. The fire was in...

Good lord, my parents had their wedding reception at Paulines in the mid 70s.

Ugh. Awful.

Nice. They look more like a CVS receipt these days.

To answer the original question, no, FireCAD doesn't print anything about "Loading up the box". MDTs in the rigs still look the same. Screens for the dispatchers are much different than the StarFire years (and arguably nicer) but no "load box" button or text other than the T-30 on the SEP...

I have a whole bunch of these wonderful gems on VHS somewhere. The radio traffic recreation was terrific - at 5:37, he actually says "boooooop" as the alert tone. Thanks for posting!