Beyond the issue of competing with normal users in cell bands, public
> safety radios do some specialized tricks like having a button to put a
> bunch of firemen* something that acts like a party line or conference > call.
> R's,
> John
> * - many of whom are female
The politically correct tern now is "firefighter."
Some publications now have software that automatically makes the change, which leads to such absurdities as "firefighter" substituted for "fireman" even when the person in question is a steam locomotive fireman, a fireman on an antique steam power vehicle such as a tractor, or a marine steam enginer. Their job is to maintain and foment the fire, rather than to fight it.
Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com