8 am today - daily radio tet - engine 1 mobile - engine 1 portable -
engine 1 alpha - engine 1 bravo
presumably 'engine 1 mobile' is the mobile radio on the vehicle
presumably 'engine 1 portable' is the officer's portable radio
in everyday radio traffic - 'engine 1 mobile' is rarely used - and
'engine 1 portable' is rarely used
commonly they say "engine 1 pump" or 'engine 1 driver' when talking to
the driver / pump operator
commonly they say "engine 1" when talking to the officer
bottom line - there is a major disconnect between the radio test terms
and the everyday radio comms - and this sometimes shows up during
urgent situations when multi people try to answer to the same callsign
- its not good
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