Bendix King radio for command post response

I just received a Bendix King VHF radio (from Ebay) that I got programmed with the fire frequencies OC uses. It is quite well-built and feels like a brick - long and heavy!

I plan to use it when responding to fire command posts for comms support work with RACES.


And what timing - just last night a small fire started:

From an email -
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"A new fire started last night in the Orange County area.  This fire is known as the Ortega Incident and is based on the Ortega 7 miles west of El Cariso Village.  At this time the fire has burned 25 acres and has 0% containment.  The Orange County EOC is not activated at this time.  There have been no requests for Communications Division support at this time."

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