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<blockquote data-quote="bigfug" data-source="post: 3483975" data-attributes="member: 4864"><p>But the mic is off the air when the button is released? And since everything the dispatcher hears is going over the air, the other officers would hear and know everything the dispatcher hears and knows as well, all the traffic is on the same channel. When the emergency button is pressed, it will emit a tone prior to the mic going hot and keep the mic hot for 5 seconds without any buttons being held down. CAD (computer aided dispatching) will also provide an alert and location on all officers screens. The dispatcher also would likely have less info than the officer in distress, and could keep the officer from getting important info out over the air, such as direction of travel, location, suspect description, etc. I have worked in Public Safety Communication Support for 10 years, and the only time I am aware of a mic going hot was when a radio malfunctioned. I mean, there is an opportunity for anything to happen, but its just as likely for a dispatcher to cut off an important message as it is for the officers mic to be stuck hot. A lot of these feature sets come at an additional cost, and is a way for the companies to make more money off an agency.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigfug, post: 3483975, member: 4864"] But the mic is off the air when the button is released? And since everything the dispatcher hears is going over the air, the other officers would hear and know everything the dispatcher hears and knows as well, all the traffic is on the same channel. When the emergency button is pressed, it will emit a tone prior to the mic going hot and keep the mic hot for 5 seconds without any buttons being held down. CAD (computer aided dispatching) will also provide an alert and location on all officers screens. The dispatcher also would likely have less info than the officer in distress, and could keep the officer from getting important info out over the air, such as direction of travel, location, suspect description, etc. I have worked in Public Safety Communication Support for 10 years, and the only time I am aware of a mic going hot was when a radio malfunctioned. I mean, there is an opportunity for anything to happen, but its just as likely for a dispatcher to cut off an important message as it is for the officers mic to be stuck hot. A lot of these feature sets come at an additional cost, and is a way for the companies to make more money off an agency. [/QUOTE]
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