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What does it mean when VKI tells units to stand by unless urgent as he is on the intercom? Is the intercom the internal building intercom?

pdxn wrote:What does it mean when VKI tells units to stand by unless urgent as he is on the intercom? Is the intercom the internal building intercom?

Hi pdxn, - i can only answer part one cause not sure what intercom is all about - You usually hear this, "Stand by Cars unless urgent on the phone(or on the Intercom)" - so standby would mean refrain from transmitting while i'm away....(something like that ) i hope i am on the right track.

Thanks, but I knew that part already. Just trying to figure out what the intercom is and what he is doing on it.

It's actually weird hearing "all vehicles standby unless urgent" because in the US if you hear it on the radio it means an Officer is dealing with a possibly dangerous situation and they want to keep the air clear in case the Officer needs help. For example if an Officer stopped a stolen vehicle you would hear that, or 10-3 (which means the same).

pdxn wrote:Thanks, but I knew that part already. Just trying to figure out what the intercom is and what he is doing on it.

It's actually weird hearing "all vehicles standby unless urgent" because in the US if you hear it on the radio it means an Officer is dealing with a possibly dangerous situation and they want to keep the air clear in case the Officer needs help. For example if an Officer stopped a stolen vehicle you would hear that, or 10-3 (which means the same).

Woops - sorry no problems - I thought you would have known - your a smart cookie....

gkoutlis wrote:your a smart cookie....

Well thats still yet to be confirmed. Still waiting on my fat evenlope to (hopefully) arrive.

Intercom is the internal phone network at VKI, normally speaking to a calltaker or radio super.

They can also speak to Fesa and SJA on intercom.

Thanks Dazla.