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BOS
Public Safety Services

BOS is the abbreviation of the German expression Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheits­aufgaben, which translates to authorities and organisations with security responsibilities. It is the common German name for Emergency and Safety Services like police, fire brigade and ambulance.

BOS equipment on this website
FuG-8, FuG-8a, FuG-8b and FuG-8c radio sets
Bosch KF-802 (FuG-8) two-way radio
RDN-F-221 full-duplex data/voice radio for 2-meter band
AEG Telefunken Telestar 120, 121 and 122
Members
  • Polizei
    Police
  • Feuerwehr
    Fire brigade
  • Katastrophenschutz
    Civil protection
  • Bundesgrenzschutz
    Federal border protection
  • Bereitschaftspolizei
    Riot police
  • Luftschutzhilfsdienst
    Air raid support
Frequency bands
  • 11 meter
    26.965 MHz — 27.015 MHz (6 channels)
  • 8 meter
    Used between 1947 to the mid 1950s
  • 4 meter
    Channels 00-29, 100-199, 230-249, 280-299
  • 2 meter
    Channels 101-125 and 200-299
  • 70 cm
  • 20 cm
  • 10 cm
  • SW
    1609.60 kHz — 27.4335 MHz (137 channels)
References
  1. Wikipedia, Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben
    German. Retrieved January 2018.

  2. Wikipedia, Emergency service
    German. Retrieved January 2018.

  3. Klaus Paffenholz, BOS-Funk
    Retrieved January 2018.
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