Ask most firefighters and fire officers to name one piece of equipment that they have a love/hate relationship with, and you can bet that most are going to say, “the @$&!ing portable radio!” They love it when it does its job and they don’t have to think about it. And they hate it when it doesn’t – those times that cause a firefighter or fire officer to curse “this worthless brick!” Some of the most common complaints would likely be: • I can’t operate the controls with my gloves on. • I have a