.... We've all used them, no doubt.
What I want to know is how professional is it to use company frequencies?
In the past I've heard topics being discussedon company ranging from operational requirements (ie, pax and fuel), to who my co-worker slept with the night before, to how drunk my mates girlfriend was the other night, to how how hungry we all are, to 'what the heck are we gonna eat when we get back etc etc... Once I counted probably 7 guys all chatting on company. Oh, and another thing I've heard is Rodney Rude and Kevin Bl0ody Wilson (wired through an ipod!) over company.
is it completely unprofessional in anyones opinion to talk about non-operational things, such as chit chat?
All I can say is keep it clean, because guys have been shot in the foot before... And if you're near a town/city - you'll never know who's listening in on their scanner!
2p2d