While I'm not an expert on FDNY Q policies, I know that the FDNY has banned them from all companies that operate in areas with high rises due to the echo problem. Also, the FDNY doesn't spec any of their rigs to have the mechanical Qs on them because of that policy, so only a few companies in the city have the traditional mechanical q on them, which I believe that they have to get themselves in some fashion, and I don't think any of these units are in the mod. The new electronic Qs are being put on the new rigs since they don't have the echo problem, but as far as we know, none of the new units with the electronic q are in the mod. On a side note, It's great to hear the Qs down in the city again, and I hear them alot, seeing as I go to school about ten blocks from battalion 9's (busiest battalion in the nation) house.