I didn't think there was that much going on in VHF, at least in public service. All of our police and fire moved to UHF packet systems. I haven't seen a VHF whip on a vehicle in 20 years. There is still a fairly active marine band there but a lot of casual boaters are using cell phones as their main communication method. 911 has become the new "channel 16". The USCG, sheriff and the tow pirates are all carrying cell phones now.
