Ames or Story County Scanner question

[TJK50010]

I want to make sure that my stream is catching all the calls going over the airways. If you can read this post and you live in Ames please play my scanner stream some day and compare it to the live scanner traffic. If I'm missing calls or frequencies let me know. Give me as much detail as possible: frequency, codes, type, and time of call.

AMES Police and Fire Live Scanner Audio Feed

[bemyax]

I have an alert set in ScannerRadio. I listen to it during storms and sometimes during VEISHEA. (I have family in Ames.) Although the audio quality is very good, it always seems like I'm missing some content. Tell the folks on the radio that ScannerLand would like to hear whats going on.

[N7DJR]

The frequency data for Ames has a few expired freqs do you have the new line up? I think they might have been rebanded that seems to be going on around here.

[TJK50010]

I don't know of any changes. My list hasn't changed since 2010. I'm hoping this forum will help me in making changes and updates.

[N7DJR]

I would start there with the frequency line up, I do believe there may be some new frequencies to add and some old ones to remove. I would love to help but my RS Pro-97 is obsolete and will not properly follow new rebanded Motorola 800 MHz trunked systems.

Good Luck

Dave

[N7DJR]

OK based on the current data on RR for the Ames Story Co TRS here is what I found:

Remove:
852.3375-EXP
853.2875-EXP

Ad:
854.0375
854.7375
855.1625
857.0625
859.5625
860.5625

They have 20 channels now. The Ames site is too far for me to check out let me know what you find and if you can confirm this data is being used we should report it to RR so they can update the Story Co page.

Dave

[TJK50010]

Yeah, I would need the listing of updated talkgroups and frequencies.

[N7DJR]

OK I will get started on the Story County Ames Site for you here is the Story County Allmen Site:

These two systems are combined

WNRB641 - LWC Communication Inc
856.1125...............................856.5125
857.1125-Data Burst..............857.5125
858.1125...............................858.5125
859.1125...............................859.5125
860.1125...............................860.5125

WNIA622 - WRC Communications
856.6375
857.6375
858.6375
859.6375-Control Channel
860.6375

Story County Talkgroups

Story County Fire Talkgroups
TG.................User
57392...........Story County Fire Dispatch
60096...........Story County Fire TAC 3
60112...........Story County Fire TAC 4
60128...........Story County Fire TAC 5
60176...........Story County Fire TAC 8
59920...........Gilbert Fire-Tac
59936...........Story City Fire-Tac
59952...........Roland Fire-Tac
60000...........Colo Fire-Tac “Private”
60016...........Collins Fire-Tac
60032..…......Maxwell Fire-Tac
60048...........Cambridge Fire-Tac
60080...........Slater Fire-Tac
60192...........Nevada Fire-Tac “Private”

Story County Sheriff Talkgroups
TG................User
57344...........Story County Sheriff Ops 1
57424...........Story County Sheriff Tac

Story County System wide / Emergency Talkgroups
TG.................User
61440............Weather NWS MICRN (Severe Weather Net)

Story County Highway Department Talkgroups
TG.................User
57408............Story Co Hwy Operations

Ames City Talkgroups

Ames Fire Talkgroups
TG.................User
57472............Ames Fire Dispatch
57744............Ames EMS/Hospitals

Ames Police Talkgroups
TG.................User
57408............APD Dispatch
57424............APD Information.......(Same TG as Sheriff's Tac)
57360............APD Tactical
57488............APD Tactical
57456............APD Command Channel 1
57520............APD Events Ch 1
57536............APD Events Ch 2
57552............APD Events Ch 3

Ames City Government Talkgroups
TG.................User
57568...........Ames Public Works - Dispatch
58128...........Ames Public Works - Unit-to-Unit
57504...........Ames Public Works - Supervisors
58160...........Ames Public Works - Events
57904...........Ames Water Department - Dispatch
58032...........Ames Water Department - Meter Readers
57616...........Ames Water Department - Supervisors
57824...........Ames Cyride Transportation

Ames Community Schools Talkgroups
TG.................User
59696............Ames School Maintenance
60128............Ames High School 1

Other Talkgroups

Iowa State University Talkgroups
TG.................User
57920............ISU PD Dispatch
58480............ISU Security
58512............ISU Security
57712............ISU Peer Security & Risk Management Teams (VEISHEA)
57728............ISU Party Response Team (VEISHEA)
58544............ISU Athletic Athletics

Other Talkgroups
TG.................User
16960............C&K Heating Air Conditioning and Plumbing
58800............Hospital Maintenance
60832............Roving Guards

Nevada Police Talkgroups
TG.................User
57680............Nevada PD Operations

Ankeny Talkgroups
TG..................User
59056.............Ankeny Public Works
61456.............Ankeny School Buses

Talkgroups Search
TG..................User
58848............School?
59392............?
61584............School
61552............?
62032............School
61664............School
58896............School
61648............School


I have not copied any Ames talkgroups I don't think they are on this system?

Dave

[timkilbride]

Run Unitrunker on the system for a few days, that will give you all the frequencies being used.and most of the GID's.

Tim

[N7DJR]

Hello Tim I plugged the Control Channel and was able to get all the frequencies in the system no problem and the talkgroups match the original entry just the Ames stuff is missing. I also tried running as just a type ll and had good luck with all the talkgroups I wish I had some computer controlled software to decode trunked systems and a cable to hook my scanner to my computer too.

Dave

[N7DJR]

Here is the other system that is in Ames and I do believe Ames Police and the city is on this one, too far for me good luck with this one.

KNJX924 - ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING COMPANY

Ames Site

854.0375
854.7375
855.1625
855.6375
857.0625

856.0125
857.0125
858.0125
859.0125
860.0125

856.5625
857.5625
858.5625
859.5625
860.5625

Dave

[TJK50010]

For Ames I don't have 854.0375, 855.1625, 857.0625 programmed in. 859.5625 and 860.5625I have listed under the Iowa State University list.

When did these come online? Why are they hidden from the RR database ot updated since 2011.

I attached my Pro97 scanner file just in case you can read it.

[TJK50010]

I just follow the basics on my scanner. I don't scan much of the traffic outside the scope of Ames Police and Fire. I skip most of the Iowa State and Story county traffic "fluff".

It pretty much reads straight off of RadioReference. Now if there is something that RadioReference is missing, I'm likely missing it too. If anyone can help fill in the holes that would be great.

Current Scanner:
ISU
856.56250
857.56250
858.56250
859.56250c
860.56250c

57488 Ames PD Ops2
57696 Ames Fire 2

Ames
852.33750
853.28750
854.73750
855.63750
856.01250
856.56250
857.01250
857.56250
858.01250
858.56250
859.01250c
860.01250c

57408 Ames Dispatch
57920 ISU PD Dispatch
57472 Ames Fire Dispatch
57360 Ames Tactical
57488 Ames Tactical
57456 Ames Command Channel 1
57520 Ames Events Ch 1
57536 Ames Events Ch 2
57552 Ames Events Ch 3
57712 Party Response Team
57728 Party Response Team

Story County
856.11250
856.51250
856.63750
857.11250
857.51250
857.63750
858.11250
858.51250
858.63750
859.11250
859.51250
859.63750c
860.11250
860.51250
860.63750c

61440 NWS MICRN (Severe Weather Net)

Conventional Frequencies:
853.2125 Police - Emergency Response Team
853.2625 Police - Hostage Channel
853.4875 Talkaround

[N7DJR]

For Ames use the KNJX924 - ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING COMPANY Ames Site I posted above

These frequencies are no longer used and have expired
852.33750
853.28750
853.2125
853.2625
853.4875

The Story County looks right all the city & County municipalities are type ll

Dave

[N7DJR]

Just to recap you should have these frequencies combined together for "Story County":

WNRB641 - LWC Communication Inc Alleman Site
856.1125...............................856.5125
857.1125-Data Burst..............857.5125
858.1125...............................858.5125
859.1125...............................859.5125
860.1125...............................860.5125

WNIA622 - WRC Communications Alleman Site
856.6375
857.6375
858.6375
859.6375-Control Channel
860.6375

And for Ames City services you should have all these frequencies programmed in together they are all part I of the same system:

KNJX924 - ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING COMPANY Ames Site
854.0375
854.7375
855.1625
855.6375
857.0625
856.0125
857.0125
858.0125
859.0125
860.0125
856.5625
857.5625
858.5625
859.5625
860.5625

Dave

[dgclark]

I think the three additional channels that you found are the VIESHEA 1, 2, and 3 used for ISU events

[TJK50010]

Yeah, I blocked the VIESHEA 1, 2, and 3 channels used for ISU. Too much "security only" calls. Not much police related

[N7DJR]

Which 3 extra channels are they? Channels on the trunked system or 3 conventional frequencies?

[TJK50010]

I wiped out all the conventional frequencies.I don't have my file in front of me.

[N7DJR]

OK but the system is working good otherwise? Unfortunately I have an older scanner that will not track a Moto system after re-banding very well