I-70 across the state

[ColoradoRedlands]

Hi guys,

Next week I will be driving eastbound across Kansas on my way to Illinois.

Im interested in a list of which trunked sites and/or conventional sites I will need to monitor the KHP over the entire route. Any clues about the system they use for their unit numbers would also be appreciated.

Chris
Grand Junction, CO

[daleduke17]

What part of Illinois are you headed towards? Just to let you know, if you're going to be in the southern/south-central part (along I70), the Illinois State Police are all on Starcom-21, a P25 Digital system (sounds very good). The local agencies in that part of the state are a hodgepodge of conventional and analog trunked systems.

Sorry I don't have any information for Kansas.

[fmon]

Hey shipmate,

Thanks for your service. There are no deep drafts in the wild Colorado even though the Gunnison dumps into it in your town. Ya must be on recruiting duty.

None the less, I visit my home state frequently and travel I-70 at times.
Starting with Sherman, the first 4 counties are conventional then Ellis/Hays is Mot II analog. Then the next 7 counties are conventional however, in Riley the Ft has an EDACS system and nearby Manhattan has a Mot Hybrid analog system followed by the Shawnee/Topeka Mot II analog, Douglas/Lawrence Mot II analog, Leavenworth conventional and finishing with Wyandotte/KCKS Mot II Analog.

KSICS Digital interop will start in Saline County but you should be able to pick it up in Ellsworth County through the rest of the state. State PD prior to Saline are conventional and some 800 mHz on this KHP page. http://beta.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=587

I have Win96 and some ARC250 files for Ellsworth county through St Louis on I-70.

Drive safe and enjoy the trip.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Originally Posted by daleduke17

What part of Illinois are you headed towards?.

Im headed for my wife's hometown of Ullin. The STARCOM page will probably keep me informed of the local area. I wont even be crossing into Illinois until we cross over at Cape Girardeau.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Originally Posted by fmon

Hey shipmate,

Thanks for your service. There are no deep drafts in the wild Colorado even though the Gunnison dumps into it in your town. Ya must be on recruiting duty.

Ahoy Frank.

No recruiting duty for me. I served 9 years in the USCGR in California. Good duty and lots of experience while still working a civilian job at the same time. I would recommend the USCG and USCGR to anyone.

Im not familiar at all with the counties I-70 passes through before Salina. Can you give me a rundown of which conventional repeaters Ill need between the Colorado state line and Salina? I wont really be listening to other things off the road because we wont be lingering in any one place at a time, so Ill probably just stick with the KHP.

[fmon]

Counties in below code are in the order of your route.
Those counties with None (other then Trego) are all on the KSICS Digital system. Nearly all turnpike traffic is on KSICS also.
Apparently Trego county receives off either Quinter or Ellis towers.

868.9250	265 DPL  	Halford (Thomas County)  
866.6875	631 DPL  	Edson (Sherman County) 
868.6125	351 DPL  	Quinter (Gove County)  
None		                Trego County
867.9375	162 DPL  	Ellis (Ellis County)  
868.8625	226 DPL  	Russell (Russell County)  
868.6125	051 DPL  	Ellsworth (Ellsworth County)  
None		                Saline County
866.6875	065 DPL  	Dillon (Dickinson County)  
None		                Geary County
868.6750	503 DPL  	Eskridge (Wabaunsee County)  
None		                Shawnee County
None		                Douglas County
None		                Leavenworth County
None		                Wyandotte County
		
868.8375	331 DPL  	Car-to-Car  
855.9625	331 DPL  	Car-to-Car  
		
44.9400	  	                Kansas Highway Patrol Low Band  
44.9800	  	                Kansas Highway Patrol Low Band  
45.1400	  	                Air Support Units  
154.8300	151.4 PL  	Kansas Turnpike Authority Police  
155.4750	CSQ  	        Mutual Aid

[fmon]

These should get you through Missouri and are setup for your route east then south to the cape.

42.8600	186.2 PL  	Troop A Rural Dispatch 
42.3800	186.2 PL  	Troop A Rural Car-to-Car  
42.0200	203.5 PL  	Troop A Rural Cars RX  
42.9400	186.2 PL  	Troop A Metro Dispatch 
42.2400	203.5 PL  	Troop A Metro Cars RX  
42.9200	203.5 PL  	Troop A New Car-to-Car  
42.2600	203.5 PL  	Troop A New Cars RX  
42.0000	186.2 PL  	Statewide Car-to-Car 
		
42.6400	186.2 PL  	Troop F Dispatch  
42.3200	186.2 PL  	Troop F Cars RX  
42.0000	186.2 PL  	Statewide Car-to-Car  
155.3700	CSQ  	Point-to-Point  
155.4750	CSQ  	Police Mutual Aid  
		
42.1400	186.2 PL  	Troop C: Rural Dispatch 
42.2600	186.2 PL  	Troop C: Rural Cars RX  
42.1000	186.2 PL  	Troop C: Metro Dispatch 
42.7800	186.2 PL  	Troop C: Metro Cars RX  
42.1200	186.2 PL  	Troop C: South Dispatch 
42.0200	186.2 PL  	Troop C: South Cars RX  
42.0000	186.2 PL  	Statewide Car-to-Car  
		
42.9200	173.8 PL  	Troop E North Dispatch  
42.9200	173.8 PL  	Troop E North Car-to-Car  
42.2200	173.8 PL  	Troop E North Cars RX  
42.9400	173.8 PL  	Troop E South Dispatch  
42.9400	173.8 PL  	Troop E South Car-to-Car  
42.3200	173.8 PL  	Troop E South Cars  
42.0000	186.2 PL  	Statewide Car-to-Car  
154.6650	  	Troop E: Tactical 2  
154.9350	  	Troop E: Tactical 1

[daleduke17]

Originally Posted by ColoradoRedlands

Im headed for my wife's hometown of Ullin. The STARCOM page will probably keep me informed of the local area. I wont even be crossing into Illinois until we cross over at Cape Girardeau.

Awesome. Hope you have a good trip.

[KAA951]

Originally Posted by fmon

Counties in below code are in the order of your route.
Those counties with None (other then Trego) are all on the KSICS Digital system. Nearly all turnpike traffic is on KSICS also.
Apparently Trego county receives off either Quinter or Ellis towers.

868.9250	265 DPL  	Halford (Thomas County)  
866.6875	631 DPL  	Edson (Sherman County) 
868.6125	351 DPL  	Quinter (Gove County)  
None		                Trego County
867.9375	162 DPL  	Ellis (Ellis County)  
868.8625	226 DPL  	Russell (Russell County)  
868.6125	051 DPL  	Ellsworth (Ellsworth County)  
None		                Saline County
866.6875	065 DPL  	Dillon (Dickinson County)  
None		                Geary County
868.6750	503 DPL  	Eskridge (Wabaunsee County)  
None		                Shawnee County
None		                Douglas County
None		                Leavenworth County
None		                Wyandotte County
		
868.8375	331 DPL  	Car-to-Car  
855.9625	331 DPL  	Car-to-Car  
		
44.9400	  	                Kansas Highway Patrol Low Band  
44.9800	  	                Kansas Highway Patrol Low Band  
45.1400	  	                Air Support Units  
154.8300	151.4 PL  	Kansas Turnpike Authority Police  
155.4750	CSQ  	        Mutual Aid

Good list- but the Eskridge Tower has been updated to the digital trunking system. Once you hit Wabaunsee County on east everything is digital. Don't bother with the lowband stuff- they dropped it years ago and even the turnpike cars have lost they VHF-High band radios recently.

On the digital system monitor the following talkgroups:

1216 Troop B CH 1
1306 Turnpike Authority North Dispatch
1307 Turnpike Authority North Car 2 Car

When you are around Topeka the Troopers still work on the Shawnee County / Topeka Analog System instead of digital- the same thing when you get to Kansas City and leave the Turnpike they work on the Wyandotte County / Kansas City analog system.

[ColoradoRedlands]

Thanks very much guys. Let me say that this Kansas forum is very responsive and friendly. You probably all know how preachy some of the forums can be. You guys are what these forums were meant to be.

BZ

Chris