Niles observations and Qs

[joshua80]

Whacker. The city of cassopolis does have their own police department.

[joshua80]

Just heard the city of niles testing on county P911. (3122)

[joshua80]

Just heard niles city testing on county P911.

[chidd88]

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Do they just say niles or have a certain unit number?

[jaspence]

Their patch from the city system to MPSCS has been down, and that may have been testing the repaired equipment.

[chidd88]

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Quick question, what were the Niles FD frequencies? Are they under the Berrian County Fire on MPSCS or listed under the conventional on municipalities? I've put what I can into the radio but haven't picked anything up, don't know if its just like the police where no one can or not. Figured if I can't listen to the police, I'd try fire.

[whacker]

Between Niles city and Niles Twp., check out 151.295 (now the main county fire dispatch for south county), 460.600, and maybe 151.370. I'm listening from Buchanan most of the time so I only hear certain things. There has been a reorganization of the VHF-Hi channels, so I don't know if Niles Twp. really uses 151.370 as the database says. And I don't know about firegrounds. Niles City used to be strictly on 460.600; don't know about now. And I can't say I've heard Niles City ever use the 800 MHz fire channels, but I have heard the Twp. guys use it. Program in all the county VHF fire and 460.600 freqs, and also have a digital scanner working for the MPSCS. The fire departments definitely are NOT using any newer digital radios (MotoTRBO or Kenwood NexEDGE), as far as I know. Hope that helps a bit.

[whacker]

Regarding Cassopolis city, they don't even have a separate municipality listing in the database. Wonder why that is. They've gotta have police and fire, and public works of some kind. Which is why I brought up the question about the county covering the city. But if they've got their own city PD, why isn't there a listing for it?

[chidd88]

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Thanks for the info whacker. Ill have to mess around and listen for anything.

[joshua80]

As far as the fire department frequencies are, 151.295 is the toneout for all departments. Then its the departments choice whether they respond on vhf (156.105) or 800MHz (F911).

[joshua80]

As for cassopolis police, they are 39xx units on tg 3148. And the fire department is 1xx units on the county fire channel 151.265 vhf.

[govermentcheese]

They have gone to nextedge.Just purchased a gre psr 800. There is a way to use a dsp program incorporate it with the scanner to decode.Only had the scanner a couple of days now will yet you know how this wirks out.

[chidd88]

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Originally Posted by govermentcheese

They have gone to nextedge.Just purchased a gre psr 800. There is a way to use a dsp program incorporate it with the scanner to decode.Only had the scanner a couple of days now will yet you know how this wirks out.

At the time being from what I understand, theirs no way of listening to Niles PD unless they get on MPSCS. As for another thread you made about not hearing much from Berrien Co. Their very active a majority of the time and I'm listening from South Bend, so if your not hearing anything, it may be a programing issue. You'll also pick up a lot on the common/county wide channels. But for Niles PD, that's something I think everyone on this thread has been waiting for. Also a good thing to know, not everything in Berrien Co always uses the 800mhz, they like to flipflop when they use it. That's my two cents about that, not worth much tho.

[govermentcheese]

Has anyone noticed niles trafic rebroadcast on michigan state police frequencies.Again has anyone even heard niles police in the last month. Thanks for any help. I have read this post is it becase of the nextedge issue.

[chidd88]

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Originally Posted by govermentcheese

Has anyone noticed niles trafic rebroadcast on michigan state police frequencies.Again has anyone even heard niles police in the last month. Thanks for any help. I have read this post is it becase of the nextedge issue.

joshua80 heard Niles PD testing for like a day on Berrien Co's P911 Tgrp 3122, but nothing since then. They were most likely just seeing if it works. As for nextedge, its just like I believe Mototrbo, no scanner even the psr800 can decode these. So if in fact Niles PD uses nextedge, then unless they use a patch on MPSCS or switch over full time to that, they can't be heard. If I didn't get anything right, my apologies, this is what I understand the problem to be.

[govermentcheese]

Thanks...

[Craigmoe]

Not entirely 151.295 for all tone-outs. Just a few short days ago Berrien County toned out New Buffalo Township Fire on 154.250. FYI...

[govermentcheese]

Does anyone know if the Niles fire dept made the jump to digital or is it still on its old frequency. I havent heard them in awhile.Still listening for Niles Police. Going to try the digital processor hook up with the psr 800 this weekend if I do not work sunday.

[chidd88]

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@govermentcheese, if you go back a few posts, I bring that up. I believe as from what I've been hearing, their still on VHF, but can use 800 when they want. Listen in on the Berrien Co. FD South Dispatch. 151.295 (100.0)

[govermentcheese]

thanks ..