Problems with WASHCO Co

saintpaulfirefighter · #1 (**permalink**) 06-15-2009, 08:24 PM

Since Washco Co went digital i was hearing every talkgroup they had without a hitch since i live in Chisago Co.And i tell you i was picking them up with no problem whats so ever..Untill yesterday..All the sudden i cant recieve any of them except the South Channel and they were breaking up...I havent touch nothing on my radio...and i hadnt touch nothing on my outside antenna.and the antenna is still facing the same direction as it always had been..So is anyone else having problems with WASHCO Co since sunday??

zephyrshockey8 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 11:24 AM

Nope. I'm in Mahtomedi and am picking them up fine. I drove up to Lindstrom yesterday night as well and still heard them fine.

saintpaulfirefighter · #3 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 05:27 PM

Hey Shockey what contol and alternative channels do you have for washington co

zephyrshockey8 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 06:50 PM

I'm just using the ones posted on RRs database.

851.1125
851.3625
851.7125
851.9875
852.1250
852.2250
852.3500
852.4750

saintpaulfirefighter · #5 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 07:26 PM

Thanks Shockey for the info..I owe you one

Raven95150 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 09:31 PM

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Wash Co comes in fine for me too. Not that great from where I live in Blaine, but I was in Forest Lake and out to Lindstrom and Center City today for work and Wash Co was coming in great.

n9upc · #7 (**permalink**) 06-20-2009, 05:34 AM

Yeah Wash Co has not been coming in so well for users on the east side of the county. Live in River Falls, WI and have had a little bit of trouble.

My take for the issue Country Splash in Somerset, WI. A large amount of people affilate with the 300ft Somerset tower over in the Somerset area. That tower has GREAT coverage and gives a lot of us scanner buffs to the east and north great coverage.

But for Country Splash Lakeview Ambulance/Allina mobile dispatch (from what I have been told) is sitting out there. So now you have a fairamount of the 14 voice channels at each tower location being gobbled up by users on a ton of different talkgroups that are allowed to ROAM on the wash Co sub-system but are not normally on there. Sort of a squeeze play!

About the time that range seemed to decrease this event, along with others, started up. i.e. Parade in Oakdale, Strawberry Days in Grove, Country Splash, etc....

I will atest to the fact that I could hear SPP City channel and WB's without an issue in Stillwater, but had some issues with just MSP. However, understand that within the county no radio issues have been reported or noticed at ALL!