clark county new system

[Quint2]

Any ideas on when we can expect to see a list of updated and confirmed talkgroup ID's for all 3 counties (Clark, Champaign, Montgomery)?

[kinfolk]

Originally Posted by Quint2

Any ideas on when we can expect to see a list of updated and confirmed talkgroup ID's for all 3 counties (Clark, Champaign, Montgomery)?

The talkgroups for Clark SO will be the same for all three counties. The only two I can confirm are 10519 for dispatch and 10500 for TAC 1. The TAC groups all seem to be encrypted so they really don't matter much. I have heard traffic in the clear on TAC 1.

[Quint2]

Thank you.

[sspnelson]

is this local PD or Sheriff you are referring to and is OSP going to change freqs.
I heard the switch off today and the scanner was significantly quieter. Disappointed to hear so many encryptes yet still happy to know it is monitorable.

[kinfolk]

Originally Posted by sspnelson

is this local PD or Sheriff you are referring to and is OSP going to change freqs.
I heard the switch off today and the scanner was significantly quieter. Disappointed to hear so many encryptes yet still happy to know it is monitorable.

London and Urbana only refer to tower locations. The only agency on this MARCS IP site at the present time is Clark SO. The London and Urbana towers are being used to give better coverage to Clark SO in fringe areas. The OSP will move to the new system eventually but that is down the road a bit until they get more IP sites built.

[wa8pyr]

Originally Posted by kinfolk

London and Urbana only refer to tower locations. The only agency on this MARCS IP site at the present time is Clark SO. The London and Urbana towers are being used to give better coverage to Clark SO in fringe areas. The OSP will move to the new system eventually but that is down the road a bit until they get more IP sites built.

At this point, don't look for too many (if any) state agencies to switch to MARCS-IP until the entire system is built out statewide. Once that happens they'll simply move to the new system, decommission the old system and move the frequencies from the old to the new.

[matt34]

Originally Posted by Quint2

Per CCSO dispatch, TODAY, at 1500, they are switching over to the MARCS system.

what scanner do i need to get to here so and is my springfield pd going to it because i get thery jaguar 700p

[k9gunner]

Is Clark Co S.O. streaming online anywhere yet with the new system?

[wa8pyr]

Originally Posted by k9gunner

Is Clark Co S.O. streaming online anywhere yet with the new system?

I've been told the local streaming scanner (I believe here on RR) has added MARCS-IP.

[andyishere]

Last I checked the feed provider listed that it was not on there.

[k9gunner]

I cant find it streaming anywhere. If you find it, can you post the link?

[TedRHayes]

FYI, after downloading today's weekly database update for my PSR-800 (#169), I was able to successfully import the Ohio MARCS-IP system from the EZ-Scan RR-database, and able to hear traffic (TGID 10519) from the Dayton Site.

I was also able to download the Ohio MARCS-IP system in the ARC-Patrol software (from the RadioReference Internet import), and create a Favorites List and copy it to my HomePatrol-1. Did run into an issue that baffled me for a while: The ARC-Patrol software included GPS data for the "Clark County (12) Law" department, but the coordinates where wrong (they where somewhere up near Cleveland). If I enabled Location Control for my OMARCS-IP Favorites list, I would never hear traffic on the TGID 10519 even though I knew there was traffic (another scanner and HP-1EE Trunk Analyzer). Once I figured out that the Clark County Department was filtered out because my location in Beavercreek is outside the 19 mile radius from the Cleveland Lat/Long assigned to the Department, it was easy to fix. Not sure if this is bug in the ARC-PATROL software or a problem with the RadioReference DB (note: the web page shows no location info for the Clark County Law group). Either way, its something that must be watched for with the ARC-PATROL/HomePatrol-1.

Will continue to monitor.

Ted, Beavercreek

[sspnelson]

was hoping to continue feed with all Clark County Fire and new MARCS Claek County, but signal degradation of Hi band wont cut it. Near South Vienna Ive had to move around to several spots to get a constant control channel on 996XT and then on an all band antenna signal cuts in and out. Fairly constant with 800 stubby and is OSP Marcs. When I move it close to computer and cables for RR I lose control channel. Seems Hi band and 700 Mhx on one radio are not conducive to be able to receive both satisfactory, it seems to be one or the other. Any Ideas, I wish Uniden could have used a two antenna system like the old 800 where one 800 antenna was used as well as a plug in for other bands.My feed will continue on fire channels but cant see spending $400. for another scanner and dont want to offer two seperate feeds.one fire one s o Comments???

[sspnelson]

limited reception on Fire band, but SO back on feed with Careflight and OSP on MARCS

[radioscan]

Originally Posted by sspnelson

limited reception on Fire band, but SO back on feed with Careflight and OSP on MARCS

Thanks for providing the feed. We appreciate the service.

[sspnelson]

Clark SO was extremely quiet and I certainly hope that all radio traffic is being diverted to encrypted talkgroups or tac channels?? Whatever happened to taxpayers being able to hear whats going on? But then municipalities have done this for years by making discreet things those in charge think we dont need to hear or are none of our business.
now on the other hand OSP traffic was quiet as well as most fire department, just wondering, but since we cant hear tac channels its just a guess. Comments?

[radioscan]

I was hearing Clark County SO just fine last night off of the Dayton site and they sounded plenty busy to me. I have no problem with the way they are using the TAC channels. In fact I feel this is the proper use of them. In this area it started with Hamilton County-Cincinnati encrypting the TAC and Car to Car talkgroups and leaving the Dispatch talkgroups in the clear. Butler County also adopted this practice. If they truly wanted to hide from the public (i.e. us) then they would fully encrypt. There are a few agencies who do practice that such as Findlay Police and that's unfortunate, because to me that is not a common sense practice. So we are fortunate that Clark County is only encrypting their TAC channels. Sure we may miss some 'good' listening, but overall we still get a picture of what is going on with listening to dispatch.

[kinfolk]

I fully concur with the above post regarding dispatch being in the clear and the TAC groups encrypted. LE needs some communications to be private. Actually, Clark SO TAC 1 channel is in the clear and they have been using it more than the encrypted TAC channels. There really has been very little use of the encrypted groups at all. BTW, no dispatch traffic is being diverted to any TAC channel at all.

[sspnelson]

Im getting the control channel off the Springfield tower with a BC996 and generally get two sometimes three bars. At times it seems like the signal comes and go but Ive stopped getting the NFM display message so I think all the signal is coming through. Any ideas?
What average signal strength are you guys getting and are you using an outside antenna? Ive tried two lengths up on telescopic and a Radio Shack 900 stubby with little improvement by south Vienna but my signal strength is poor with at times no radio traffic. Maybe ill go back to 800 stubby see if it helps, perhaps im not getting a full signal but I have hard several deputies advise they arent getting out and or receive anything. Im sure it better on an actual radio versus what Bearcat can do.Ive moved this around to several places in the room and signal str. is plus & minus.
This is my first experience other than OSP on any digital, Im much happier with High band but those days are gone.
As I mentionedIm tickled to death its on a monitorabel system, unless Provoice with the city unable to listen to anything even Fire.And I do understand why the TAC channels are used just hoped they wont be used for too much ordinary traffic.

[radioscan]

I'm only 5 or 6 air miles from the Dayton site, so I get it full scale using a PSR-800 with RS 800 MHz duckie.