Pedalfar1
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Yesterday it seems my radio went quiet for Columbus Police. Has something changed. Can't get any zones. Thanks for the help.
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I'm still receiving CPD fine. I listen mostly to Zone 2, but I just flipped to the other zones and hear traffic.
Works fine for me. I think they had a quick radio issue this morning. Westerville Fire was doing some radio checks around 11a
I forgot to mention that last week I heard a message on Zone 2 for cars that didn't have reprogrammed radios to go to 9 sub for programming. I'm guessing that means the switch it MARCS-IP isn't too far off.
KD8DVR
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No, the reprogramming was for some other issue. It ended up messing up some radios and they had to go back to have them diagnosed.
I'm sure the folks down at public safety worked real hard on that code plug
W8RMH
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Heard some testing on the new Columbus P25 system tonight, TG 57271, Zone 3 dispatch.
Meh. Signal from my house is only so-so.
Pedalfar1
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Zones 2 and 4 that I monitor seem to be back on my radio (BC296D). Days seemed to be numbered before the switch. Certainly for my old radio monitoring CPD. Trying to decide if I give up listening to CPD and just continue to monitor COIRS once the change happens.
W8RMH
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If you can receive COIRS you should be able to receive the Columbus system as it uses 800 MHz. even though it is tied into MARCS-IP.
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Pedalfar1
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<< If you can receive COIRS you should be able to receive the Columbus system as it uses 800 MHz. even though it is tied into MARCS-IP. >>
I receive COIRS (Dublin, Hilliard, NW EMS) loud and clear here in Dublin. So when CPD goes digital it'll be on 800 MHz and not 700. Wow. Didn't realize this. Because if it goes 700, my BC296D will not work.
I receive COIRS (Dublin, Hilliard, NW EMS) loud and clear here in Dublin. So when CPD goes digital it'll be on 800 MHz and not 700. Wow. Didn't realize this. Because if it goes 700, my BC296D will not work.
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KD8DVR
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The MARCS-IP Franklin County system is a combination of 700 and 800 Mhz frequencies. You'd be out of luck, if they use this system as currently configured.
KD8DVR
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Yeah, I'm seeing a lot of denials and logins. So far no voice traffic. VERY solid control channel though
KD8DVR
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Perhaps I was mistaken.. the "columbus City" system is all 800 Mhz. It's up to 11 frequencies now.
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