I have a conventional scanner and I'm unable to get vehicle repeaters, but I was always listening to them earlier. I still get OPP repeaters though.. (I'm in East Hamilton)
MOH vehicle repeaters in Hamilton
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EJB
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I'm downtown and I hear them all the time.
That's not good. Any other ways to hear them or is that it for me? My BC125AT can't access the 700~ frequencies because they're out of band.
mbstone99
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If you know you way around a computer you could try getting an SDR (software defined radio), some of them depending on which one you can get can be quite inexpensive but need a bit of configuration for it to work or you could upgrade your scanner to a the 436 (handheld) or the 536 (desktop) scanners, I have the 436 myself. With those two you can also listen to DMR/NexEdge with the applicable paid upgrade (they are around $60 a piece I believe).
Matt
One of the realities of scanning is the need to upgrade the hardware to keep up with changes to technology and systems configuration and modes. The 125AT is an excellent scanner and great for air and mil air. You may be able to find a buyer and upgrade to a 436/100 a little cheaper.
When I sell old hardware I usually include a flash stick with free programming software and a saved image of the unit. This sweetens the pot and helps the new owner got more out of the sale immediately.
When I sell old hardware I usually include a flash stick with free programming software and a saved image of the unit. This sweetens the pot and helps the new owner got more out of the sale immediately.
I have an RTL-SDR now. I've been using it for the HFD pager but when I tune into the MOH vehicle repeaters in the 700 MHz band it's dead silent. What specific one do I listen to? Any ideas for squelch, gain, and general settings?
Muxlow
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The 700 MHz VR's have a very low range, so unless you've got a super amazing antenna or are within 1km of an ambulance.. chances are you wont hear anything.
Since the 700 band is relatively unpopulated, I suggest cranking the gain. Set the Bandwith to 5 kHz and squelch at threshold. If you have a 800 MHz antenna, I would be using that. The EMS DVRS freq are a lot more active that OPP currently. They are here Ministry of Health (Ontario) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference.
I am receiving chatter now on 772.1313 every few seconds there is a beep that happens. Anyone know what it is?
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Likely this:
| 772.13125 | 802.13125 | RM | 173.8 PL | MOH 700 VR4 SW | VR04 Mobile Repeater Zone 1 | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
Possibly the signalling between units to detect when multiple VRs are on the same scene.
Thanks for the replies. Yes it was VR4 SW.
Interesting things!
Interesting things!
152.000 - I'm hearing some dispatch chatter to paramedics. Is this a vehicle repeater of some sort? I'm hearing some paramedics being patched to the hospital now. Also unit "3149" which is not part of Hamilton EMS, so I'm not sure.
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It is one of the FleetNet trunked frequencies for the Toronto tower.
040 (28) Mowat 40MOWT (Toronto) Toronto 141.300 141.435 142.110 143.340 142.905c 143.640c 152.000
It is not a Toronto Paramedic Service EMS unit as they are on the city trunk system and not FleetNet. It is a provincial unit (York or Peel possibly)
040 (28) Mowat 40MOWT (Toronto) Toronto 141.300 141.435 142.110 143.340 142.905c 143.640c 152.000
It is not a Toronto Paramedic Service EMS unit as they are on the city trunk system and not FleetNet. It is a provincial unit (York or Peel possibly)
Got it thanks. I was wondering why I wasn't picking it up on my handheld but that answers it
