I was talking to a retired CCSO Deputy last weekend and he said that the Sheriff is considering a move to Springfield's EDACS 800 system. Said that they want to be interop with the city. All Clark County services would switch over. Anyone out there know anything more? Seemed strange to me. I didn't think Clark County could afford new radios and equipment. Though by going to the EDACS 800 it would make for easy comms w/ Greene County.
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More suprisingly I didn't think the Sheriff would give up the control of the communications? Most of the SO's are pushing for control of a county-wide communications center. I cant really think of an SO that does not have a communications center?
To correct my post. The Sheriff would still have control of dispatching, just move to the 800 for interop reasons and future cost savings.
A couple that I can think of, but they are rare:
Hamilton County SO - Dispatched by Hamilton Co Communications run by the commissioners
Miami County SO - Dispatched by Miami Co Comm Center - run by an advisory board and administrated by the commissioners
Richland Co SO - Dispatched by Richland Co 9-1-1 administrated by the commissioners
I knew of Miami and Hamilton Co, and did not even consider that. Good thinking!jds911 said:
So in other words Sheriff Kelly is just looking at replacing his VHF system with the same GE system that Springfield has? Or will he move on to the existing system in place?
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He would move onto the same EDACS Provoice system that Springfield uses.
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wel its april 2010 and there has been no switch
Delaware County, same as Richland County, much to the former Sheriff's intense dislike.
Not exactly... That arrangement is still a cohab in Delaware County. Sheriff units and those village/townships dispatched on CO-PD-Dsp are still dispatched by Sheriff employees, under the Sheriff chain of command and are only co-located in the DelComm center on Court Street.
This attempt to switch was talked about back in early 2000's but some of the twp fire balked at the idea and costs involved with radios.Thousands for radios, most have their own channels, with many having PD and SO dispatching. Guess Enon, Pike and German home dispatching would go away
I suppose they could keep the VHF dispatch channels with mobile units only and a few key operators would have portables.Maybe Champaign Cty could pick up Harmony to keep them on HiBand?
And with the FCC mandating a switch to dig it seems as though imminent that we will lose the ablilty to have old style monitoring. Clark County at this point can't afford a switch but I do know the old VHF radio system is worn out. The Emerg buttons on portables are tied to other deputy names, lots of difficulty hearing far out on the fringe and interference issues.
I just cant understand how Columbus, Dayton and other including OSP use a system that you can monitor, but little old Springfield had to initiate such a system. And now for Clark County to feel the need to piggyback on top. As monitorists we are doomed with Edacs.
Those in power, can anything be done to stop this in its tracks before it goes any further?
I suppose they could keep the VHF dispatch channels with mobile units only and a few key operators would have portables.Maybe Champaign Cty could pick up Harmony to keep them on HiBand?
And with the FCC mandating a switch to dig it seems as though imminent that we will lose the ablilty to have old style monitoring. Clark County at this point can't afford a switch but I do know the old VHF radio system is worn out. The Emerg buttons on portables are tied to other deputy names, lots of difficulty hearing far out on the fringe and interference issues.
I just cant understand how Columbus, Dayton and other including OSP use a system that you can monitor, but little old Springfield had to initiate such a system. And now for Clark County to feel the need to piggyback on top. As monitorists we are doomed with Edacs.
Those in power, can anything be done to stop this in its tracks before it goes any further?
One more thought, there is no love beyween Clark SO Kelley and SPD, it could be better if he moved over to MARCS and let the city have that White Elephant they wanted. Let them then worry about interoperability issues with the County. It seems they could care less since they initiated the move to something no one can listen to or monitor without an added expense.
If CCSO went to MARCS, life could continue, with the SO cruisers able to converse with OSP much easier than now, Park Rangers who take calls from twelve hundred.
This could be the way to go. Any one with ideas?
If CCSO went to MARCS, life could continue, with the SO cruisers able to converse with OSP much easier than now, Park Rangers who take calls from twelve hundred.
This could be the way to go. Any one with ideas?
bigbud42010
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Well I Could See CCSO Going To MARCS Because They Already Marcs When They Go Out Of The Area They Go To Marcs And Their Is 1 Deputy That Only Talks On Marcs but He Goes To 155.7900 Occasionly.
And Does Anyone Know What Channel's Bethel Township Use's For Their 800MHz High-Band Operations
And Does Anyone Know What Channel's Bethel Township Use's For Their 800MHz High-Band Operations
Bethel Township EMS is now dispatched on the Greene County EDACS system, TGID 1361 / 10-101.
Greene County Trunking System, Xenia, Ohio - Scanner Frequencies
bigbud42010
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@radioscan. Well They Are Based In Clark County. But They Also Are Dispatched on The Same TGID Here On The Springfield TRS System To. I Just Heard Them Respond To a Fire Last Week. And I Heard Chief Say We Are Now Going To Be High-Band Operations. And I Couldn't Hear Them
Bethel ems
back awhile you stated they are dispatched on Greene 800, but the EMS I hear is clark county on 159.705
Ive been told Springfield Twp is going MARCS, any word on what Talkgroup they may be using or sharing with Bethel, and if so is it on CCSO OR GCSO trunked??
back awhile you stated they are dispatched on Greene 800, but the EMS I hear is clark county on 159.705
Ive been told Springfield Twp is going MARCS, any word on what Talkgroup they may be using or sharing with Bethel, and if so is it on CCSO OR GCSO trunked??
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