TedRHayes
Member
Been monitoring the relatively new Greene County Simulcast system which is linked to/part of the larger Ohio MARCS-IP system and have some observations I'd like to share:
To this point, the control channel has stayed consistently on 858.8875. I've seen 3 primary frequencies that are being used for the Voice signals: 851.9625, 852.4125, 852.7875. Did also log 852.4625 a couple of weeks back. All of these frequencies are included in FCC application (#5939254) for the various towers that are part of the system. When I scanned all the frequencies in the application, I also found Voice activity on 853.35, but I'm pretty sure that frequency is not being used as part of the Greene Co Simulcast system at this time. It appears it is still being used on the older Ohio MARCS system from its Wilberforce site.
The Beavercreek and Fairborn Fire and Police dispatch have migrated over to the new Greene Co Simulcast system (TGRPs have been added to RRDB). Am hearing radio test calls almost every day as other departments appear to be preparing to migrate to the new system.
I've also noticed that when I'm at home, I only see the Beavercreek & Fairborn Fire/Police TGRPs on the 800MHz Greene Co Simulcast, and I don't see those talk groups on the 700MHz Ohio MARPS-IP from the Wilberforce site. However, when I was mobile in Montgomery Co yesterday, I was seeing/hearing the Beavercreek/Fairborn TGRPs from the Dayton site of the Ohio MARCS-IP 700MHz system.
Hope these observations are useful as we monitor the growth of the Ohio MARCS-IP and Greene Co Simulcast system.
To this point, the control channel has stayed consistently on 858.8875. I've seen 3 primary frequencies that are being used for the Voice signals: 851.9625, 852.4125, 852.7875. Did also log 852.4625 a couple of weeks back. All of these frequencies are included in FCC application (#5939254) for the various towers that are part of the system. When I scanned all the frequencies in the application, I also found Voice activity on 853.35, but I'm pretty sure that frequency is not being used as part of the Greene Co Simulcast system at this time. It appears it is still being used on the older Ohio MARCS system from its Wilberforce site.
The Beavercreek and Fairborn Fire and Police dispatch have migrated over to the new Greene Co Simulcast system (TGRPs have been added to RRDB). Am hearing radio test calls almost every day as other departments appear to be preparing to migrate to the new system.
I've also noticed that when I'm at home, I only see the Beavercreek & Fairborn Fire/Police TGRPs on the 800MHz Greene Co Simulcast, and I don't see those talk groups on the 700MHz Ohio MARPS-IP from the Wilberforce site. However, when I was mobile in Montgomery Co yesterday, I was seeing/hearing the Beavercreek/Fairborn TGRPs from the Dayton site of the Ohio MARCS-IP 700MHz system.
Hope these observations are useful as we monitor the growth of the Ohio MARCS-IP and Greene Co Simulcast system.