Hampton Roads Snow

[bep]

I enabled Virginia Beach Highways Dept (Orion 2) and also STARS Transportation. With all this snow I hear nothing on those channels. What am I missing. Safety Patrol and State PD and VB PD/Fire coming in great.

service types on 536 are checked

Thanks

 

[fredva]

Can't speak to the Virginia Beach municipality, but around here (Fredericksburg area), VDOT is using mobile phones and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) for communication and coordination. Never hear them on low band anymore, and I'm pretty sure VDOT plow trucks do not have STARS radios.

 

[bep]

I am watching the plowing on VDOT cameras. They are doing a bang up job. Best I have seen in years. Totally coordinated snow removal. They are close to me, but hear nothing. Oh well

 

[Webodisk]

VB hiways are loud and clear, hearing plows last night and today tg 1352

 

[bep]

Started hearing them around 7AM. Not a lot of chatter. Are you on ORION Site 2 or the old 800 system?

 

[Webodisk]

ORION site 2 old system is no longer inservice

 

[bep]

Thanks. I put in all Public Works TG so possibly I was expecting more.

 

[spencerwww]

Can't speak to the Virginia Beach municipality, but around here (Fredericksburg area), VDOT is using mobile phones and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) for communication and coordination. Never hear them on low band anymore, and I'm pretty sure VDOT plow trucks do not have STARS radios.

They might be using the. P25 freq and phomes

 

[fredva]

They might be using the. P25 freq and phomes

Phones yes. Not P25. That's STARS, which the plow trucks aren't using.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

Live and well out this way on Low Band. Even heard on a new one for them. Usually its 120 and 080 but heard them using a new one this last storm. They also use phones out here. Sometimes I hear them using the radio because they can't get a hold of someone on the radio.