Can anyone tell me the frequency for Nacogdoches County EMS? I can't find it listed anywhere. I know that the Hospital runs the EMS and I have listened to all of the channels listed with them. I visit Nacogdoches a few times a year and I have never found their channel. Thank you.
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It's been a while since I've been through Nacogdoches, the FD was on UHF, and the PD had just switched to APCO-25. But, running checks on Lindsay's site here are a few areas you can check:
155.2200 looks suspiciously like a dispatch frequency, I'd check it first.
Pay attention to the 463/8.000 range frequencies (Hospital to Ambulances)
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=28
Teletouch LTR
Site 006 Nacogdoches, no talkgroups available
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=3218
Henderson
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=4572
Lufkin
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=4045
Nacogdoches County/City (dispatched by the Nacogdoches FD?)
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&ctid=2696
Nacogdoches area frequencies
Public Agencies
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&action=noid&xid=2696&t=2
All Known Frequencies
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&action=cfcc&xid=2696&t=2&os=0&s=ent&bf=95
Alas, there as also the possibility of NEXTEL.
155.2200 looks suspiciously like a dispatch frequency, I'd check it first.
Pay attention to the 463/8.000 range frequencies (Hospital to Ambulances)
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=28
Teletouch LTR
Site 006 Nacogdoches, no talkgroups available
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=3218
Henderson
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=4572
Lufkin
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=4045
Nacogdoches County/City (dispatched by the Nacogdoches FD?)
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&ctid=2696
Nacogdoches area frequencies
Public Agencies
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&action=noid&xid=2696&t=2
All Known Frequencies
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&action=cfcc&xid=2696&t=2&os=0&s=ent&bf=95
Alas, there as also the possibility of NEXTEL.
Another thought, or two.
Are you monitoring the APCO-25 digital signals?
They could be on one of the hospital frequencies, but using APCO-25 digital mode.
Both hospitals have pager frequencies, and they could be using text pagers.
And, they could be dispatched via the Sheriff or Police department(s). Many
counties/cities, such as Washington and Waller counties, dispatch (all or some of)
the EMS units. Again, in your area, APCO-25 applies if NPD is involved.
Are you monitoring the APCO-25 digital signals?
They could be on one of the hospital frequencies, but using APCO-25 digital mode.
Both hospitals have pager frequencies, and they could be using text pagers.
And, they could be dispatched via the Sheriff or Police department(s). Many
counties/cities, such as Washington and Waller counties, dispatch (all or some of)
the EMS units. Again, in your area, APCO-25 applies if NPD is involved.
Gold Star EMS in on 460 MHZ trunks, and can talk on a couple of different systems around the area with their radios. I don't exactly know how the radios are set up, but they have LTR talkgroups for dispatching operations for ambulances and angel-flight. they are on Grevemburg Communications LTR in Polk County, and Clear Call Communications LTR in Angelina County. I confirmed and posted those two myself when i was living in San Jac County. Try all the 460 Trunks. Unit numbers for goldstar are generally from 75 to 215, in no particular order.
The only frequency that I have ever heard them on is 159.1500. EMS in Nac and Nac County seem to have their own frequency to use.
Nac PD and Nac Fire are the only P25 systems in Nac.
Nac PD and Nac Fire are the only P25 systems in Nac.
According to the website, Goldstar still offers transfer service. So I guess there is no reason to listen to them. But my post was just to let you or anybody listening in the Nacogdoches area that some EMS providers are using LTR trunks in that area. Since they are the primary 911 provider in San Jacinto, Polk, and Tyler counties, folks in those areas might be interested in them. Nonetheless, if you can locate the frequency used for NCEMS, it would be helpful. I will be in that area at the end of the month and it would be awesome to know what to listen to instead of hunting around.
jason51 said:
It's the only frequency on which I have ever heard any EMS activity in this county.
I thought I would dig up an old thread. I have been working in the oilfield the last few weeks, and basically living in Nacogdoches. I thought I would share the general layout of scanning nowadays in Nac:
EMS: Nac Co. Hospital District runs EMS in the county, and they are on 152.375. There are no toneouts, only voice traffic between dispatchers and ambulances. The old 159.150 frequency has been dead silent since I have been here, not even a key-up or morse ID. The fire departments in the county and city will run medical response, and they are dispatched on their own channels.
FIRE: Nac Co. dispatches all the county fire departments on the county fire channel. I have heard nearly every department dispatched, and not a single key-up on the individually licensed small town fire frequencies, which leads me to believe that they are for tactical/talk purposes when used. Nacogdoches still simulcasts the UHF channel with the P25 VHF frequency. I have not heard any of the licensed simplex frequencies in use by the NFD yet, so I don't know whether they are using P25 on those as well.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Nac SO, Constables, and Texas DPS are dispatched on 154.830. It is a very active channel. Seems to be a lot of gunfire and family violence in the county. Oilfield trucks roll over more than your average county as well. I have heard only brief blips of activity too weak to decode on 155.7375, which leads me to believe it may be their jail frequency. As for the PD, they have not ventured off 154.770 (P25) since I have been here. They have two other repeaters listed, but I have yet to hear any activity, morse or otherwise on them. Both the SO and PD have MDTs running, which may explain the lack of BS on the radio. NPD deals with an awful lot of hoodlum activity, and bloods seem to be the gang of choice in the projects. SFA Police are painfully boring to listen to, but they round out the P25 activity in the county. Their old dispatch channel before P25, 155.790, is still alive, and seems to be a security or parking type channel, although it doesn't get used much.
As for the LTRs in the county, unless you want to listen to non-stop oilfield BS and ticket call ins, don't bother with Nalcom's system. Teletouch has two EMS services, Champion and Americare, running busy, and there are a few rental services that actively try to collect fees and repos. The transportation companies also use Teletouch. Oncor's EDACS system stays busy, but the talkgoups used in this neck of the woods carry traffic from a large swath of East Texas, so you may not be hearing local activity.
That is all, I just thought people who don't get over this way and are wondering if P25 is taking off would be interested to know what was going on these days. If anybody has any specific questions, shoot.
EMS: Nac Co. Hospital District runs EMS in the county, and they are on 152.375. There are no toneouts, only voice traffic between dispatchers and ambulances. The old 159.150 frequency has been dead silent since I have been here, not even a key-up or morse ID. The fire departments in the county and city will run medical response, and they are dispatched on their own channels.
FIRE: Nac Co. dispatches all the county fire departments on the county fire channel. I have heard nearly every department dispatched, and not a single key-up on the individually licensed small town fire frequencies, which leads me to believe that they are for tactical/talk purposes when used. Nacogdoches still simulcasts the UHF channel with the P25 VHF frequency. I have not heard any of the licensed simplex frequencies in use by the NFD yet, so I don't know whether they are using P25 on those as well.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Nac SO, Constables, and Texas DPS are dispatched on 154.830. It is a very active channel. Seems to be a lot of gunfire and family violence in the county. Oilfield trucks roll over more than your average county as well. I have heard only brief blips of activity too weak to decode on 155.7375, which leads me to believe it may be their jail frequency. As for the PD, they have not ventured off 154.770 (P25) since I have been here. They have two other repeaters listed, but I have yet to hear any activity, morse or otherwise on them. Both the SO and PD have MDTs running, which may explain the lack of BS on the radio. NPD deals with an awful lot of hoodlum activity, and bloods seem to be the gang of choice in the projects. SFA Police are painfully boring to listen to, but they round out the P25 activity in the county. Their old dispatch channel before P25, 155.790, is still alive, and seems to be a security or parking type channel, although it doesn't get used much.
As for the LTRs in the county, unless you want to listen to non-stop oilfield BS and ticket call ins, don't bother with Nalcom's system. Teletouch has two EMS services, Champion and Americare, running busy, and there are a few rental services that actively try to collect fees and repos. The transportation companies also use Teletouch. Oncor's EDACS system stays busy, but the talkgoups used in this neck of the woods carry traffic from a large swath of East Texas, so you may not be hearing local activity.
That is all, I just thought people who don't get over this way and are wondering if P25 is taking off would be interested to know what was going on these days. If anybody has any specific questions, shoot.
texasemt13
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rattler,
Thanks for the comprehensive synopsis. I haven't been there in a few years but this will definitely help when I do go out there next.
Thanks for the comprehensive synopsis. I haven't been there in a few years but this will definitely help when I do go out there next.
And today, I found Nac Public Works on 158.865, P25 NAC 293. So that makes all city services primary dispatch channels P25 digital.
Well, almost 9 years later we can update that the city of Nac and SFA at the very least are now on a satellite site for LCRA P25.
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6587
In the LCRA P25 thread I mentioned it, but this is more specific to east Texas listeners.
If any of you lurkers are in the Nacogdoches area, program your Phase 1 capable scanners to the 700 MHz site there and start logging activity. They have a good block of LCRA issued talkgroups from 15501-15550 from the looks of it, and I've only partially identified 4 so far.
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6587
In the LCRA P25 thread I mentioned it, but this is more specific to east Texas listeners.
If any of you lurkers are in the Nacogdoches area, program your Phase 1 capable scanners to the 700 MHz site there and start logging activity. They have a good block of LCRA issued talkgroups from 15501-15550 from the looks of it, and I've only partially identified 4 so far.
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