Problem hearing Sac FD

[NWtoSFO]

With both the scanners I use on a regular basis, I've separated the Sac city site and county site to two different banks/systems. I don't hear the Sac city site very well from my home, but I hear SacPD just fine on the county site. I don't, however, get SacFD at all on the county site. Nothing. I always have Metro Fire on, and if units are assigned to B6 or 7, I never hear them without turning on the city system. But, since I can barely hear that site, I don't even bother.

The ID's I've programmed are identical in each system/bank. I've experienmented with one scanner on the city site and the other on the county site, but can't figure out why I can only hear SacPD on the county site and not the FD. I'd like some help if someone's got the answer. Thanks.

 

[gmclam]

Sac city PD and Sac city Fire DISPATCH channels are broadcast on both the city and county sites. Sac Metro Fire TAC channels (A6-A15) and Sac City Fire TAC channels (B6-B15) are generally only available on their respective sites.

 

[NWtoSFO]

Ahh! That explains not hearing the tac's, but don't hear dispatch or the commands TGID's from city on the county site either. Might those only be on their respective sites as well?

 

[gmclam]

Ahh! That explains not hearing the tacs, but don't hear dispatch or the commands TGIDs from city on the county site either. Might those only be on their respective sites as well?

AFAIK dispatch are always on both sites. I receive on VHF for my feeds, not from the TRSs.

I have radios running 24/7 that scan only the county site. I hear all fire A TGs as well as Sac PD dispatch and they are always busy. If you want to hear Sac City Fire Dispatch, I'd recommend using 153.890 MHz. If you want Sac City Fire Tacs, you'll need to receive from a city site.

 

[imerik]

sac fd on 800

i've read this thread and looked for others relating to it. the question still remains: i've been listening to sac CITY fire (dispatch as well as tacs) on the COUNTY site for the last several years becuz that is where the talkgroups are located. in the last couple of months, sac CITY fire is no longer heard on their talkgroups on the COUNTY system. i hear dispatch fine on 154.89, but do not hear 800 mHz traffic on the currently listed talkgroups. fyi, i hear the COUNTY/METRO fire dispatch/tacs just fine. anyone with any info on this?