yournewplmber
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I recently visited the county.. I noticed NONE of the listed frequencies worked EXCEPT the fire Fequency. Anyone know if the have gone trunked???
Vilas County Frequencies
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Cobbersmom
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They all work and they're digital. I'm listening to Vilas sheriff right now. You using an analog scanner?
yournewplmber
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Vilas county Wisconsin
Were talking wisconsin,right?? If so,when did they switch?? They were on analog this fall.. Now,only the fire Frequency works. 154.415. Thanks for the info..
Were talking wisconsin,right?? If so,when did they switch?? They were on analog this fall.. Now,only the fire Frequency works. 154.415. Thanks for the info..
Cobbersmom
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Sometime before the end of October Vilas County switched to digital. Lac du Flambeau cops switched shortly thereafter. Can't remember if Oneida County switched before or after Vilas but I think it was after. Minocqua cops are still on analog and somewhat interesting (when they're working <smirk>). Don't think they have plans to switch over and eventually might be eliminating dispatch altogether if Oneida County will take over dispatch for them. Vilas has been working to coordinate with Oneida as a backup system if either one goes down. Fire, ambulance, hospitals, public works and such are all analog.
yournewplmber
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Vilas County
Thanks for the info. Cant believe they would do that before someone like Milw or Wauk county . Do you have the new Freq?? Or where can I get them seeing RR doesnt show them yet..
Thanks for the info. Cant believe they would do that before someone like Milw or Wauk county . Do you have the new Freq?? Or where can I get them seeing RR doesnt show them yet..
Cobbersmom
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Here's Vilas and Oneida. But I believe the frequencies stayed the same; just coming over as digital.
Vilas County, Wisconsin (WI) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Oneida County, Wisconsin (WI) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Vilas County Sheriff
155.5500 640 NAC
155.6400 641 NAC
Oneida County Sheriff
155.7000 440 NAC
154.7250 440 NAC
Neighboring counties are also digital (P25).
Forest County Sheriff
155.7300 210 NAC
Iron County Sheriff
159.0900 103 NAC
Langlade County Sheriff
154.8750 8EE NAC
Lincoln County Sheriff
154.8000 1A3 NAC
yournewplmber
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Vilas County Wisconsin
Well,you are correct then.. The freq. are the same... Thank you for the info. I dont suppose you know ANYONE who sells a digital unit for under $500... UGGGGG..
Well,you are correct then.. The freq. are the same... Thank you for the info. I dont suppose you know ANYONE who sells a digital unit for under $500... UGGGGG..
djeplett
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Check eBay for used Rat Shack Pro96's. They sell for under $400 most of the time and will work just fine.
yournewplmber
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Digital
Thanks for the rest of the info.. Thats what I figured... Off to E-bay Land AGAIN....LOL
Thanks for the rest of the info.. Thats what I figured... Off to E-bay Land AGAIN....LOL
Search usascan for nice website/business out of Michigan, they are having a sale on digital units. I purchased in Oct (before the sale) and had great luck
Mweiher
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Vilas County Digital Migration vs Milwaukee Co Digital Migration Costs
Well, I can't speak for WSKH Co, but I CAN speak for Milwaukee Co. We got no funds from the PSIC grant, all of it went to the state for the statewide system. That backbone is going up around the state for a statewide, P25 system. For Milwaukee County to go digital is $20,000,000+. It's not even in proportion, my friend.
Both our counties in SE Wis have digital migration plans, but expect it to take several years of UASI Homeland Security grants because neither of us are benefiting from the $45m WI PSIC grant. With the number of subscriber units, those costs skyrocket. Milwaukee County agencies have over 6000 subscribers, which the bottom of the line digital replacement are about $3000/each. That's $18,000,000 just on the subscriber side. The infrastructure side is at least $8,000,000 to complete the migration. We are probably $3-5 million invested toward this already - so there's the $20+million we still have to go.
A VHF radio is roughly $600. Vilas County probably has 300 at the MOST when you combine Police, Fire, Paramedics, etc. They probably can get by with 2-3 tower sites (vs our 9). Now consider that the State of Wi is paying for their tower site implementation. (The statewide backbone is VHF, not 800 mhz) That leaves them with no more than the subscribers to replace....See why they can afford to do it and we can't????
Well, I can't speak for WSKH Co, but I CAN speak for Milwaukee Co. We got no funds from the PSIC grant, all of it went to the state for the statewide system. That backbone is going up around the state for a statewide, P25 system. For Milwaukee County to go digital is $20,000,000+. It's not even in proportion, my friend.
Both our counties in SE Wis have digital migration plans, but expect it to take several years of UASI Homeland Security grants because neither of us are benefiting from the $45m WI PSIC grant. With the number of subscriber units, those costs skyrocket. Milwaukee County agencies have over 6000 subscribers, which the bottom of the line digital replacement are about $3000/each. That's $18,000,000 just on the subscriber side. The infrastructure side is at least $8,000,000 to complete the migration. We are probably $3-5 million invested toward this already - so there's the $20+million we still have to go.
A VHF radio is roughly $600. Vilas County probably has 300 at the MOST when you combine Police, Fire, Paramedics, etc. They probably can get by with 2-3 tower sites (vs our 9). Now consider that the State of Wi is paying for their tower site implementation. (The statewide backbone is VHF, not 800 mhz) That leaves them with no more than the subscribers to replace....See why they can afford to do it and we can't????
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Where is someone getting a VHF P25 radio for $600? Analog, maybe...but not a new P25-capable radio. Even most mid- or high-tier analog narrowband VHF radios are above the $600 mark, even on large purchase orders.
You are right that once these rural counties buy the new VHF radios, for them to be interoperable with a proposed statewide system is no problem...spend the money for a new programming template and reprograming and they are done.
triryche
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yeah, your basic Motorola XTS5000 portable is $1500-$2000 refurbished. New portables your talking $3000-$4000 a piece and mobiles more than double that! If you can get me one for $600, I'll take two!
Cobbersmom
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A VHF radio is roughly $600. Vilas County probably has 300 at the MOST when you combine Police said:
It doesn't make any sense to me either.
Mweiher
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It has been brought to my attention there were several errors in my posting and, being the fair person that I am, I'm going to state them here:
- The PSIC money (most of it) is going to the statewide system, not to the state.
- WI got $15.3M in PSIC grant funds, not 45.
- The State of WI is not paying for Vilas County's towers. Vilas' project was started before the statewide system and is independant of it.
I stand corrected.
- The PSIC money (most of it) is going to the statewide system, not to the state.
- WI got $15.3M in PSIC grant funds, not 45.
- The State of WI is not paying for Vilas County's towers. Vilas' project was started before the statewide system and is independant of it.
I stand corrected.
Mweiher
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In an effort to make a point about why Milwaukee County hadn't completed a digital migration (finances), I made some unfortunate comments (mistakes) that have been brought to my attention.
It's clear to me now that I should keep to Milwaukee County radio - which I promise to do from this point forward. I stand corrected again.
It's clear to me now that I should keep to Milwaukee County radio - which I promise to do from this point forward. I stand corrected again.
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It's all good...don't sweat it. We were just a little bewildered at some of your original comments 
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