anyone know were i can get trash truck frequencies at for portage county garbage trucks?
Anyone got any idea on were i can get trash truck freqeucies
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There has to be more interesting things than that going on in Ohio!
PanJurekMrJerry
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Well if you see a company on the sides, back or front of a truck, look that name up in the http://www.fcc.gov database. Now in a lot of cases that may NOT work becasue one company may own another company and the frequencies are actually licensed t othe company that owns the smaller one or the subsidiary. Then again that may NOT even help becasue a lot of garbage companies use L.T.R. Trunking. Just broswe through the L.T.R. listings here: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&action=state&stid=39
Now the ones that use L.T.R. may have a single Talk Group for the dispatcher and multiple Talk Groups for the drivers themselves. Why that prevents the drivers from talking to other drivers and only allows the drivers to talk to the dispatcher(s).
Now the ones that use L.T.R. may have a single Talk Group for the dispatcher and multiple Talk Groups for the drivers themselves. Why that prevents the drivers from talking to other drivers and only allows the drivers to talk to the dispatcher(s).
Also is the garbage run by the county, or contracted out to a private firm? If private then look up the business here in the FCC database: http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/reports/index.cfm If its a county agency then look in the listings for your county under supervisors, or DPW. thats a good place to begin.
How about you go and get yourself one of those handy frequency counters and just follow the garbage trucks around until they transmit. That will keep you busy for awhile and you will have the frequencies.
waynesewell
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So you are tired of the endless ohio posts too.
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Hey now :roll:waynesewell said:
waynesewell
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Hey, what? Hey, hey, we're the Monkees?
AZScanner
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OK, It's driving me crazy... I have to know!
WHY on earth do you want to listen to the garbage truck? There must be a reason.
-AZ
WHY on earth do you want to listen to the garbage truck? There must be a reason.
-AZ
A lot of garbage trucks around here tend to use SMR TRSs and conventional repeaters, unless they are part of a local government, will most likely use the LG channel, or the local trunking system.
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Ron
73's
Ron
Perhaps he wants to make sure that the trucks are running that day so he doesn't put the trash out for the dogs to eat??? LOL and I personally know a few folks that listen to the bizarre sounds from the Bridge warning markers on the Mississippi River bridges. Why? Maybe they hope to hear a barge hit?? It takes all kinds.
Same reason as why some fishermen go fishing, and then throw the fish back. Getting them is half the fun! :wink:
I spent some time trying to find my local garbage service when they moved to a 900 MHz SMR system. Took me a while, but I finally found their talkgroup on the system. After that, I never really listened to them again.
DaveH
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Some people "ride the trucks" by radio (i.e. FDs), some people "ride the rails", and others well, um ride other kinds of vehicles by radio.
I admit to the occasional fancy of "garbage frequencies" (in contrast to "garbage" frequencies). I blame the local PD for going to EDACS Pro-Voice six years ago. Besides, I have sometimes missed (or nearly missed) the weekly morning pickup, and that is a practical application.
One 5-channel LTR system I recently figured out, turned out to be nothing but trash and recycling trucks.
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=3250
The official records were of no use; the system was made up of channels listed under other systems. They all used the same distinct-sounding ANI data bursts (like GE-Star) and that helped pull it together. Just in case anybody in this area (or anywhere...) actually cares, although it's a long way from Ohio.
Dave
I admit to the occasional fancy of "garbage frequencies" (in contrast to "garbage" frequencies). I blame the local PD for going to EDACS Pro-Voice six years ago. Besides, I have sometimes missed (or nearly missed) the weekly morning pickup, and that is a practical application.
One 5-channel LTR system I recently figured out, turned out to be nothing but trash and recycling trucks.
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=3250
The official records were of no use; the system was made up of channels listed under other systems. They all used the same distinct-sounding ANI data bursts (like GE-Star) and that helped pull it together. Just in case anybody in this area (or anywhere...) actually cares, although it's a long way from Ohio.
Dave
Hello,
Why listen to the Garbage Trucks when HydroQuebec has a big Motorola SmartZone system (below the ham 2 Meter band) across the river 8->. I was doing some Motorola TRS dxing last fall in Ontario and Quebec.
DPW frequencies around here are interesting when the snow flies. Boston City Services has a Motorola Type 1 that was very busy over the winter. You can also hear the city tow trucks and other parking enforcement people. State DPW likewise is a wintertime listening activity and you get weather forecasts as well!
That LTR system is interesting because it has a non-standard repeater numbering. If you used the LTRDump program figuring the system out would be alittle easier 8->.
73 Eric
Why listen to the Garbage Trucks when HydroQuebec has a big Motorola SmartZone system (below the ham 2 Meter band) across the river 8->. I was doing some Motorola TRS dxing last fall in Ontario and Quebec.
DPW frequencies around here are interesting when the snow flies. Boston City Services has a Motorola Type 1 that was very busy over the winter. You can also hear the city tow trucks and other parking enforcement people. State DPW likewise is a wintertime listening activity and you get weather forecasts as well!
That LTR system is interesting because it has a non-standard repeater numbering. If you used the LTRDump program figuring the system out would be alittle easier 8->.
73 Eric
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