Central Illinois StarCom out?

[Gradyo54]

I am in Monticello IL half way between Decatur and Champaign and not hearing any StarCom traffic, I can usually hear ISP D 10, D9,D6, D21 and IDOT units, I am getting the tracking indication on my scanner but no traffic. Any ideas? Thanks. Greg

 

[nick223]

What Site do you monitor?

 

[Gradyo54]

My scanner does not show the sites, I have a Radio Shack PRO 652. I think it is monitoring the Pesotum and Champaign sites.

 

[JD21960]

He means what frequencies/SITE are you trying to get OR are listening to. Argenta has a Starcom21 Tower 201 on this list-link. Seems you're closer to that in being in Piatt Co *which has no tower* If it's down? you should be able to hear another SITE. Did you test that idea?
STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois Trunking System, Statewide, Multi-State - Scanner Frequencies

 

[Gradyo54]

Yes I did , I have been using the Pesotum/Champaign towers for a few years and can hear Springfield, Pontiac, Ashkum, Pesotum, I sometimes hear Collinsville. I will try the Argenta site freqs. Thanks.
I am now hearing the ISP. and several IDOT yards and mobiles. maybe just a glitch.

 

[JD21960]

That's what I'm listening to up here by Chi-Raq. IDOT-ITHA plows and accidents galore with this snow

 

[Gradyo54]

I can now hear all what I was listening to this morning. I don't know why I couldn't hear them when I first posted.

 

[lu81fitter]

I can hear a lot of ISP and IDOT here as well. Dist 1, 6, 7, 8, and 17. Also IDOT from Peoria, Morton, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Wyoming. Pretty busy with this weather we have going.

 

[Gradyo54]

When I worked at IDOT in Champaign County our old low band VHF system had 4 frequency's for the entire state, The alternated between 9 districts. When it was snowing you would be lucky to be able to communicate with your own yard, Everyone talking over each other, StarCom came along 5 years after I retired. I would have loved to have it in the old days.
Thank you for your comments.

 

[cubn]

The first thought I had is that a site changed control channel frequencies for a short while to a frequency the listener didn't have in his scanner. Then when the control channel changed back to the usual frequency he had in his radio, his scanner started working again.