Central Indiana Snow Plow Freqs

[cubn]

I love trying to identify streets, public works and county highway talkgroups and frequencies this time of year. But I need some help for some agencies that are just out of range or I have not been able to identify the color codes or PL tones yet. Hoping to get your help...

Bartholomew County Government Services
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
151.085	KJH290	RM		Brthlomw Hwy	County Highway	DMR	Public Works
Boone County Government Services/Utilities
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
159.18	KSH473	RM		Boone Roads	County Highway Department	FMN	Public Works
155.6025	KJC944	RM		Zville DPW	Zionsville Public Works	DMR	Public Works
151.085	KNIH350	BM		Leb Streets	Lebanon Street Department	FMN	Public Works
Brown County Government Services
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
151.115	KNGZ738	RM		Brown Hiway	Highway Department	FMN	Public Works
Decatur County
453.95	WPZE737	RM	License Expired, maybe now they use Baltus LTR?
Johnson County Government
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
151.025	KNAU425	RM		JC HIGHWAY DEPT	Highway Department	NXDN	Public Works
Montgommery Government Services/Utilities
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.8	WQHG684	RM		54-HWY-MAIN	Montgomery County Highway Department	DMR	Public Works
453.8	WQHG684	RM	146.2 PL	54-HWY-MAIN	Montgomery County Highway Department	FMN	Public Works
151.13	WQBJ806	RM		54-CO-GOVT	Montgomery County Government Services	FMN	Public Works
453.225	WPLX295	RM		54-CPW-STRT	Crawfordsville Street Department	DMR	Public Works
Putnam County Government Services
Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
159.165	WQFM773	RM		PutnamHwy	Putnam County Highway Department	NXDN	Public Works
156.165	WPVY670			Greencastle Streets	Street Department	FM	Public Works
Rush County
155.115	WYV336	BM		Rushville Streets	Street Department	FM	Public Works

 

[INDaviation]

I'll see what I can hear in Johnson and Boone.

Wish I knew what Speedway Street Dept was using. I've seen antennas on our plow trucks, just not sure what they're using.

 

[west-pac]

I know it's not on the list, but I'll share because it's odd. Blackford County Highway uses 854Mhz conventional FM.

 

[markanderson]

I'll see what I can hear in Johnson and Boone.

Wish I knew what Speedway Street Dept was using. I've seen antennas on our plow trucks, just not sure what they're using.

All on Indianapolis public talkgroup

 

[INDaviation]

All on Indianapolis public talkgroup

Are you sure? I've never heard references to any streets in Speedway on the DPW talkgroups.

 

[INDY72]

I think Speedway is the ONLY one I have not heard on the System 2 TG's... Lawrence has one dedicated TG that I have heard, possibly others, Beech Grove I hear usually on the South Zone ones.... Speedway probably is on, but I have not caught them yet. Same with the Solid Waste TG's.. I need to do more dedicated monitoring of S2 again, maybe can find the Lawrence ones for SW, and the Speedway ones. As for Johnson County, Matt and yourself have indicated they are using NXDN, but as of yet, none of us have caught the RAN. Greenwood is on the DMR, and so far is using 2 TG's, possibly more but have not caught more yet.

 

[INDaviation]

In Speedway, solid waste and recycling are contracted to Ray's (now Waste Management.) But I'd bet the other towns have their own TGs for that.

I would not be surprised if Speedway is using something like cellular PTT and the antennas are just leftover from an old system.

 

[INDY72]

In Speedway, solid waste and recycling are contracted to Ray's (now Waste Management.) But I'd bet the other towns have their own TGs for that.

I would not be surprised if Speedway is using something like cellular PTT and the antennas are just leftover from an old system.

So the City of Speedway has actually marked trucks doing the plowing? Just curious as Lawrence is the same IDPW dumptrucks with plows and spreaders, same for the rest of Marion County with highways and all the access ramps to the I's by INDOT. Oh and the contracted smaller plow trucks for side streets if it gets bad enough that they call out the "Hired" Snow Force guys. IPS has its own trucks with plows for school properties, not sure what they use for radios, if they are on the old VHF, or have an TG yet on S2. All I have ever seen on IPS vehicles is the VHF ants. Also kinda surprised that IDPW Solid Waste is not putting plows on the trucks like other cites do. Indy never plows the alleys that the garbage trucks use. Also saw them hooking a plow on one of the KIND trucks so they are finally getting ready too. Also shocked IDPW does not have tractors for the sidewalks yet.. Also something other cities do.

 

[INDY72]

Oh correction needed for Boone County per the FCC license... 151.2125 Repeater out, 155.9175 Repeater in from License FCC Callsign KSH473 (BOONE, COUNTY OF) And its also possibly DMR. The listed freq of 159.1800 is actually 159.1875 and is a Mobiles only one. That may explain why its not heard?

Lebanon DPW 151.0850 possibly also DMR now.

 

[INDaviation]

So the City of Speedway has actually marked trucks doing the plowing?

Yep. We have about 4 or so International WorkStar plow/salt trucks with SSD logos on them. The whole fleet of Street Dept pickup trucks have plow mounts too, same for the Water Works vehicles. I've seen DPW plows on Crawfordsville Road before and that's about all they do here.

Speedway Schools plows all of the school lots with a pickup truck and they're on conventional NXDN.

 

[INDY72]

Noticed Mods to the Johnson County lic.. They added DMR with the NXDN now... SO will give that a listen too and see if they may have gone that route with G'wood. (Though with SO and Fire using NXDN would have thought it cheaper to have everyone through same vendor and radios. Think County Parks & Rec is still analog)

 

[cubn]

Noticed Mods to the Johnson County lic.. They added DMR with the NXDN now... SO will give that a listen too and see if they may have gone that route with G'wood. (Though with SO and Fire using NXDN would have thought it cheaper to have everyone through same vendor and radios. Think County Parks & Rec is still analog)

Why would the ERP for analog and NXDN be 73 and only 10 for DMR on KNAU425 151.025?

I just heard NXDN on 155.610 (which is now an expired license) and DMR on 155.550 (Greenwood PW) this afternoon while search the VHF band.

I don't think I've ever heard anything on 156.180 (Co Parks) ... always figured I was just too far away.

 

[INDY72]

Why would the ERP for analog and NXDN be 73 and only 10 for DMR on KNAU425 151.025?

I just heard NXDN on 155.610 (which is now an expired license) and DMR on 155.550 (Greenwood PW) this afternoon while search the VHF band.

I don't think I've ever heard anything on 156.180 (Co Parks) ... always figured I was just too far away.

@cubn ERP is most likely an mistake in the license.. Typo etc. As for G'Wood I kinda expected all their VHF to go to DMR with Public Works/Operations, after all, its all through one shop, where JoCo is going NXDN. I would expect a renewal pretty soon on the JCSO stuff. I heard digital on Boone, but not strong enough signal to decode today... Hoping for a band opening with the weather getting interesting so I can get the tone. Also still working on getting the Hendricks School stuff nailed down. Also if you want I will do a sub on the correction for Boone as its listed wrong. (See above)

 

[Tomcu96]

Plus, if you looked at the radio stuff on the P25 system. They always stuff from in dot on there. if you look at the different radio stuff. I have me some listening to the local schools too

 

[INDY72]

Johnson County DPW Roads: RAN 1

 

[INDY72]

Yeah finally caught them doing radio checks this morning.

 

[cubn]

Johnson County DPW Roads: RAN 1

I've been wondering about this for a long time as I hear it active on an analog scanner but I don't have a NXDN radio to log the RAN. Mission accomplished!

 

[INDY72]

I've been wondering about this for a long time as I hear it active on an analog scanner but I don't have a NXDN radio to log the RAN. Mission accomplished!

And yes, I subbed it in.

 

[INDY72]

Score again:
155.6025 KJC944 RM Zville DPW Zionsville Public Works DMR Public Works
Color Code: 6
Talkgroup: 200 - Streets
Slot: 1

 

[cubn]

151.2125 TG 6000 CC6 SL1 Boone County Hwy
159.165 (173.8) Putnam Co Hwy? - very faint from my location