FiRST (Howard County Simulcast) Calls Platform

[maus92]

If you want to hear where accidents/roadside hazards are. All the HELP trucks (or whatever they are called) use and are dispatched on those talkgroups.

Adding these talkgroups to broadcastify doesn't really compromise the scanner itself, it simply just adds to what TGs are recorded and sent to the website.

Officially, CHART ETP (Emergency Traffic Patrol.)

Home

An official website of the State of Maryland.

chart.maryland.gov

Although none showed up when I had a flat on I-70 last Friday evening, and waited 3 hours for roadside assistance from Tesla (Tesla MYs have no spare tires.)

 

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Officially, CHART ETP (Emergency Traffic Patrol.)

Home

An official website of the State of Maryland.

chart.maryland.gov

Although none showed up when I had a flat on I-70 last Friday evening, and waited 3 hours for roadside assistance from Tesla (Tesla MYs have no spare tires.)

No spare?? That's crazy.

 

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Subway channels were useful if you were following the aftermath of the lightning strike out at West Cold Spring.

What time was that? I'll have to go back and take a listen.

Do you know if SubwayLink dispatch associates with the Baltimore Simulcast? Seems I can only pick up the Yard TG on Howard.

 

[maus92]

No spare?? That's crazy.

Nope. They give you an air pump (required in MD.) Tesla roadside assistance is supposed to have exchange spares, but the 4 tow companies working at the time didn't have one in my size. Apparently there were lots of flats on Friday. There are companies that make lightweight spares, so I'll probably get one as I drive a lot on urban roads that tend to build up debris.

 

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A lot of Hyundais and Kias didn't have spares, but after a lawsuit for not having them on the cars they now provide them again.

My 2019 Hyundai has one, but a guy's older Kia at work doesn't, just a can if Fix-A-Flat.

 

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Nope. They give you an air pump (required in MD.) Tesla roadside assistance is supposed to have exchange spares, but the 4 tow companies working at the time didn't have one in my size. Apparently there were lots of flats on Friday. There are companies that make lightweight spares, so I'll probably get one as I drive a lot on urban roads that tend to build up debris.

That magical air pump must be able to work wonders!😂

 

[Spleen]

Sometime right after 1700. I didn't have sdrtrunk running at the time, I was just going by a text I got from another MTA employee...then I turned on sdrtrunk and listened to the aftermath...

Not sure, I've never pointed to the Howard site. Did you pick the other TGs up when you were still up the street?

What time was that? I'll have to go back and take a listen.

Do you know if SubwayLink dispatch associates with the Baltimore Simulcast? Seems I can only pick up the Yard TG on Howard.

 

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Sometime right after 1700. I didn't have sdrtrunk running at the time, I was just going by a text I got from another MTA employee...then I turned on sdrtrunk and listened to the aftermath...

Not sure, I've never pointed to the Howard site. Did you pick the other TGs up when you were still up the street?

I unfortunately wasn't monitoring FiRST at the time.

 

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SHA District 4 TG added to streaming list.

 

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TGs added:
MSP Barracks P/J (Glen Burnie/Annapolis)
MCP Baltimore Ops

 

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TG 7640 (SYSCOM to MSP) came through on the Howard Simulcast this evening. Very cool to hear it (albeit for only a little while) might be a TG to add to the stream list.

 

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MdTA Port of Baltimore/Key Bridge TG added to stream list.

 

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As expected with all the rain, the FIRST system is very active this morning.

 

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Snow Emergency Plan has gone into effect for Howard County - 3:04p

SHA District 7 Special Events TG 7287 is active. District 7/Special Events 2/Maryland State Highway Administration Group Calls Live