"H" Cars

[radioboy75]

So, on the DPS talkgroups, there are occasionally cars with letters in front of their names. On this forum, we've talked about:

C cars: (like C360) Conservation officers (there are more details, some group of numbers is game wardens, some group of numbers is park rangers, etc.)

T cars: (obsolete) These used to be the DOT enforcement officers before they became part of the Iowa State Patrol

I cars: Iowa DCI (including gaming officers at the casinos)

G cars: Federal probation officers

F cars: (obsolete?) Occasionally, FBI officers could be heard using "F" designations. Seems like it may have been a while since we've heard an F car. Can anyone confirm?

But today I heard a new one. A trooper was calling for "H501". However, H501 didn't respond, so I don't know any UID for the "H" car, nor do I have any context, since H501 didn't reply.

Anybody know what "H" cars are?

 

[WB0VHB]

Maybe Highway Helper??
They would have been very active over the weekend.

 

[radioboy75]

Maybe Highway Helper??

That would make a lot of sense! Highway Helper is new up here, which would explain why I don't recognize it! I'm curious if others can confirm.

 

[mws72]

in the past
F1xx was FBI
F2xx was Secret Service
F3xx was US Fish & Wildlife
at least around the late 70s early 80's.

 

[lehigh4me]

H Trucks are Highway Helper Trucks around Des Moines. I hear them a lot on R1 Call 11. Sometimes IHP calls on them to provide extra lights etc.

 

[radioboy75]

H Trucks are Highway Helper Trucks around Des Moines. I hear them a lot on R1 Call 11. Sometimes IHP calls on them to provide extra lights etc.

Thanks! That pretty much cinches it then. H units are Highway Helper trucks. Thanks for the response!

 

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[KevinC]

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[timkilbride]

F is used for "Foreign" to some extend. The railroad police in Iowa use "F" when talking to the various dispatchers throughout the State of Iowa.

Tim

 

[Guldnerk]

I have never seen UIDs with an H. For Highway Helper I have 70 UIDs recorded and all of my UIDs have been in the format below. WAVE PTX is a push to talk application that I have only seen used by Highway Helper TGIDs. WAVE PTX

IADOT HELPER13

IADOT HELPER14

IADOT HELPR16M

IADOT HELPR17M

IADOT HELPR18M

WAVE-PTX-CC27

WAVE-PTX-CC28

WAVE-PTX-CC76

WAVE-PTX-CC121

WAVE-PTX-CC167

 

[timsheff]

I have never seen UIDs with an H. For Highway Helper I have 70 UIDs recorded and all of my UIDs have been in the format below. WAVE PTX is a push to talk application that I have only seen used by Highway Helper TGIDs. WAVE PTX

IADOT HELPER13

IADOT HELPER14

IADOT HELPR16M

IADOT HELPR17M

IADOT HELPR18M

WAVE-PTX-CC27

WAVE-PTX-CC28

WAVE-PTX-CC76

WAVE-PTX-CC121

WAVE-PTX-CC167

I might be wrong Kurt, but I believe he is talking about actually hearing them say something like "H206", not actually seeing a UID.