Huron County/Thumb questions

[PBN1979]

Ill be heading to Harbor Beach for 2 days soon. I wont have too much time for monitoring but I'm still bringing my scanner to see how much I can pick up.
Right now, I've loaded up on MPSCS frequencies used by towers in St Clair, Sanilac, huron and Tuscola counties as well as the listed analog freqs for Sanilac.
A few questions I'm hoping someone could answer:

1) Would I be able to pick up the St Clair County towers (which likely has more traffic) or will I be too far north?

2) Would I be able to pick up any frequencies from Ontario (Goderich area) or is that area too far away as well?

3) Is anyone aware of analog frequencies not listed....towing, security, etc.?

 

[Ronaldski]

1 probably not

2 possibly, but don't get your hopes... maybe hehe

2a
Don't forget about the marine VHF band as well. Coast Guard expect them on digital 167.1125 and/or 167.625
Maybe encrypted though.

3--- From my Files

Huron

Display Frequency Tone
Thumb Area Transit 43.7 131.8Hz (Bus)
BAY SHORE CAMP 151.865 SEARCH
DTE Energy 153.5 100.0Hz
CASEVILLE 155.04 SEARCH
Road Commission 156.18 131.8Hz
ELKTON 453.825 SEARCH
Comcast? 461.725 127.3Hz
County fire-ems paging 152.0075

When you program yours for Huron digital make sure you set it for ID Search - Uniden or Radio Shack put in a wildcard, since Huron is on their own system separate from MPSCS. Its advisable to always do it that way.
Huron digital 911 make sure you program in all the frequencies listed as it is a Kenwood system.
We have all the fire department talkgroups and 'most' of the police as well.

Huron analog Huron County, Michigan (MI) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Huron County (Project 25) Public Safety Radio System Trunking System, Bad Axe, Michigan - Scanner Frequencies

Tuscola

Display Frequency Tone
Thumb Body Express 43.74 107.2Hz (bus)
DTE Caro 153.56 131.8Hz
DTE Energy 153.62 107.2Hz
Thumb Electric 153.71 107.2Hz
Caro Mental Ctr 155.94 SEARCH
Thumb Elec Units 158.145 107.2Hz
Caro Center 453.75 DCS125

Missing the identities for these two Talkgroups - 12689 & 12699


Too bad you didn't go during the week when Selfridge A10's and Toledo's F16's are more active as they do a lot of stuff in that area since it is a MOA air space. Military Operations Area.

 

[PBN1979]

Thank you! Good info.
Also, how active is MSP up there? I thought they took care of a lot of routine calls in certain rural areas of the state.

 

[Ronaldski]

At night I'm more apt to get a signal off their digital, it DEFINITELY wont be like in your home area hehe. Not as much 911 radio traffic for sure.
Cant say as far as MSP goes, Im sure they get calls too.

 

[GeneseeCoMI]

There's a few unidentified Huron Co TG's from their private system, let us know if you hear anything on them:

9
17
66
68
70
71
75
76
105


Also if you're in Lapeer County, see if you can identify these MPSCS TG's:

2756
2757 Unknown EMS
2758 Unknown PD
2759
2760
2761 Unknown PD
2762
2763 Unknown PD
2766
2767
2776
2777
2778
2779
12095
12096
12098 Unknown FD
12099
12100 Unknown FD
12862
12863
12864
12865
22037

 

[mirangerman]

For future reference .......

Michigan State Police around the thumb area, are handled thru the local Sheriff Dept's dispatch.
Usually using car #s 3300's. At least that's the # range for Sanilac Co., anyways.
Dispatch and cars have also been referenced by; "MSP unit #". Around here, unit # 3336 - seems to be a popular car! lol As that one gets assigned here with regularity during afternoon/day shift.
There's only like 2 or 3 MSP units/shift/county.
Definitely lil action around the Thumb Area like Detroit, Lansing, Flint, etc.

Oh, yes - MSP units, courtesy of Bridgeport MSP Post.