Lacks Beach Service (Myrtle Beach Lifeguards)

[upstatesc]

Can anyone in the Horry County area confirm for me whether or not the Lack's Beach Service frequencies/Talk groups in the database are still accurate for this season? I typically program them in every year, but last time I was in Myrtle Beach I heard very little traffic, if any, on their frequencies.

 

[AB4BF]

Can anyone in the Horry County area confirm for me whether or not the Lack's Beach Service frequencies/Talk groups in the database are still accurate for this season? I typically program them in every year, but last time I was in Myrtle Beach I heard very little traffic, if any, on their frequencies.

Scroll down to the very bottom for "Lacks". Looks like the are DMR...

Businesses (Horry County) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Businesses (Horry County)

www.radioreference.com

Someone in Horry County or Myrtle Beach could confirm that the frequencies are still in use...

 

[upstatesc]

Just to answer/reply to my own thread... while in Myrtle Beach I monitored the Lacks' Beach frequencies listed in the database extensively and got no traffic at all. I did get a look at one of the Lifeguard supervisor radios when they were in a store. They're small Motorola radios and the display just said "NDS" so that didn't give much to go on.

 

[rescuecomm]

It seems that businesses in the MB and NMB areas change radio providers too often to keep the database up to date. My wife and I stay at Ocean Creek Resort several times a year. It is a very large community with year round residents. Only the 152.3825 frequency has any traffic, but there are many housekeeping and maintenance personnel carrying handheld radios. The radios look like Motorola DMR with UHF antennas. However, all the listed UHF frequencies are quiet and have expired licenses.

 

[upstatesc]

It seems that businesses in the MB and NMB areas change radio providers too often to keep the database up to date. My wife and I stay at Ocean Creek Resort several times a year. It is a very large community with year round residents. Only the 152.3825 frequency has any traffic, but there are many housekeeping and maintenance personnel carrying handheld radios. The radios look like Motorola DMR with UHF antennas. However, all the listed UHF frequencies are quiet and have expired licenses.

That's the truth. I've been trying to pin down Apache Family Campground for years with no luck. Close Call doesn't find anything. I know they have radios and they are used, but it's the same there- the old frequencies are silent. It didn't appear the Lack's radios were very sophisticated (no signal bars, etc. were visible) based on the one I saw, but no way to tell what they were.

 

[brian]

The wide-area Connect+ DMR system operated by what was once Myrtle Beach Communications (now part of Mobile Communications America) is quite active. It could be that some businesses have switched to that platform. Fleettalk is another possibility. Paying a monthly charge per subscriber radio is a lot easier than owning and managing your own infrastructure, licensing, etc.

MCA Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

MCA Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

It's tough to ID users on that system because it's busy with lots of other users.

 

[upstatesc]

The wide-area Connect+ DMR system operated by what was once Myrtle Beach Communications (now part of Mobile Communications America) is quite active. It could be that some businesses have switched to that platform. Fleettalk is another possibility. Paying a monthly charge per subscriber radio is a lot easier than owning and managing your own infrastructure, licensing, etc.

MCA Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

MCA Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

It's tough to ID users on that system because it's busy with lots of other users.

I forgot about the Connect+ Network, but I'm pretty sure they are not on FleetTalk. I did ID Search on it for a solid 8 hours and didn't come up with anything that wasn't already in the database. I was surprised by that.

 

[wa3ysu]

I can confirm the Lack's "North" is 462.1625, color code 1 as of today, and was active all day.

 

[wa3ysu]

These repeaters are all currently licensed to Lacks and likely may be a new home for "South", "Central" and "Admin" as DMR channels.

461.4000
462.1625 - Confirmed "North"
463.6750
464.7750

 

[wa3ysu]

North is talkgroup 500 and slot 1

 

[upstatesc]

These repeaters are all currently licensed to Lacks and likely may be a new home for "South", "Central" and "Admin" as DMR channels.

461.4000
462.1625 - Confirmed "North"
463.6750
464.7750

North is talkgroup 500 and slot 1

Forgive my ignorance, but can you give me some guidance as to how you searched/found that info so I can maybe assist in identifying the others?

I have their list of frequencies of course, but am lost when it comes to figuring out color codes, slots, talkgroups, etc being used on them.

 

[wa3ysu]

Always a good question! I had a SDS-100 portable with me and it displays this information since I have the DMR option added to it No magic, just the SDS-100 portable doing its work.

To start I just entered the 4 licensed frequencies and made sure to select the 'all' option for each one (not just analog and not just digital). Then went into scan mode. While scanning I did notice that it appeared that both the 463.675 and 461.400 repeaters always keyed up at the same time with a strong digital signal, but 462.1625 did not.

Next I sat near a north guard and verified that his audio (which was always turned up loud), was indeed what I was hearing.

Good luck with the other channels! It seems they change their setup routinely from year to year!

 

[Scannerham62]

Here's the latest, (verified)

463.6750 CC1 TS-1 / TG 100 is Lacks Central AND TS-2 TG 200 is Lacks South

462.1625 CC1 TS-1 / TG 500 is Lacks North

461.4000 CC1 TS-1 / TG300 is Lacks Admin

 

[Scannerham62]

Here is a helpful post I put up several years ago:

Horry County / Myrtle Beach, SC Lifeguard Coverage Areas

OK, Here we go. The following is a detailed breakdown of Lifeguard coverage in the Myrtle Beach Area.

Starting form the south end, Beach Services LTD covers Garden City and Surfside beaches. Check Horry County / Businesses / Beach Services for frequency info.

Continuing north, Lacks Beach Service "South" covers from Ocean Lakes Campground to the Springmaid Pier. Check Horry County / Businesses / Beach Services for frequency info.

Still continuing north, Lacks Beach Service "Central", (Middle), covers from the North side of Springmaid Pier to 13th Ave N. Check Horry County / Businesses / Beach Services for frequency info.

Continuing north up the beach, Johns Beach Services, (Now known as Myrtle Beach Surf Rescue) covers 14th Ave N to 82nd Ave N. Check Horry County / Businesses / Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) for frequency info.

Still Continuing north, Lacks Beach Service "North" covers From 82nd Ave N to the North Myrtle Beach City Line. Check Horry County / Businesses / Beach Services for frequency info.

North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue covers all the beachfront in North Myrtle Beach. Check Horry County / Businesses / Myrtle Beach Communications (DMR) for frequency info.


73 and Happy Monitoring!
ScannerHam62 -Surfside Beach, SC

 

[brian]

Here's the latest, (verified)

463.6750 CC1 TS-1 / TG 100 is Lacks Central AND TS-2 TG 200 is Lacks South

462.1625 CC1 TS-1 / TG 500 is Lacks North

461.4000 CC1 TS-1 / TG300 is Lacks Admin

These have been updated in the database.