Missouri State Police Low Band 42 Mhz. Info

[Motorola90]

I reside, in New Jersey and have been listening for many years the MOSP 42 Mhz.. frequencies. I am aware that they are migrating to their new MOSWIN which is a 700 Mhz system have noticed that many of those 42 Mhz frequencies are busy. I have a high-quality receiver here and which, I did indeed hear them almost 24 hours without skip condition's. I have noticed that, in the FCC ULS Data Base they are licensed to about 15,000 watts or more. I noticed in the RR Data Base for Missouri that they are still simulcasting alerts . If anyone knows what they be keeping frequencies still, in service & ctcss tone can you please reply with a list?

Thank You,
Motorola 90

 

[VASCAR2]

Check out the Department of Public Safety for Missouri in radio reference at the link below. I think you will find all the info on the Mo Highway Patrol low band frequencies and PL tones.

Missouri Department of Public Safety (Missouri) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Missouri Department of Public Safety (Missouri)

www.radioreference.com

 

[Motorola90]

Check out the Department of Public Safety for Missouri in radio reference at the link below. I think you will find all the info on the Mo Highway Patrol low band frequencies and PL tones.

Missouri Department of Public Safety (Missouri) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Missouri Department of Public Safety (Missouri)

www.radioreference.com

I already did that thank you. I was hoping to find someone who has a in, with MOSP. MOSP did a license Mod not too long ago, by requesting more Output Power on some frequencies. I'm only seeking what they will continue to operate on, as back up.

 

[KA0KDW]

To my knowledge there hasn’t been any requests for power changes on low hand. Low hand will continue to be maintained along with all UNF relays. Low hand will conute to be a back up to MoSWIN which isn’t just a 700 system. In fact was primarily a VHF system with 700 being used by the state for all new sites being added. There will also be a few 700 and 800 simulcast systems coming online in the next several years. All of those however will be maintained by counties them selves versus the state. One big simulcast that falls in the catagoeu is zone 4. That’s owned by City Utilites of Springfield and maintained by them and not the state.

Many troops also multicast their dispatch on low hand and MoSWIN to help with troopers and other users hear the traffic in areas where MoSWIN has coverage issues. I know there’s a lot of info here but hopefully that somewhat answers your questions.

 

[Motorola90]

I already did that thank you. I was hoping to find someone who has a in, with MOSP. MOSP did a license Mod not too long ago, by requesting more Output Power on some frequencies. I'm only seeking what they will continue to operate on, as back up.

Thank You

 

[Motorola90]

To my knowledge there hasn’t been any requests for power changes on low hand. Low hand will continue to be maintained along with all UNF relays. Low hand will conute to be a back up to MoSWIN which isn’t just a 700 system. In fact was primarily a VHF system with 700 being used by the state for all new sites being added. There will also be a few 700 and 800 simulcast systems coming online in the next several years. All of those however will be maintained by counties them selves versus the state. One big simulcast that falls in the catagoeu is zone 4. That’s owned by City Utilites of Springfield and maintained by them and not the state.

Many troops also multicast their dispatch on low hand and MoSWIN to help with troopers and other users hear the traffic in areas where MoSWIN has coverage issues. I know there’s a lot of info here but hopefully that somewhat answers your questions.

Thank You

 

[Starcom21]

Not all frequencies are listed in the database anymore. Migrating is "over". Highway Patrol have been on MOSWIN for a while now. They apparently use 42 MHz as a backup.

We had REMOVED all Low-Band and placed them in the wiki.
It wasn't until a couple years later that we figured out that they were still using Low Band.

So, some Troops may not have everything in the database.
I have asked for help to monitor the old frequencies, and get them back in the database, but haven't got a lot of help.

Old frequencies located near the bottom of this wiki page

Missouri Department of Public Safety (MO) - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[Motorola90]

Not all frequencies are listed in the database anymore. Migrating is "over". Highway Patrol have been on MOSWIN for a while now. They apparently use 42 MHz as a backup.

We had REMOVED all Low-Band and placed them in the wiki.
It wasn't until a couple years later that we figured out that they were still using Low Band.

So, some Troops may not have everything in the database.
I have asked for help to monitor the old frequencies, and get them back in the database, but haven't got a lot of help.

Old frequencies located near the bottom of this wiki page

Missouri Department of Public Safety (MO) - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Thank You 4 your Info.

 

[Stephen]

Low band is still active for a couple reasons. MOSWIN is a good system with a high degree of mobile, not portable coverage it does not have the best redundancies in place in case of failure. MOSWIN relies on the internet, so in the case of fiber cuts which have happened in the last year this can take a chunk of the system off the air. There are still areas in the state where MOSWIN has some issues especially in the summer when plant foliage is thickest. Low band is also a good car to car communication tool without taking up MOSWIN frequencies. In the case of a natural or man made disaster which could wipe out communication, Low Band is still a good wait to communicate without repeaters. It will be around for a while.