MTO Simplex

[IdleMonitor]

Have never really heard anything before on these, but I have them programmed in anyways.

This morning during cleanup as some of us have gotten a pile of snow over night, I managed to hear some activity that sounded like plows talking to each other, no mention of where they were or what highway they were on, but likely either Hwy 17,60, or 132 which are the closest provincial highways to me as my town intersects all 3.

Frequency I heard the activity on was

143.805

Multiple

M

103.5 PL

MTO Enf Sim

Enforcement - Simplex

FM

Law Tac

I did not hear the plow activity however on

143.805

Multiple

M

114.8 PL

MTO Mtc Sim

Maintenance - Simplex

FM

Public Works

Ministry of Transportation (Ontario) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)

www.radioreference.com

 

[hypersight]

They also use this frequency whenever they do echelon plowing on the 400 series highways in the GTA. It's worth popping this one in on your mobile scanner if you do a lot of driving. And for the hams that have rigs that cover 2 meters, you can also monitor this one.

 

[IdleMonitor]

Heard some brief activity on here again this morning after the blast of winter last night across Ontario.

 

[technoweenie]

I can confirm 143.805 simplex PL 103.5 Hz is active in Niagara this winter 24/25.

 

[hypersight]

Same here on the 401 and 400 highways. FM analog 143.805 / 103.5 tone. Occasionally I hear some P25 on the same frequency, but not much.
I'm in North York.

 

[ve3tej]

In the London area it has been all P25 lately

 

[mikewazowski]

143.805 NAC E00 was used by the plows working on Highway 400 near Highway 9 last Friday.

 

[exkalibur]

I wonder if the crews here are dialing over to the old FleetNet stuff. The road crews in Toronto, I hear on 143.805 but in analog with 103.5 PL,

 

[IdleMonitor]

I've heard them on here the last couple of days on Hwy 17 outside of Renfrew. Which would be crews from Haley Station. FleetNet however, is still alive and well here, too.

 

[mrweather]

Hearing a mix of analog and P25 in Mississauga.

 

[VA3ADP]

I've mainly been hearing analog comms on Analog 3A here in SW Mississauga. Nothing on the new P25 sim freqs yet

 

[polkaroo]

I'm probably the one confused here but we're talking about MTO, not MOS that has the plow/winter maintenance along the 401 in the GTA? MTO would be doing commercial enforcement, monitoring road conditions and perhaps clearing small road hazards but otherwise it's IMOS that does the crash trucks, debris clearing and plowing along the 400-series and QEW in the GTA?

DB note on OnQ says they're on FleetConnect but FleetConnect note says they're on OnQ.

 

[EJB]

I've heard some P25 and some encryption on 143.805

 

[exkalibur]

I would assume the encryption is MTO Enforcement. Back in the FleetNet days, they used the same frequency as AMC crews, but in P25 mode. I suspect the same now.

 

[Enjoi19]

I'm probably the one confused here but we're talking about MTO, not MOS that has the plow/winter maintenance along the 401 in the GTA? MTO would be doing commercial enforcement, monitoring road conditions and perhaps clearing small road hazards but otherwise it's IMOS that does the crash trucks, debris clearing and plowing along the 400-series and QEW in the GTA?

DB note on OnQ says they're on FleetConnect but FleetConnect note says they're on OnQ.

My understanding is that MTO is two divisions - enforcement and maintenance. The MTO maintenance we hear on FleetNet/LMRN are supervisors / staff who would be delegating and looking after those road crews that are contracted... but if someone wants to correct me, please do. Wouldn't say the weather reports are my absolute favourite thing to listen to. so not too frequently I listen.

MTO Enforcement are effectively police, with the same training and capabilities, but focused on commercial/vehicle enforcement.

The ONQ/FleetConnect notes are very confusing and could likely use clarification.

 

[exkalibur]

PHM is contracted out to various companies. Here in the GTA, some of those companies have their own radios on OnQ / FleetConnect. They still use LMRN to speak to the TOC, but they use their own system to talk to each other, or for other areas they also have contracts with.

The IMOS folk that patrol the 407 are on FleetConnect, the Brennan folk that do the 401 are on OnQ.

 

[mbstone99]

I am seeing 143.175 NAC E02 show up around me.

Matt

 

[gary123]

I have also heard that 143.235 may also be a MOT frequency. The 143805,143.175 and 143.235 are supposed to be simplex channels used for roadside work crews/ traffic control that type of thing.