OLD SAFE-T Discussion Threads (2005-2012)

[Viper43]

Just an FYI for those who can pick up Hancock Co. The Sheriff's Dept. is doing a 30 day test of the sytem on 3rd shift only per orders of the Sheriff.

So far I have noticed lots of the transmissions are really poor quality with officers sounding like donald duck and some completely un-intelligable. I also noticed that the voices sound different than on the low band system. Overall though the system seems stronger signal wise than it had been.
Apparently the Sheriffs Dept. didn't bother to tell the other locals that they were going to the 800 system ...... doh!

V

 

[dwh367]

After doing a little more research, this appears to possibly be an MDT frequency, or something of that nature, rather than a type II sytem as I first thought. It has a very strong signal on both my Pro-2096 and my Pro-97 but ever since my last post, I still haven't been able to get a system number from it (which is why I now think it is probably used for MDT) nor have I heard any voice communications.

I also did a FCC database lookup on Kentucky and was also unable to find a match anywhere near my location. At this point, I have given up on it and removed the frequency from my scanner since I won't be able to hear ISP on it anyway. Thanks for your input though!

David H.

I finally located the tower this frequency is coming from. It is transmitting from the Lamar SAFE-T tower and is indeed a MDT frequency as near as I can tell. Under the emission designators, it also listed 20K0F3E which I think is standard FM modulation. Would they use this frequency for voice communications for anything? I have it programmed as a Motorola system for test purposes and that knocks out the control channel noise. If there's no chance for voice communication, I'll delete it from the scanner again.

Thanks!
David H.

 

[Viper43]

Well just for kicks I programmed all of the control frequencies into my scanner for SAFET and tonight had some very interesting TG's come up on it while sitting at home. I was picking up TG's for Bloomington, Elkhart Co, Orange Co and Spencer Co and Muncie and Ball State Pd's as well. The later two were weak but Orange county was coming in stronger than Hancock Co.
Makes me wonder what a better and higher antenna would bring in though. I could go 25-30 feet higher and still not be above the trees.

V

 

[SCOTTER]

[WWWQUOTE=ISP911]Basically you could hear any and all TG's on the system provided a unit is affiliated with your local tower. Hear in Marshall County I can pick up ISP units from D16, D13, and D24 off of the Plymouth tower. For instance if a Lowell Zone 6 troop is working the Eastern edge of Starke County his radio will usually affiliate with the Plymouth tower therefore I can now hear Lowell traffic. Same with Peru units working Northern Fulton County. Recently ISP comms techs have been testing hearability in the area and I could hear traffic from the field tech and the base in Indy on the same TG. Same goes with SEMA and State Fire Marshall TG's. Just depends on who's lurking around your local tower. I have a local scan list but mostly keep my 796 in search mode because you never know who's around or what new TG will show up on the system.

Happy listening![/QUOTE]

 

[Viper43]

Yeah, I know, but some of these are not associated with any of local towers so it's most likely due to atmospheric skip than association to the system

 

[Viper43]

Anyone have anything on these TG's ? I haven't heard them enough to figure out who or what they are used for, a couple I have guess for but would like to confirm them, they are not in the DB

2664 & 2680 probably DOC related
11216
37184
64280
There have been comms on all of these, just few and far between

V

 

[K9GTJ]

I spent have been hearing traffic typically heard on VHF point to point on the mutual aid channels this weekend (Friday-Sunday) and no traffic on the VHF point to point.

( I was in Indianapolis to Kokomo to West Lafayette.)

 

[Viper43]

Lots of it here, every day there is stuff on Pt-Pt from all over the state, probably 4 or 5 from ISP 52 alone. Friday night there was a bunch of talk from ISP 51, this morning Tipton and Boone Co which you should have heard, Grant co was on it today as well. May want to check the channel and your antenna because they still use the channel.

V

 

[scannerfreak]

Anyone have anything on these TG's ? I haven't heard them enough to figure out who or what they are used for, a couple I have guess for but would like to confirm them, they are not in the DB

2664 & 2680 probably DOC related
11216
37184
64280
There have been comms on all of these, just few and far between

V

2664, 2680, 64280 are not valid Motorola type 2 talkgroups, they must be status bits.

11216 - don't know

37184 - in the DB as:

37184 914 D 29-WPD-OPS2 Westfield Police Operations 2

 

[Viper43]

2664, 2680, 64280 are not valid Motorola type 2 talkgroups, they must be status bits.

11216 - don't know

37184 - in the DB as:

37184 914 D 29-WPD-OPS2 Westfield Police Operations 2

I'm waiting on a call back from someone on the three you claim are status bits because of differeing info I am getting on these which says they are DOC TG's. The person with the info will know considering he's involved in programming and installing the radios. 37184 wasn't in the DB when I posted this a while back.

V

 

[scannerfreak]

I'm waiting on a call back from someone on the three you claim are status bits because of differeing info I am getting on these which says they are DOC TG's. The person with the info will know considering he's involved in programming and installing the radios. 37184 wasn't in the DB when I posted this a while back.

V

V, there is no need to wait on your call back :wink: . The 3 mentioned are not divisible by 16, therefore are not valid SAFE-T talkgroups and must be status bits of some sort. I really do know a little something. If you did some research yourself, you would know what I just told you above is accurate

37184 wasn't in the DB when I posted this a while back.

V

Ok, sorry. I didn't see this until now..

 

[Viper43]

Error in DB for Hancock Co TG's:
Listed: 38937 981 D 30-FG6 County Fireground 6
I think it should be 38928 as the above doesn't work and 38928 isn't in the DB. Not sure where these came from but I haven't heard anything on 38912 either in Hancock Co.

V

 

[SCOTTER]

Indot Toll Road

I Have Indot Toll Road As One Of My Talkgroups In Safe T System But Have Not Heard A Thing On It I Live Close To The South Bend Tower Which Is By The Toll Road Does Anybody Know Why I Am Not Hearing A Thing And Also Do You Have To Enter Any Fleet Maps For The Safe T System ? When I Id Search And Scan I Get Dec #s Of 5 Digits But When I Go To Fleet Maps And Hit Preset 1 And Hit Scan The Ids Come Up Like This 101-10 And Other Ids Like That. When I Go Off The Preset It Goes Back Dec Can Any Body Help Thanks Scotter Bc396t

 

[scannerfreak]

Error in DB for Hancock Co TG's:
Listed: 38937 981 D 30-FG6 County Fireground 6
I think it should be 38928 as the above doesn't work and 38928 isn't in the DB. Not sure where these came from but I haven't heard anything on 38912 either in Hancock Co.

V

Good catch, it was a type-o. I typed hex 981"9" instead of 981"0". Thanks, I fixed it

 

[Viper43]

Good catch, it was a type-o. I typed hex 981"9" instead of 981"0". Thanks, I fixed it

I figured it was something along that line...I didn't notice it back when I programmed it in the scanner though... DOH! I changed it today after I saw it

V

 

[Viper43]

39808 - National Guard units on manuvers and talking to Ohio units, then about one of the Indiana units broken down on 465

V

 

[Viper43]

I spent have been hearing traffic typically heard on VHF point to point on the mutual aid channels this weekend (Friday-Sunday) and no traffic on the VHF point to point.

( I was in Indianapolis to Kokomo to West Lafayette.)

Just since Saturday I have gotten 346 hits on Probe 7.0 on 155.3700 Point to Point. Madison County just contacted Dist 52 on it, so it's still well used.

V

 

[Viper43]

Keep an eye open for some new TG's in the 284++ range (it may have been 28480) . I had one come up tonight but didn't get the whole number or what was going on to tell what it may have been. There is a gap in the DB from 25296 thru 28544 so it falls in there somewhere.

V

 

[KD4YGG]

INDOT Transition: Vincennes District

Heard through a couple of downstate contacts that INDOT has started transitioning to SAFE-T in the Vincennes District with activity noted in Evansville and Tell City.

 

[jerk]

Heard through a couple of downstate contacts that INDOT has started transitioning to SAFE-T in the Vincennes District with activity noted in Evansville and Tell City.

Seymour district is doing doing a lot of testing right now, especially falls city sub-district.
Pretty annoying hearing test test and forgetting to unkey the mike... I guess they want to be ready to fail at snow removal again, but they will be able to communicate while doing it.
AL