Polk County Public Safety Communications

[richard4537312]

I routinely monitor Polk County public safety communications on 154.385 MHz and 154.86 mHz. I am located in west Polk County. Regardless of what antenna I use, the communications from east Polk ("above-the-mountain") are barely intelligible. Dispatchers located in west Polk seemingly have no problems communicating with those east Polk units. I have noticed from the FCC database that Polk County is licensed for the Public Safety 4940-4990 MHz Band. Am I correct in assuming that the transmissions of east Polk mobile units, when received by the east Polk repeater, are transmitted to the west Polk dispatchers by microwave link?

 

[SCPD]

If I'm correct, I think they have a voting system and have repeaters in Copperhill/Ducktown area for coverage on that side of Chilhowee. I say that because I've noticed, in the past, their license has it listed as such. I looked into this issue a few years agon and I'm going totally by memory alone so don't take what I said as fact. I've had similar problems, as yours, when I visit my family in Ocoee.