Scioto County Freqs

[WM8L]

Does anyone know what Freqs Scioto County Sheriff is using? Have been listening to some of the low band freqs and still have not heard anything.

 

[mmartinfan]

If your in Miamisburg and your trying to listen for Scioto Cnty stuff you might be waiting a while for a good transmission.

 

[WM8L]

mmartinfan,

I have a cabin near Otway in Scioto County. I listen to Adams county freqs but still have not recieved Scioto. The show some 39mh, 150mh and some 800's but can't seem to get any of them.

By the way I am also a Mark Martin fan.

 

[radioscan]

Last time I was in that area everything listed in the database here was accurate.
I was able to confirm the tones on some of it.

This looks like it may be used by Scioto SO, give it a listen next time you are there
and if you can confirm a tone that would be great:

453.5875/458.5875 WPQZ700

Most of the radio comms in that area are using 453 and 460 MHz.
Aside from MARCS and AEP I know of no other 800 MHz in use in Scioto County.

 

[tazz]

Hello all,

I was monitoring the Scioto County Sheriff today (4 / 22 ) on 39.720MHz from my location in Wellston, Ohio.

I had a very good copy on the signal. Nice to see somebody still using Low Band here in Southern Ohio. It's almost dead with nobody using it anymore.



Have a good one

 

[SLWilson]

39.62

Hello all, ... Nice to see somebody still using Low Band here in Southern Ohio. It's almost dead with nobody using it anymore. Have a good one

Hi Earl, the Gallipolis Fire Department is still using low band here in Gallia County. I'm a low band fan myself!!!! Works better in our southern Ohio hills than anything else I've seen!!! They also have 39.58. The old statewide hailing channel. It's pretty quiet now too...Steve/Gallia

 

[tazz]

Hi Earl, the Gallipolis Fire Department is still using low band here in Gallia County. I'm a low band fan myself!!!! Works better in our southern Ohio hills than anything else I've seen!!! They also have 39.58. The old statewide hailing channel. It's pretty quiet now too...Steve/Gallia

Steve,

I forgot about Gallipolis FD on 39.620MHz. I don't pick them up from my location since I don't have a tower full of antennas anymore.

Yes, 39.580MHz was once a very busy frequency. At one time there were so many departments on it, they were walking over each other.

Pike County Sheriff is the only departmrnt on that freq now. But, I hear they are going to a new VHF radio system sometime.

Also, I forgot another Low Band catch I found a couple of weekends ago was OSP Post 40 (Jackson) back on their freq of 44.740MHz instead of the MARCS system. Strange!!!!

Have a good one

 

[radioscan]

39.5800

Yes, 39.580 MHz was once a very busy frequency. At one time there were so many departments on it, they were walking over each other.

When I first got into scanning back in 1980 that was a great frequency to listen to.
Warren County and Clermont County SOs used that very heavily.
When you heard something on there you knew it was going to be some exciting listening.

Man, I miss those days a lot!

 

[tazz]

When I first got into scanning back in 1980 that was a great frequency to listen to.
Warren County and Clermont County SOs used that very heavily.
When you heard something on there you knew it was going to be some exciting listening.

Man, I miss those days a lot!

Yes,

Those were the good old days. When I got started in scanning in around 1991, there were hundreds of Low Band stationa to listen to. Seems like every police, fire and business in my area was on Low Band.


It's amazing how radio communications changed over the past 10 to 15 years.

 

[SLWilson]

39.58 !

Yes, Those were the good old days. When I got started in scanning in around 1991, there were hundreds of Low Band stationa to listen to. Seems like every police, fire and business in my area was on Low Band. It's amazing how radio communications changed over the past 10 to 15 years.

I started dispatching for Gallipolis PD in 1978. We had 39.58, 39.46 and 39.66. Then, the Gallia SO, Meigs SO, Jackson SO and Vinton SO all used .58...So did Jackson PD, Wellston PD, Nelsonville PD, Pomeroy and Middleport PD's As well as McArthur PD and all of the "other" little bergs and villages in SE Ohio. In about 1981 we were all "reassigned" to a duplex system. Ended up with the cars transmitting on 39.26 with all bases on 39.62. Gallipolis FD stayed on .58...After everyone "moved" away from 39.58, we still had that freq and everyone did "Radio & Time Checks" hourly (at least on the midnight shifts). Pickaway County and Franklin County ALWAYS had great low-band bases. We could hear them/talk to them every time we keyed up!!!

I left Gallipolis PD in late 1997. Went to our county's "New" 911 Center....Still there now.

We STILL have 39.58, 39.62 and 39.46 in the radio equipment....But, the GPD now uses UHF, the Gallia S.O. uses VHF-Hi...Pretty much all of the other agencies have left low band too....Kinda sad....

Steve

 

[tazz]

Thanks Steve for that bit of interesting information on Low Band in Southern Ohio.


I am noticing that most of the sheriffs cars still have their Low Band antennas on the cars.



Have a good one

 

[SLWilson]

Low Band

Thanks Steve for that bit of interesting information on Low Band in Southern Ohio. I am noticing that most of the sheriffs cars still have their Low Band antennas on the cars. Have a good one

Our county pulled the LB mobiles in 1999 and 2000. With the Ohio Law Enforcement Emergency Radio Network - 154.935 (LEERN) pretty well saturating where ever they need to go, they just use that freq now....Early on, just the OSP had the LEERN bases and sometimes, you had trouble getting answered on that freq. No, MOST SO's or 911 Centers have / monitor LEERN and generally, you CAN get through to someone if you need to....Steve

 

[tazz]

Our county pulled the LB mobiles in 1999 and 2000. With the Ohio Law Enforcement Emergency Radio Network - 154.935 (LEERN) pretty well saturating where ever they need to go, they just use that freq now....Early on, just the OSP had the LEERN bases and sometimes, you had trouble getting answered on that freq. No, MOST SO's or 911 Centers have / monitor LEERN and generally, you CAN get through to someone if you need to....Steve

Steve,

Since OSP is on the MARCS 800MHz system, do they still use / monitor Ohio LEERN (154.935MHz) ?


I hear OSP Post # 40 (Jackson) do a radio check sometimes on Ohio LEERN. But, haven't been hearing anything lately.

Thanks for the info

 

[medic611]

Steve,

Since OSP is on the MARCS 800MHz system, do they still use / monitor Ohio LEERN (154.935MHz) ?


I hear OSP Post # 40 (Jackson) do a radio check sometimes on Ohio LEERN. But, haven't been hearing anything lately.

Thanks for the info

All posts still have VHF bases so yes they continue to monitor them , some may turn the volume down , however if that post is in a region or county that has VHF or even UHF they typically monitor those systems as well . Post 23 and even post 45 use their LEERN patches with local sheriff regularly. I remember when 0600 am was the LEERN check for all of central ohio region .

 

[tazz]

All posts still have VHF bases so yes they continue to monitor them , some may turn the volume down , however if that post is in a region or county that has VHF or even UHF they typically monitor those systems as well . Post 23 and even post 45 use their LEERN patches with local sheriff regularly. I remember when 0600 am was the LEERN check for all of central ohio region .

Thanks for the info.

I remember Post # 40 did their radio checks on LEERN around 9 a.m.