Pontiac is back in operation today...dispatching District 21 this morning.
StarCom21 2020 Official Thread
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Pontiac is back in operation today...dispatching District 21 this morning.
KaneCom will be switching to starcom by the end of 2020 (next week at some point) KCSO will be encrypted and FDs will simulcast
My Christmas gift...updated Radio ID's as of tonight. Included is the District 2 Probationary Troopers new radio signatures, amongst others.
btlacer
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Hey everyone I'm needing some help, I'm located in Henderson, Ky and was wanting to monitor Starcom. Not sure if I can pick it up or not but was trying to find the closest tower to put into my SDS200. Can anyone help me out?
I would grab all of the sites in the database here with RFSS of 3 and let it scan through those for a while and see what comes up. That's way more than you'll want to scan regularly, but it should let you identify what you might receive. You could also Analyze each of those sites and see if any give you a signal.
Aside from that, a quick look at the map suggests Herald and Phillipstown might be in range if you have a good antenna.
Aside from that, a quick look at the map suggests Herald and Phillipstown might be in range if you have a good antenna.
RBMTS
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Try the sites listed in Hardin and White counties. Those are probably the closest to you. It's a stretch but maybe you can pick them up.
btlacer
KI4SJU/ Fire Captain/ EMTFR
Where do I find the site names for the counties?
Check the database here at RR for the STARCOM21 system. The fourth column lists the county. The third column has the site name. Or drag them all in and check Location Control. Then the scanner will automatically include the ones that are in range. You might need to set your location range fairly high to get any of them included.
STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois Trunking System, Statewide, Multi-State - Scanner Frequencies
look for those counties here, Control channel and alternates are all you need, not the rest
btlacer
KI4SJU/ Fire Captain/ EMTFR
Thank you very much, what type of coverage does the Starcom do?
If you click on the "NAME" of the SITE in blue it gives you the coverage map/miles
OR you could try broadcastify's site and listen to a feed if it's covered in that County by someone providing a feed. I do that all the time downstate when weather's bad, following storms
btlacer, PM a member EAF1956. He's in Evansville and probably your best resource. BTW, love your state park there on your side of the river
RBMTS
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I've been watching / monitoring the Kane County tower site. No new traffic or unidentified talk groups has been seen/heard. Apparently the project is delayed.
How sad is that loosing Kane Co they been on that freqy for ages.....
VASCAR2
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I sent you a private message with some coverage info.
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