StarCom21 2022 Official Thread

[Mex]

It's been back and forth since last night..
Right now it seems patched.
Heard a CSO on 3A and dispatcher talking to him on dekalbs main channel.

Patch only opens if there is a radio monitoring RGN3A

 

[Elpato]

Patch only opens if there is a radio monitoring RGN3A

What ever it is they're on both talk groups probably due to it being homecoming and having extra boots on the ground.
Blocked one talk group as chatter was going on and it came back on the other with the same RID.

 

[Elpato]

Dekalb PD seems to be using the county system now.

 

[Mex]

Dekalb PD seems to be using the county system now.

The new site has been installed at DPD for a few months now. Yesterday was the switchover date after a year and half wait to get the new site in.

 

[officerdave]

just to be clear, DPD is now dispatching on the EFJ system?

 

[Mex]

just to be clear, DPD is now dispatching on the EFJ system?

yes

 

[officerdave]

thanks

 

[tvengr]

Attn Database Admin: I have been working with a member whose scanners stopped working. It was found that in the Kankakee County site that 859.2625 is a control channel capable frequency that is not designated as such in the database.

 

[kevino]

Thanks for the information, tvengr. A database admin has updated the database.

 

[kevino]

FWIW, a Jo Daviess County Sheriff's unit was heard performing coverage testing in that county on SC21 TG 20 last Friday or Saturday.

 

[Mex]

Not surprising. They're getting to the point where portables aren't making it into the repeaters anymore.

 

[ILjim]

I noticed lots of new/updated info regarding Talkgroups in the Cook County Sheriff’s node as of late. Does anyone have a clue as to what TG Blue Island PD uses? I know they're dispatched by Cook Co 911, but after a while of looking through my info on Unitrunker, I got nothing. Maybe they share the 'CK METRO SE' channel with Harvey?

 

[kevino]

Is anyone out there using Unitrunker, etc. to log STARCOM21 Site 146 (McHenry County)? There are a handful of 'mystery' SEECOM talkgroups in the Radio Reference database that I'd like to add talkgroup names to. Also trying to figure out who uses RIDs in the 1478xx and 1479xx range.

Thanks in advance...

 

[squad_22]

Does anyone know the fireground talkgroups for Barrington and Barrington Countryside Fire Departments? All of the other NWCDS fire department fireground talkgroups are listed

 

[Awesomeman92]

BCFPD uses 1891-1893 for tac, fireground is 1891. Barrington I'm not positive but I would guess 1877, that was their backup dispatch before they went to NWCDS. If they're not there they could be using Red primarily.

 

[DSmith3]

Recommendations for handheld scanner that works with Starcom21 in Lake County Illinois?

 

[Mex]

Recommendations for handheld scanner that works with Starcom21 in Lake County Illinois?

SDS100

 

[tinman981]

So D21 is Coming all the way up to the south border of Cook?

Heard District-5 troopers no longer have a patrol assignment (Patrol 7?), which encompasses Interstate 57 in Will County as of yesterday. Dispatcher was told on the radio that is now District-21's patrol and she replied "We're still getting used to all these changes".

As I mentioned earlier, District 5 took over District-Chicago's S(Sam)-7 patrol assignment which encompasses Interstate 80 from the Interstates 94/294/394 interchange to the State Line and the entire Interstate 394 expressway. District-Chicago is still dispatching them.

when do you think a new ISP district boundary map will be available ?

 

[werinshades]

when do you think a new ISP district boundary map will be available ?

It's probably out there, just hasn't been shared yet.

 

[northwoods]

It's probably out there, just hasn't been shared yet.

What ever happend to CARMA Ted?