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As of 1000 Hrs., Troop 3 Telecommunicators are now dispatching the Tollway. Oak Brook Telecommunications just signed off. "Chicago, 15-North and 15-South is now yours"..
Troop 3 ISPERN/Chicago Priority talk group (9051) is being used for DUI/reckless driving notifications across all expressways/tollways. Oak Brook previously utilized the Tollway North/South talk groups for these.
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Happy New Year everyone! It is "in the cards" that I'll be moving back into Dupage County from North Carolina this very month where I grew up, and literally used to do "scanner chasing" physically, took photos, and had them published in newspapers going back to the 1980's when I was a teenager, and most recently with my children through the early 2010's. I still monitor DuComm, and even have an 𝕏 account where I drop audio of various "newsworthy" calls. I hope to add pictures and videos as long as I'm able to monitor on Broadcastify!
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I have moved the former Troop 15 patrol, car-to-car and tac talkgroups to the Troop 3 subcategory in the Radio Reference database. Not even sure that these car-to-car and tac talkgroups are still in use. I've left some other talkgroups under the Troop 15 subcategory, not sure that these are still in use either. If you have any updates for these talkgroups, please advise or submit the information via the STARCOM21 submission link RadioReference Login .
Good idea with the move. I think it's safe to say that the District 2/5/15/Chicago listing of talk groups are no longer in use and those headings could be removed. I've been running all those talk groups in ID Scan for the past two years and can confidentially report they're not being used other than what's been confirmed.
The Tollway talk group tact/car-to-car are encrypted and never program them. TGID 9100 (labeled as Tollway Statewide), was/has been in use for dignitary movement and might be listed under the ITHA heading since only maintenance vehicles have been using it and not troopers. TGID 2028 "was" used for Troop 15 probationary trooper radio training, but that probably won't be happening since they're a thing of the past now despite others swearing up and down this would never happen, and Oak Brook was never going to stop dispatching the Tollway patrols.
This is my current Troop 3 Sentinel programming:
| 3-A | - | 9005 |
| 3-B | - | 9006 |
| 3-North | - | 9002 |
| 3-Middle | - | 9007 |
| 3-SE | - | 9008 |
| 3-SW | - | 9013 |
| 3-Tollway North | - | 9098 |
| 3-Tollway South | - | 9099 |
| 3 Car-to-Car | - | 9067 |
| 3-ISPERN | - | 9051 |
| 3 (5-B) | - | 9014 |
| (5 Car-to-Car) | - | 9068 |
I've caught a couple of exchanges today and yesterday on TG 9100 ("The Tollway Channel") between Troop 3 troopers working incidents on the tollway and the tollway telecommunicators. I may move this TG to the Tollway subcategory and just make a note about this TG and its usage under the ISP Troop 3 subcategory.Good idea with the move. I think it's safe to say that the District 2/5/15/Chicago listing of talk groups are no longer in use and those headings could be removed. I've been running all those talk groups in ID Scan for the past two years and can confidentially report they're not being used other than what's been confirmed.
The Tollway talk group tact/car-to-car are encrypted and never program them. TGID 9100 (labeled as Tollway Statewide), was/has been in use for dignitary movement and might be listed under the ITHA heading since only maintenance vehicles have been using it and not troopers. TGID 2028 "was" used for Troop 15 probationary trooper radio training, but that probably won't be happening since they're a thing of the past now despite others swearing up and down this would never happen, and Oak Brook was never going to stop dispatching the Tollway patrols.
This is my current Troop 3 Sentinel programming:
3-A - 9005 3-B - 9006 3-North - 9002 3-Middle - 9007 3-SE - 9008 3-SW - 9013 3-Tollway North - 9098 3-Tollway South - 9099 3 Car-to-Car - 9067 3-ISPERN - 9051 3 (5-B) - 9014 (5 Car-to-Car) - 9068
That figures, I just edited it on Sunday morning and moved it to Tollway Maintenance Department and off Troop 3 Department...LOL! For the past 3 years that I've had it in ID Scan and under Troop 3, the only traffic I heard was between Maintenance units on details blocking ramps, dignitary movement etc. Last week they were using it for the Trooper's funeral presession down the toll road. Can't remember ever seeing a trooper's RID on there or hearing radio traffic, but will re add it in and hear what I hear too.
Oak Brook still pops on the Tollway talk groups to report motorist assists and accidents to the TC's when they decide to not send it as a CAD event to Chicago's TC's via MACH. I suspect the *999 folks still need to update everything too.
Overall, a pretty seamless transition from what I heard. Everyone is using the same MACH program, radio traffic is significantly reduced because Tollway incidents are cleared via the CFS (Calls For Service) app instead of going over the air. I suspect the 3-511 through 3-537 troopers will be receiving their new plates and radio signatures in the coming weeks. I noticed previously, Oak Brook's MACH was never updated when the probationary troopers went to solo status and they had to use the old radio signatures on Tollway patrols, and the new ones on Troop 3 Patrols.
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Anyone Identified Wheelings FG, TG? or are they still using Red FG or basic NWCD FG?
TG 3139 was verbally-IDd as "Wheeling Fireground" on 1/1 at 9:32am. The Radio Reference database has been updated.
FWIW, unidentified TG 3138 has also been affiliated by at least one Wheeling FD RID in the last month or so.
Asunakiyori
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Thank you much. Thats the one FG I was missing after hearing Wheeling on F2
It appears the Troop 3 troopers are showing the "new/updated" channel assignments on their radios, while the Troop 3-Chicago telecommunicators are still showing the "old" DC (District-Chicago) designations on the consoles.
3-82 asked about a detail channel for tonight and was told to switch to DC-D. After some searching, 3-82 replied that he couldn't find that channel, and 3-56 mentioned that was the "old District-Chicago assignments, and to switch to Troop 3-South (TGID 9008). I previously mentioned that that talk group was Southeast, and apparently it isn't or was changed in the past year? The rest of them noted in the database are correct based on some of the references heard over the past couple weeks. Troopers are going 10-41 and switching to various channels which match up with what we have.
I still haven't heard any events between ISP and Tollways on TGID 9100 (Tollway-Statewide), just a car-to-car between maintenance vehicles previously, and can't say the "old" encrypted talk groups are still in use. I haven't heard any mention of "switch to xxxx and talk to Maintenance" or anything along those lines so it would be a safe bet they're no longer in use.
On the Tollway Maintenance talk groups, the Traffic Center was looking to speak to ITHA 911 on a couple of occasions and was on TGID 2002. Oak Brook advised he was Tollway-North and to switch to Tollway-South (TGID 2007) as has been reported previously and can be updated too.
3-A , 3-B, 3-North, 3-Middle, 3-South, 3-Southwest, 3 Tollway-North, 3 Tollway-South, 3 Car-to-Car, 3 ISPERN/Chicago Priority and SW Car-to-Car (used sporadically during I-80 incidents if everyone has that car-to-car in their radios). All have been self-identified in the past couple of weeks.
3-82 asked about a detail channel for tonight and was told to switch to DC-D. After some searching, 3-82 replied that he couldn't find that channel, and 3-56 mentioned that was the "old District-Chicago assignments, and to switch to Troop 3-South (TGID 9008). I previously mentioned that that talk group was Southeast, and apparently it isn't or was changed in the past year? The rest of them noted in the database are correct based on some of the references heard over the past couple weeks. Troopers are going 10-41 and switching to various channels which match up with what we have.
I still haven't heard any events between ISP and Tollways on TGID 9100 (Tollway-Statewide), just a car-to-car between maintenance vehicles previously, and can't say the "old" encrypted talk groups are still in use. I haven't heard any mention of "switch to xxxx and talk to Maintenance" or anything along those lines so it would be a safe bet they're no longer in use.
On the Tollway Maintenance talk groups, the Traffic Center was looking to speak to ITHA 911 on a couple of occasions and was on TGID 2002. Oak Brook advised he was Tollway-North and to switch to Tollway-South (TGID 2007) as has been reported previously and can be updated too.
3-A , 3-B, 3-North, 3-Middle, 3-South, 3-Southwest, 3 Tollway-North, 3 Tollway-South, 3 Car-to-Car, 3 ISPERN/Chicago Priority and SW Car-to-Car (used sporadically during I-80 incidents if everyone has that car-to-car in their radios). All have been self-identified in the past couple of weeks.
FWIW, I heard a reference to a "3-South" channel specifically earlier this afternoon. So, it's definitely possible that it's no longer called "3-Southeast".
I can't remember anyone saying "I'm 10-41, switching to Southeast" either. It's usually South, just sometimes referred to as Southeast Sector by a couple TC"s at Troop 3.
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