Cencom dispatched North Lawrence to an MVA on MARCS today
Cencom dispatched North Lawrence to an MVA on MARCS today
eng64
Member
Sounds like possibleyNoth Lawrence has made the switch to the MARCS system, I heard them toned out and run a call on MARCS.
eng64
Member
They have. I have monitored several calls. This would leave the following fire departments not yet on MARCS:
Said to be Not Moving
Lexington Twp (Though I have heard TG Used)
Marlboro Twp
Washington Twp
Moving but unknown when
East Sparta / Tri-Division
Hartville
Nimishillen Twp
Perry Twp
45088 Hartville Fire Dispatch
Submitted to DB
Submitted to DB
eng64
Member
I am hearing Perry Twp FD talking on their channel, Sounds like they are doing some fire alarm testing.
Perry Twp FD is now using MARCS for full time operations
Magnolia Police started using their TG today
Are they on the South PD Talkgroup?
xusmarine1979
Active Member
It's really a shame that those 3 FD's won't be going to MARCS. Does anyone know why they've decided to stay on UHF?
I can't answer that, but I did add the following to the DB today:
45107 MAG PD DISP
45108 MAG PD 2
Mike
Mag PD is using their own TG
If you are referring to:
Lexington Twp
Marlboro Twp
Washington Twp
It is because they still respond almost 100% from home. They carry portable radios and it is not cost feasible to equip each firefighter with a $3,000 MARCS radio when UHF portables can be had for a few hundred.
You can also add Ti-Division / East Sparta to this list. While they staff for ems, fire is still volunteer.
xusmarine1979
Active Member
Yeah that makes sense, I should have realized that.
45127 - Minerva Police / Sandy Creek Joint Fire District Common
They were using tonight on a missing juvenile search
Submitted to DB
They were using tonight on a missing juvenile search
Submitted to DB
xusmarine1979
Active Member
Man that's always scary. I hope to get my 100 back soon, I'm missing out on a lot of stuff.
Looks like the Stark Co MARCS Simulcast is getting "busies". Sounds like just a few overall, but the county is wanting $370,000 more for additional repeaters to add to the simulcast for increased capacity.
www.cantonrep.com
Mike
Stark County commissioners want radio system upgrade
The board is expected Wednesday to approve spending $370,000 to expand the capacity of the new countywide radio system.
www.cantonrep.com
Mike
They should have the frequencies for this. There were seven 800Mhz frequencies still in use on the old Stark System when it was shut down. This should just be a matter of buying additional repeaters.
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