Stark County Ohio

[Volfirefighter]

North Lawrence FD testing alot of radios with Cencom on 45138. Sounds like they are getting ready to make the switch. TG is already in the database.

Cencom dispatched North Lawrence to an MVA on MARCS today

 

[eng64]

Sounds like possibleyNoth Lawrence has made the switch to the MARCS system, I heard them toned out and run a call on MARCS.

 

[eng64]

Sounds like possibley North Lawrence has made the switch to the MARCS system, I heard them toned out and run a call on MARCS.

 

[Volfirefighter]

Sounds like possibley Noth Lawrence has made the switch to the MARCS system, I heard them toned out and run a call on MARCS.

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

 

[Volfirefighter]

45088 Hartville Fire Dispatch

Submitted to DB

 

[eng64]

I am hearing Perry Twp FD talking on their channel, Sounds like they are doing some fire alarm testing.

 

[jdgohus1]

For the last few days now I have not heard OSP Canton on the Stark Marcs system. Was able to hear them before and I've made no changes at all to my SDS100, 200, and G5 software or radios. Did they go full encryption?

 

[jdgohus1]

Well disregard, I'm now hearing them. Normally they are pretty chatty but have been quiet lately

 

[Volfirefighter]

Perry Twp FD is now using MARCS for full time operations

 

[Volfirefighter]

Magnolia Police started using their TG today

 

[Nasby]

Magnolia Police started using their TG today

Are they on the South PD Talkgroup?

 

[xusmarine1979]

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?

 

[mtindor]

Are they on the South PD Talkgroup?

I can't answer that, but I did add the following to the DB today:

45107 MAG PD DISP
45108 MAG PD 2

Mike

 

[Volfirefighter]

Are they on the South PD Talkgroup?

Mag PD is using their own TG

 

[Volfirefighter]

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?

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]

Yeah that makes sense, I should have realized that.

 

[Volfirefighter]

45127 - Minerva Police / Sandy Creek Joint Fire District Common

They were using tonight on a missing juvenile search

Submitted to DB

 

[xusmarine1979]

Man that's always scary. I hope to get my 100 back soon, I'm missing out on a lot of stuff.

 

[mtindor]

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.

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

 

[Volfirefighter]

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.

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.