Programming Region A-MA into my scanners. Anyone have recommendations on range setting? It defaults to 165 miles. Not sure if I have to leave it there or how many sites would be on. Only concerned with a 4 county area.
Actually I used the default range setting for Regional Mutual Aid for a test. It did not include the entire state (thank god). It appears to have included 1 or 2 extra sites which I can live with or avoid individually as needed. Region "A"-MA is used (here) primarily for inbound helicopters to ground comms. It was also used for a large fire scene at Shaffer Generating Plant (Nipsco/Wheatfield) as an Ops channel where multiple jurisdictions and counties were involved. Today, on AMA1, it was used for Porter County contacting ISP Lowell regarding a 10-50 rollover on 94. Don't know of a "region map" but would be interesting to see. Seems like the sites are controlled by region so I would stick with the default setting as per the "site handshake agreement" which has been explained to me in a different post. Thanks for the response and input. Just started hearing the "A"-MA within the last couple of months. Regional Mutual Aid can be found on the Safe-T network. Scroll down alphabetically.SWMA's are STATE WIDE MUTUAL AID TG's thus the setting is for the entire State. Regionals once I can figure out a usable range setup as the system does circles for ranges, I will break them down. Currently the range circles would not really work right and cause just as many overlap issues as the current settings. If we can get hexagon type range boxes set up right in the system then I can "block" in the areas much better. As for doing it with an GPS puck and your scanner, I would lock it in more like an 50 to 75 mile range in a circle of the 4 counties?
Actually I used the default range setting for Regional Mutual Aid for a test. It did not include the entire state (thank god). It appears to have included 1 or 2 extra sites which I can live with or avoid individually as needed. Region "A"-MA is used (here) primarily for inbound helicopters to ground comms. It was also used for a large fire scene at Shaffer Generating Plant (Nipsco/Wheatfield) as an Ops channel where multiple jurisdictions and counties were involved. Today, on AMA1, it was used for Porter County contacting ISP Lowell regarding a 10-50 rollover on 94. Don't know of a "region map" but would be interesting to see. Seems like the sites are controlled by region so I would stick with the default setting as per the "site handshake agreement" which has been explained to me in a different post. Thanks for the response and input. Just started hearing the "A"-MA within the last couple of months. Regional Mutual Aid can be found on the Safe-T network. Scroll down alphabetically.
Programming Region A-MA into my scanners. Anyone have recommendations on range setting? It defaults to 165 miles. Not sure if I have to leave it there or how many sites would be on. Only concerned with a 4 county area.
Regional mutual aid A-MA1-4 cover the same counties as ISP district 13 if that helps, Lake, Porter, Laporte, Newton, Jasper Starke and PulaskiProgramming Region A-MA into my scanners. Anyone have recommendations on range setting? It defaults to 165 miles. Not sure if I have to leave it there or how many sites would be on. Only concerned with a 4 county area.
I believe the Wiki page posted here for the SAFE-T Regional Mutual Aid Map is outdated. Just FYI.Regional mutual aid A-MA1-4 cover the same counties as ISP district 13 if that helps, Lake, Porter, Laporte, Newton, Jasper Starke and Pulaski
counties.
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Anyone can update the wiki anytime they want to. Feel free to post the newest data.I believe the Wiki page posted here for the SAFE-T Regional Mutual Aid Map is outdated. Just FYI.