Looking in the database, the suburban telecommunications net system is a bit messy and confusing (at least to me when I'm trying to clean up my notes!). Can anyone confirm any the following?
Net 1 - Steger/South Chicago Heights: StarCom21, encrypted. Database shows Ford Heights on this net but I believe their police force was disbanded about 10 years ago and duties taken over by the Sheriff.
Net 2 - Matteson/Park Forest/Richton Park/Olympia Fields: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by SouthCom.
Net 3 - East Hazel Crest/Glenwood/Thornton/Hazelcrest/Flossmoor/Homewood: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by ECOM.
Net 4 - Country Club Hills/Oak Forest/Tinley Park/Westhaven/Orland Park: On various conventional repeaters?
Net 5 - Lynwood/Burnham/Calumet City/Lansing: On various conventional repeaters?
Net 6 - Hometown/Oak Lawn/Evergreen Park/Merrionette Park/Alsip: Still on UHF. Dispatched by Oak Lawn Central.
Net 7 - Palos Heights/Palos Hills/Palos Park/Chicago Ridge/Burbank/Worth: Still on UHF. Dispatched by Southwest Central Dispatch. Burbank to Net 10.
Net 8 - Crestwood/Dixmoor/Midlothian/Posen/Blue Island/Calumet Park/Robbins: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Blue Island and/or Cook County?
Net 9 - Harvey/Phoenix: Still on UHF?
Net 9a - Dolton/South Holland/Riverdale: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Dolton?
Net 10 - Bedford Park/Bridgeview/Justice/Hickory Hills/Hodgkins/Willow Springs/Summit/Burbank: Still on UHF?
Net 11 - Countryside/Indian Head Park/LaGrange/Western Springs/LaGrange Park: Countryside to Lyons, SC21 encrypted. IHP to SWCD, UHF. Remainder dispatched by LaGrange on VHF.
Net 12 - Berwyn/Cicero: On individual UHF repeaters.
Net 13 - McCook/Brookfield/Lyons/Forest View/Stickney/North Riverside/Riverside: All except Brookfield StarCom21, encrypted, dispatched by Lyons. Brookfield dispatched by LaGrange, VHF.
Net 14 - Oak Park/Forest Park/River Forest: Still on VHF, dispatched by West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch.
Net 15 - Elmwood Park/Norridge/Harwood Heights/Schiller Park/River Grove: Still on UHF except for Elmwood Park. Elmwood Park to WSCDC, StarCom21, encrypted.
Net 16 - Franklin Park/Northlake/Melrose Park/Stone Park: Still on UHF except for Northlake, dispatched by NORCOMM. Northlake to StarCom21 encrypted, dispatched by County. Stone Park dispatched by Cook County on UHF?
Net 17 - Bellwood/Westchester/Hillside/Broadview/Berkeley/Maywood: Still on UHF. Berkeley dispatch to Cook County March 2017.
Net 18 - Park Ridge/Rosemont/Des Plaines: Rosemont on UHF. Park Ridge and Des Plaines on Starcom21, encrypted, PR dispatched by WSCDC and DP by Wheeling.
Net 19 - Arlington Heights/Mt. Prospect/Elk Grove/Buffalo Grove: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Northwest Central.
Net 20 - Palatine/Rolling Meadows/Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg/Bartlett/Streamwood/Hanover Park: StarCom21, Bartlett and Hanover Park to DU-COMM. The rest encrypted, dispatched by NWCDS on SC21.
Net 21 - Skokie/Lincolnwood - Still on UHF
Net 22 - Golf/Morton Grove/Niles/Glenview: Golf dispatched by Cook County, StarCom21, encrypted. Morton Grove and Niles on UHF dispatched by Glenview? Glenview on StarCom21, encrypted. There are 25xxx talkgroups for both MG and Niles in the database but I haven't ever seen these active through Unitrunker.
Net 23 - Evanston: Still on UHF.
Net 24 - Glencoe/Kenilworth/Northbrook/Northfield/Winnetka/Wilmette/Wheeling: On various conventional repeaters.
Any help is appreciated, and maybe we can clean up the database a bit with what is and isn't in use anymore to make it a bit easier to look at. My next project is the fire frequencies, but that is for another day. Thanks!
Net 1 - Steger/South Chicago Heights: StarCom21, encrypted. Database shows Ford Heights on this net but I believe their police force was disbanded about 10 years ago and duties taken over by the Sheriff.
Net 2 - Matteson/Park Forest/Richton Park/Olympia Fields: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by SouthCom.
Net 3 - East Hazel Crest/Glenwood/Thornton/Hazelcrest/Flossmoor/Homewood: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by ECOM.
Net 4 - Country Club Hills/Oak Forest/Tinley Park/Westhaven/Orland Park: On various conventional repeaters?
Net 5 - Lynwood/Burnham/Calumet City/Lansing: On various conventional repeaters?
Net 6 - Hometown/Oak Lawn/Evergreen Park/Merrionette Park/Alsip: Still on UHF. Dispatched by Oak Lawn Central.
Net 7 - Palos Heights/Palos Hills/Palos Park/Chicago Ridge/Burbank/Worth: Still on UHF. Dispatched by Southwest Central Dispatch. Burbank to Net 10.
Net 8 - Crestwood/Dixmoor/Midlothian/Posen/Blue Island/Calumet Park/Robbins: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Blue Island and/or Cook County?
Net 9 - Harvey/Phoenix: Still on UHF?
Net 9a - Dolton/South Holland/Riverdale: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Dolton?
Net 10 - Bedford Park/Bridgeview/Justice/Hickory Hills/Hodgkins/Willow Springs/Summit/Burbank: Still on UHF?
Net 11 - Countryside/Indian Head Park/LaGrange/Western Springs/LaGrange Park: Countryside to Lyons, SC21 encrypted. IHP to SWCD, UHF. Remainder dispatched by LaGrange on VHF.
Net 12 - Berwyn/Cicero: On individual UHF repeaters.
Net 13 - McCook/Brookfield/Lyons/Forest View/Stickney/North Riverside/Riverside: All except Brookfield StarCom21, encrypted, dispatched by Lyons. Brookfield dispatched by LaGrange, VHF.
Net 14 - Oak Park/Forest Park/River Forest: Still on VHF, dispatched by West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch.
Net 15 - Elmwood Park/Norridge/Harwood Heights/Schiller Park/River Grove: Still on UHF except for Elmwood Park. Elmwood Park to WSCDC, StarCom21, encrypted.
Net 16 - Franklin Park/Northlake/Melrose Park/Stone Park: Still on UHF except for Northlake, dispatched by NORCOMM. Northlake to StarCom21 encrypted, dispatched by County. Stone Park dispatched by Cook County on UHF?
Net 17 - Bellwood/Westchester/Hillside/Broadview/Berkeley/Maywood: Still on UHF. Berkeley dispatch to Cook County March 2017.
Net 18 - Park Ridge/Rosemont/Des Plaines: Rosemont on UHF. Park Ridge and Des Plaines on Starcom21, encrypted, PR dispatched by WSCDC and DP by Wheeling.
Net 19 - Arlington Heights/Mt. Prospect/Elk Grove/Buffalo Grove: StarCom21, encrypted. Dispatched by Northwest Central.
Net 20 - Palatine/Rolling Meadows/Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg/Bartlett/Streamwood/Hanover Park: StarCom21, Bartlett and Hanover Park to DU-COMM. The rest encrypted, dispatched by NWCDS on SC21.
Net 21 - Skokie/Lincolnwood - Still on UHF
Net 22 - Golf/Morton Grove/Niles/Glenview: Golf dispatched by Cook County, StarCom21, encrypted. Morton Grove and Niles on UHF dispatched by Glenview? Glenview on StarCom21, encrypted. There are 25xxx talkgroups for both MG and Niles in the database but I haven't ever seen these active through Unitrunker.
Net 23 - Evanston: Still on UHF.
Net 24 - Glencoe/Kenilworth/Northbrook/Northfield/Winnetka/Wilmette/Wheeling: On various conventional repeaters.
Any help is appreciated, and maybe we can clean up the database a bit with what is and isn't in use anymore to make it a bit easier to look at. My next project is the fire frequencies, but that is for another day. Thanks!
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