EMT Ambulance (Emergency Medical Transport)
- coverage in Stark, Columbiana, Harrison, Carroll and Belmont Counties in Ohio as well as in the northern panhandle of West Virginia (as Tri-State Ambulance)
- EMT Ambulance website
The use Nextels most of the time but have a presence on various business repeaters in Eastern Ohio and also have some MARCS radios and operate on TG 64608 for the Belmont / WV areas because Nextel coverage is often poor in that area.
Stark Co area
463.500 / 468.500 repeater – 186.2 PL ( WPID690 – Staley Comm)
463.550 / 468.550 repeater – 167.9 PL ( KNDM503 – Domer Comm)
Harrison Co area
464.400 / 469.400 repeater – 532 DPL ( WPLW99 – Domer Comm)
Post 4: Perrysville
Post 5: Scio
Post 6: Adena / Pleasant Grove
Post 7: New Athens
When they are at a post, they are covering two stations.
Carroll Co area
453.6125 / 458.6125 repeater – 032 DPL ( WPXB519 )
Belmont Co / Ohio Co WV and Marshall Co WV area
possibly on TG 64608 – of the Ohio MARCS trunked system (per Mylan)
I believe EMT currently has some MARCS equipment loaned to them for testing, which is why EMT is showing up on TG 64608 (a DAS talkgroup). In hearing their testing, I’d think EMT will find the MARCS system to be very reliable for them. However, I’m not sure they would want to switch their whole fleet over to MARCS. I imagine they pay a lot less a month (and already have the radio equipment) for the various 400 Mhz business repeaters that they currently use. If EMT stays with MARCS to provide coverage for the Belmont Co area, you’ll likely find them on a dedicated talkgroup in the future.
(updated April 27, 2010)
(updated April 23, 2010)
(updated March 8, 2010)
(originally posted Feb 26, 2010)
CantonRep.com staff report
Posted Apr 09, 2010 @ 09:11 PM
The state Office of Information Technology is on the verge of constructing a communications tower in the Alliance area that will serve public safety agencies plus help bring Internet services to Columbiana County’s Knox Township.
The tower will be built on the Knox Township Hall property at 2895 Knox School Rd. The tower will be operated by Multi-Agency Radio Communication System, a state radio and data network providing wireless communication services to subscribers throughout Ohio.
Read the full article here: http://www.cantonrep.com/stark/nestark/x998215801/New-communications-tower-to-enhance-wireless-service
Aerial Solutions – contractor for AEP
AEP is doing their spring aerial trimming, contracting out to a company called Aerial Solutions.
151.505 is the frequency that is in use for this tree trimming. They have been very active in the area this week. If you’ve got nothing to do, give them a listen.
NOTE: 151.505 is often used by Air Evac Lifeteam dispatch. I haven’t heard them the past few days while the tree trimmers were in the area, so perhaps Air Evac has halted using that frequency while the trimmers are in the area since they do have other frequencies licensed in the area.
Perry Township Fire Department (Salem, Ohio)
151.4675 / 159.225 repeater – unknown PL/DPL ( WQLM448 )
If you are in the vicinity, listen for activity on both the repeater output and the input. Please report any findings of activity / PL or DPL updates via the contact form on this site. TNX
152.03 PL 107.2 – simulcast of Hancock Co SO WV on 155.64
152.12 / 158.58 PL 74.4 – unknown business in Jefferscon Co OH or Northern WV panhandle
152.15 / xxx.xxxx – unknown business in Jefferson Co OH or Northern WV panhandle – unknown input
152.21 PL 91.5 – simulcast of Marshall Co WV Fire Dispatch on 154.385
154.145 / 158.49 PL 107.2 – Weirton / Hancock Fire – 158.49 is the input to this repeater
158.61 / xxx.xxx PL 146.2 – trash hauler – Northern WV panhandle – unknown input
Notice that these are all old paging / RCC mobile phone frequencies and are likely paired up.
If you live in Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont or Monroe Co in Ohio or in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall or Wetzel Co in WV, you might want to listen for non-paging activity on the following frequencies:
FA 152.03 / 158.49........ FJ 152.57 / 157.83
FB 152.06 / 158.52........ FK 152.60 / 157.86
FC 152.09 / 158.55........ FL 152.63 / 157.89
FD 152.12 / 158.58........ FM 152.66 / 157.92
FE 152.15 / 158.61........ FN 152.69 / 157.95
FF 152.18 / 158.64........ FO 152.72 / 157.98
FG 152.21 / 158.67........ FP 152.75 / 158.01
FH 152.51 / 157.77........ FQ 152.78 / 158.04
FI 152.54 / 157.80........ FR 152.81 / 158.07
EAST PALESTINE — City police have a new tool to better communicate with law enforcement agencies through a grant from a state anti-terrorism program. The department’s copies of iLincs computer software are now live. The software, which is loaded in laptop computers in the department’s cruisers, allows officers to communicate with other law enforcement agencies across the state, provided that those agencies also use the program.
Read the full article here: http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/523001.html
LaCROFT — The Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department radio system will be switching to narrowband service through money received from an Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Chief Mike Bahen said Monday.
The Assistance to Firefighters grant comes from the Department of Homeland Security and is the third grant the department has received over the last three years. The grant covers 25 portable radios, 3 base station radios, and one full set of airbags.
Read the full article here: http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/522563.html
LISBON – Back-up generators and security camera systems for public water supplies were some of the items purchased this year with Columbiana County’s annual allocation of federal Homeland Security grant money.
The county was awarded $108,212, of which all but $9,000 has been spent, according to Tin Long, deputy director of the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency.
The county has been receiving annual allocations of Homeland Security money since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The money is allocated based on the recommendation of a local advisory committee consisting of representatives from police and fire departments, communities, health care organizations, etc.
Read the full article here: http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/520393.html
Federal Correctional Institution – Elkton (Columbiana Co, OH)
(more info from RadioReference)
I am the one who first documented this system and submitted it to RadioReference.
- Motorola Type II Smartnet
- 3600 baud control channel
- Digital audio
406.8125 ac
407.0125 ac
408.2500 ac
408.8125
410.4000 cc
The control channel rotates between the four frequencies listed above that are designated as CC or AC.
This system is a UHF trunked system and uses a custom bandplan. Without a custom bandplan programmed in your scanner, you are not going to track this system properly.
I am not a guru at figuring out custom bandplans. I know what works for me on a Uniden and on a GRE PSR-500 and RS PRO-197.
Uniden:
Base: 406
Spacing: 12.5
Offset: 407
GRE PSR-500/600 and RS PRO-197/106:
Lo Chan: 472
Hi Chan: 759
Offset: 407
Base: 406
Step: 12.5
There are probably a dozen talkgroups in use, but most of them thus far are not completely identified. If you are interested in monitoring this system you should consider adding a Group Wildcard / setting the system to Open Mode so that you hear all of the talkgroups.
There is encryption on this system once in a while. All talkgroups are digital.
Updated system on RR on 11-25-2009
Air Evac Lifeteam – air medevac
151.505 / 158.400 repeater – 115 DPL ( WPYR891 )
151.6025 / 159.9375 repeater – 115 DPL – ( WQJQ331 )
159.9375 simplex – 065 DPL ( WQJQ331 )
Dispatch and operations can be heard on all of the frequencies above.
Air Evac Lifeteam has a presence in Ohio and West Virginia, including a base in Wheeling / New Martinsville and one in East Liverpool.
