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Dyers Bay Fleetnet Tower

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1) Location: Dyers Bay is located in the township of Northern Bruce Peninsula in Bruce County Ontario, between the hamlets of Ferndale and Tobermory.

2) Coverage: This tower covers areas to the north of Wiarton, south of Ferndale (Hwy 6 & Co Rd 9) coverage weakens. Due to the heavy vegetation and rocky terrain you can be very close to this tower and not receive it. A good antenna is advised.

3) What you will hear:

OPP
Description
Notes
  • All radio activity on tgs 8224, 8352 and 8400 has been patched. It is essential to enter in all of these talk groups in order to listen to the activity.
  • Bruce 6 Romeo units cover areas on the peninsula. There are 3 detachments:
    • Wiarton (South Bruce Pen)
    • Lions Head (Old Eastnor Township)
    • Tobermory (Old St Edmonds Township) Tobermory’s office is seasonal).
  • South Bruce 6 India units cover Bruce County. Detachments are in Walkerton and Kincardine.
  • North Grey 6 Lima units police areas of the county not serviced by local police departments such as Hanover, West Grey and Owen Sound. Detachments are located in the following communities:
    • Chatsworth-Located to the south of Owen Sound where Provincial Highways 6&10 meet.
    • Meaford-Located on Georgian Bay in the eastern part of the county.
    • Markdale-Covers southeastern Grey County along Highway 10.

B) Activity. You will hear more activity for 6Lima and 6India units as there is a larger full season population. Most of the 6Romeo activity is centered on the Wiarton and Sauble Beach areas.

  • Back in the summer of 2004 the talk groups were patched to include talk group 8288, 6Charlie & 6Q First Nations in Haldimand County 100’s of kilometers to the south.

4) MOH

Description
Notes
  • The area is covered by the large London CACC.
  • All EMS activity is dispatched here. Patches to hospitals are not heard on Dyers Bay. There are two area hospitals in Lions Head and Tobermory (and larger ones in Wiarton and Owen Sound).

5) Other activity

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
16  001  1BMR D1  Digital 1 
32  002  1BMR D2  Digital 2 
48  003  1BMR D3  Digital 3 
64  004  1BMR D4  Digital 4 
80  005  1BMR D5  Digital 5 
96  006  1BMR D6  Digital 6 
112  007  1BMR D7  Digital 7 
128  008  1BMR D8  Digital 8 
144  009  1BMR D9  Digital 9 
160  00a  1BMR A1  Analog 1 
176  00b  1BMR A2  Analog 2 
192  00c  1BMR A3  Analog 3 
208  00d  1BMR A4  Analog 4 
224  00e  1BMR A5  Analog 5 
240  00f  1BMR A6  Analog 6 
256  010  1BMR A7  Analog 7 
272  011  1BMR A8  Analog 8 
Notes
  • Save a bank for BMR technicians. They occasionally make day trips to run tests
  • Surveillance talk groups have been heard on occasion however all of the activity is encrypted.

All data was found using an Uniden 246 & 296
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