Ohio MARCS - Multi-Agency Radio Communications
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The Ohio Multi- Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) is a Motorola Type II SmartZone/Omnilink system with 100% digital audio. The following scanners can be used to track the system:
GRE: PSR-500, PSR-600 Radio Shack: Pro-106, Pro-197, Pro-96, Pro-2096 Uniden: BC250D, BC785D, BC296D, BC796D, BCD396T, BCD996T
Most state agencies use this system to some extent, with agencies like the Highway Patrol, Department of Natural Resources, Emergency Management and other emergency services.
The Ohio Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) is a Motorola Type II SmartZone/Omnilink system with 100% digital audio. The following scanners can be used to track the system:
GRE: PSR-500, PSR-600
Radio Shack: Pro-106, Pro-197, Pro-96, Pro-2096
Uniden: BC250D, BC785D, BC296D, BC796D, BCD396T, BCD996T
Most state agencies use this system to some extent, with agencies like the Highway Patrol, Department of Natural Resources, Emergency Management and other emergency services using the system almost exclusively.
Various local agencies also use the system; please check the database for a complete listing of talkgroups.
System Zones
At one point the zone map below may have been accurate, but in recent areas there has been quite a bit of movement of sites out of one zone and into another. This map is not 100% accurate but is the best we have available.
Related Links
- Ohio MARCS Yahoo Group - Group Discussion of the Ohio Multi-Agency Radio Communications System
- Ohio MARCS Homepage - Ohio DAS / OIT MARCS Homepage
- Ohio MARCS Newsletter - Ohio MARCS Newsletters