Hamilton Fleetnet Tower
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Hamilton Fleetnet Tower
Location: This tower is located in the city of Hamilton in the downtown core on Charlton Street, near St Joseph Hospital on top of one of the cities tallest buildings.
Coverage: To the east it is strong along the QEW until the Oakville/Burlington border using a rubber duck. You might want to switch to Welland/Fonthill or Mississauga in these areas. To the north this tower works well in Flamborough but a switch to either of Guelph’s towers is in order in the further northern regions of the city.
This tower works well along the QEW thru Grimsby but drops off shortly thereafter, switch to Welland/Fonthill at this point.
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8656 | 21d | D | OPP 1OPS38 | Aurora 5B -1OPS38 (5A- RHQ ) |
| 8672 | 21e | D | OPP 1OPS39 | Burlington 5C - 1OPS39 |
| 8704 | 220 | D | OPP 1OPS41 | Cambridge 5E - 1OPS41 |
| 8720 | 221 | D | OPP 1OPS42 | Toronto 5F - 1OPS42 |
| 8736 | 222 | D | OPP 1OPS43 | Niagara Region 5G - 1OPS43 |
| 8752 | 223 | D | OPP 1OPS44 | Mississauga 5I - 1OPS44 |
| 8768 | 224 | D | OPP 1OPS45 | Whitby 5K - 1OPS45 |
| 8784 | 225 | D | OPP 1OPS46 | Aurora 5L - 1OPS46 Highway 407 ETR |
| 8800 | 226 | D | OPP 1OPS47 | 1OPS47 |
| 8816 | 227 | D | OPP 1OPS48 | 1OPS48 |
| 8832 | 228 | D | OPP 1OPS49 | 1OPS49 |
- Notes
- tgs8672 and 8736 are generally patched. tg8672 covers Halton Region and Hamilton area provincial roads including Highway 5 (west of Hwy 6), Highway 6, 403 as well as the QEW
- tg8656 is used by Highway 407 units (5 Lima) in addition to Aurora
- tg8704 and 8752 are patched. tg8704 covers the provincial highways in Waterloo region and 5I units cover the 400 series highways in Peel Region
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8192 | 200 | D | OPP 1HWY 01 | London Highway Units - 1HWY01 |
| 8512 | 214 | D | OPP 1HWY 02 | GTR Highway Units - 1HWY02 |
| 8848 | 229 | D | OPP 1CHATHAM | Chatham - 1CHATHAM |
| 8864 | 22a | D | OPP 1LONDON | London - 1LONDON |
| 8880 | 22b | D | OPP 1MT FOREST | Mount Forest - 1MT FOREST |
| 8896 | 22c | D | OPP 1GTR | Greater Toronto Region - 1GTR |
| 8912 | 22d | D | OPP 1BARRIE | Barrie - 1BARRIE |
| 9536 | 254 | A | OPP 1RED SW | Remote Emergency Dispatch - 1RED SW |
- Notes
- tg8896 used for Prisoner Transports (10-92) in and around the region. Quite active mornings/afternoons
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8208 | 201 | D | OPP 1OPS01 | Brant County 6B - 1OPS01 |
| 8224 | 202 | D | OPP 1OPS02 | Bruce County 6R - 1OPS02 |
| 8240 | 203 | D | OPP 1OPS03 | Chatham-Kent 6D - 1OPS03 |
| 8256 | 204 | D | OPP 1OPS04 | Elgin County 6P - 1OPS04 |
| 8272 | 205 | D | OPP 1OPS05 | Essex County 6E - 1OPS05 |
| 8288 | 206 | D | OPP 1OPS06 | Haldimand County 6C -1OPS06 (6Q First Nations) |
| 8304 | 207 | D | OPP 1OPS07 | Huron County 6G - 1OPS07 |
| 8320 | 208 | D | OPP 1OPS08 | Lambton County 6M - 1OPS08 |
| 8336 | 209 | D | OPP 1OPS09 | Middlesex County 6J - 1OPS09 |
| 8352 | 20a | D | OPP 1OPS10 | North Grey 6L - 1OPS10 |
| 8368 | 20b | D | OPP 1OPS11 | Oxford County 6S - 1OPS11 |
| 8384 | 20c | D | OPP 1OPS12 | Perth County 6N - 1OPS12 |
| 8400 | 20d | D | OPP 1OPS13 | South Bruce 6I - 1OPS13 |
| 8416 | 20e | D | OPP 1OPS14 | Wellington County 6T - 1OPS14 |
| 8432 | 20f | D | OPP 1OPS15 | Norfolk County 6O - 1OPS15 |
| 8448 | 210 | D | OPP 1OPS16 | Spare (Future Use) 1OPS16 |
| 8464 | 211 | D | OPP 1OPS17 | Spare (Future Use) 1OPS17 |
| 8480 | 212 | D | OPP 1OPS18 | Spare (Future Use) 1OPS18 |
| 8496 | 213 | D | OPP 1BNPD | Bruce Nuclear Power Plant - 1BNPD |
- Notes
- tg8416 Occasional activity
2) MOH Hamilton CACC
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35584 | 8b0 | A | Hamilton CACC | CACC |
| 35600 | 8b1 | A | Ham City East | City East |
| 35616 | 8b2 | A | Ham Niagara N | Niagara North |
| 35632 | 8b3 | A | Simcoe Norfolk | Simcoe Norfolk |
| 35648 | 8b4 | A | Hamilton TAC 1 | Tactical 1 |
| 35664 | 8b5 | A | Hamilton TAC 2 | Tactical 2 |
| 35680 | 8b6 | A | Hamilton TAC 3 | Tactical 3 |
| 35696 | 8b7 | A | Hamilton TAC 4 | Tactical 4 |
| 35712 | 8b8 | A | Ham City West | City West |
| 35728 | 8b9 | A | Ham Niagara S | Niagara South |
- Notes
- Hamilton City East 35600 handles Hamilton city EMS calls.
- Units switch over to Tac 4 35696 upon arrival and for patches to hospitals.
- Simcoe 35632 is the talk group for EMS units in Norfolk, Haldimand and Brant Counties. Generally patches to area hospitals are not heard on this tower.
Mississauga CACC
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35744 | 8ba | A | MIS CACC | Mississauga CACC |
| 35760 | 8bb | A | PEEL N Patch | Hospital Patch - Brampton |
| 35776 | 8bc | A | PEEL S Patch | Hospital Patch - Mississauga |
| 35792 | 8bd | A | Halton EMS | Halton Region |
| 35808 | 8be | A | MIS TAC1 PEEL SW | Tactical 1 - Mississauga West |
| 35824 | 8bf | A | MIS TAC2 PEEL SE | Tactical 2 - Mississauga East |
| 35840 | 8c0 | A | MIS TAC3 HAL S | Tactical 3 - Burlington/Oakville |
| 35856 | 8c1 | A | MIS TAC4 PEEL NE | Tactical 4 - Brampton East |
| 35872 | 8c2 | A | MIS TAC5 PEEL NW | Tactical 5 - Brampton West |
| 35888 | 8c3 | A | MIS Spare | Spare |
| 37504 | 928 | A | MIS TAC6 HAL N | Tactical 6 - Halton Hills/Milton |
- Notes
- EMS units in Halton Region are busy on 35792. Hospital patches to Joseph Brant (JB) and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial (OTMH) are heard on Tac 3. Occasionally Mississauga city units are heard on Peel South 35776.
Niagara CACC
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37648 | 931 | A | Niagara ACS | Ambulance Communications Services |
| 37664 | 932 | A | Niagara N | North |
| 37680 | 933 | A | Niagara S | South |
| 37696 | 934 | A | Niagara TAC 1 | Tactical 1 |
| 37712 | 935 | A | Niagara TAC 2 | Tactical 2 |
| 37728 | 936 | A | Niagara TAC 3 | Tactical 3 |
- Notes
- Niagara CACC are often heard off Hamilton Tower.
MOH Common Talkgroups
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32800 | 802 | A | 1PC AMB | Common |
| 34496 | 86c | A | MOH Training | Training Channel |
| 34976 | 88a | A | MOH ZONE 1 | Southwest Zone Common |
| 34992 | 88b | A | 1 REG 1 COM | Region 1 Common |
| 35008 | 88c | A | 1 REG 2 COM | Region 2 Common |
| 35024 | 88d | A | 1 REG 3 COM | Region 3 Common |
| 37776 | 939 | A | 1 RED | Remote Emergency Dispatch |
- Notes
- Since Hamilton General is a base hospital you will hear a lot of activity on MOHZN1 34976. Units from Cambridge, Mississauga and Niagara can also be heard on 35008 Reg 2 & 35024 Reg. Further west Region 1 units from London’s dispatch can be heard on 34992 on occasion.
3) MTO
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38048 | 94a | A | MTO COM | MTO Common |
| 38144 | 950 | A | MTO38144 | Maintenance |
| 38512 | 967 | A | MTO38512 | Maintenance |
| 38528 | 968 | A | MTO38528 | Maintenance |
| 38624 | 96e | A | MTO38624 | Maintenance |
| 38656 | 970 | A | MTO38656 | Maintenance |
| 38672 | 971 | A | MTO38672 | Maintenance |
| 38688 | 972 | A | MTO38688 | MTO Spare |
| 38704 | 973 | A | MTO38704 | Maintenance |
| 38720 | 974 | A | SPR 1 | Spare 1 |
| 38768 | 977 | A | MTO38768 | Maintenance |
| 38784 | 978 | A | MTO38784 | MTO |
| 38832 | 97b | A | MTO38832 | MTO |
| 38848 | 97c | A | MTO38848 | Maintenance |
| 39136 | 98e | A | MTO39136 | Maintenance |
- Notes
- In the winter time, punch in tgs 38464, 38480 and 38496
- Morriston seems to be the t/g for Halton West and Mississauga along Hwy 401.
- Burlington will cover the provincial highways such as Highway 5 (West of Hwy 6), the 403 & QEW and Highway 6. Niagara comes alive during snow squalls covering the QEW and other provincial Highways (420, 406) in the said region.