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This FAQ applies to the BC-780, BC-785D, BC-250D, BC-296D, BC-796D ONLY. See further below in this thread for instructions on the BC-396.

This FAQ assumes that you've set the digital audio quality parameters properly before starting. If you have problems receiving the digital talkgroups, check your digital audio parameters.

This FAQ only details how to setup Trunk Search mode. If you with to use Trunk Scan mode, you will need to determine which talkgroup id's you wish to listen to and program them in accordingly.

Before getting started, determine which system you wish to listen to and which site.

For Zone 1: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=861

For Zone 2: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=2560

For Zone 3: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=3511

For Zone 4: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=5490

Although you can put more then one site in a bank, this FAQ will only deal with one site per bank.

Write down the frequencies for the site you closest to you and note which frequency is the control channel (red) and which is the alternate control channel (blue). This will aid in troubleshooting later.

Now, on your scanner press "MENU" to put you into Menu Mode.

Scroll down using the "HOLD" or "LIMIT" keys or press the number "2" to select SCAN OPTION.

Press "2" to enter TRUNK programming mode.

You will be asked to select the bank in which your trunk system will be entered. Use the "HOLD" or "LIMIT" buttons to scroll through the banks or if you know which bank you want, press the corresponding number on the numeric keypad. We'll assume Bank 1 and press "1" to start programming up Bank 1.

The first thing we'll do is enter the information that allows the scanner to follow the system:

Press "1" or just hit "E" to enter TRUNK TYPE. Hit "1" or "E" again to turn trunking on.

Scroll down (LIMIT) or press "5" to select TYPE2 VHF trunking.

The scanner now needs to setup the VHF trunking system parameters. Hit "E" to enter the BASE CONFIG 1.

Press "141.015E" to enter the BASE FREQUENCY 1. Press "15E" to enter the SPACE FREQUENCY1. Press "380E" to enter the OFFSET CHANNEL1 (or just press "E" to leave it at the default which is already 380).

Press "E" to setup Base Config 2. Press "151.730E" to enter BASE FREQUENCY 2. Press "15E" to enter the SPACE FREQUENCY 2. Press "579E" to enter the OFFSET CHANNEL2.

Press "E" to setup Base Config 3. Press "154.320E" to enter BASE FREQUENCY 3. Press "15E" to enter the SPACE FREQUENCY3. Press "632E" to enter the OFFSET CHANNEL3.

Currently most sites use only the first range of frequencies. However, the Toronto site in Zone 1 is using one frequency in Range 2. It's expected that as the system grows, frequencies in the 2nd and 3rd range will be used. Since the programming of the 2nd and 3rd range are trivial, you might as well put them in now.

Press "MENU" 3 times until you see the TRUNK TYPE menu again.

You now need to enter the frequencies for the site (you did write them down didn't you?). This will tell the scanner that these frequencies are in use for this trunk site.

Press "2" to select TRUNK CHANNEL. Press "E" if you are sitting on the first channel you wish to store a frequency in or scroll to it (HOLD/LIMIT) or enter it directly by entering the channel number directly on the keypad and pressing "E". We'll use channel 1 so press "1E"

You should now see 1:FREQUENCY as the first menu item. Press "E" and enter the frequency using the keypad and end with "E". If you were programming 142.5000 into channel 1 you would press "142.5000E".

We'll leave the alpha tag empty (you can do that later) so just press "E" to bypass it.

The scanner will ask for another channel to store your next frequency in. Press "2E" to select channel 2. Press "E" and enter the next frequency from your list. Press "E" to skip entering the alpha tag.

You will need to do this frequency entry routine for each frequency listed for the site.

Once you have repeated this enough times to store each frequency for the site, press "MENU" to exit back to the main trunk programming menu.

If you wish to setup a delay, press "4" to select 4ELAY and scroll through the choices. Press "E" when you've reached the one you want.

Press "9" to select 9:I-CALL and press "E" to turn it on. This will allow you to hear I-Calls although they are very rare on the Fleetnet system.

Press "0" to select 0:STATUS BIT and "E" to turn it on. This will make sure you aren't confused by the extra digits shown when status bits are broadcast with talkgroup calls.

Hit "SCAN"

You should be able to see your scanner pause on the control channel (the one in red from the database). If it doesn't then you need to check a few things which we'll deal with in a minute.

If your scanner says ID SCAN in the top left when it pauses on the control channel then you need to switch it to ID search. This is necessary since we didn't enter any talkgroups. Press and hold "TRUNK" until your scanner says READY TO ID SEARCH.

Now when it pauses, it should say ID SEARCH in the top left.

If there's any activity, the scanner should stop and show you the talkgroup id and you should be able to hear what's going on.

If your scanner doesn't pause on the control channel, then press "HOLD". Press the channel number of the channel containing the red frequency and then press "HOLD" again. This should take you to the channel containing the red frequency. Make sure there's an M just to the left of the channel number. Also turn the squelch down and make sure you can hear continuous control channel noise. If you can't hear control channel noise then check the alternate control channel (blue) for control channel noise.

If you cannot hear control channel noise then you'll probably need to explore other options such as a closer site or something to improve your reception.

BCD396T

This FAQ applies to the BCD396T. I believe the BC246T is similar in programming however I do not have one to try.

This FAQ assumes that your digital audio settings are ok. The defaults used when setting up the system should work fine however you should probably touch them up afterwards as I find the default setting isn't the best.

This FAQ only details how to setup Trunk Search mode. If you with to use Trunk Scan mode, you will need to determine which talkgroup id's you wish to listen to and program them in accordingly.

Before getting started, determine which system you wish to listen to and which site.

For Zone 1: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=861

For Zone 2: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=2560

For Zone 3: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=3511

For Zone 4: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=5490

Write down the red and blue frequencies for the site you closest to you. These are the control channels (primary and alternate) that the scanner will need to track the system.

Now, on your scanner press the MENU button located on the left side of the scanner to put you into -- MENU -- mode.

Your scanner should now be sitting on the Program System menu option. Press "E" to enter the System Programming menu.

If you already have systems entered in you will use the scroll knob (located on the top of the scanner) to select the New System menu entry. One turn counter clockwise should do it. Press "E".

You will now be at the Select Sys Type menu. Here you will rotate the scroll knob and select MOT and press "E".

Scroll to the VHF band entry and press "E".

Your scanner will ask you to confirm the entry by pressing "E". Your scanner should show Processing Wait, Please while it creates the system.

The scanner will give your system a name of System XX with an M on the far right of the display which denotes Motorola trunking. If you wish to change the System Name, use the Edit Name option. I'll let you RTFM to figure out how.

Scroll to the Edit Sys Option menu item and press "E".

Scroll to the Edit Band Plan menu item and press "E".

Your scanner should be sitting on Band Plan 1. The following steps will enter the 3 frequency ranges used by Fleetnet. This will allow your scanner to convert the channel numbers sent over the control channel to actual frequencies.

Currently only 1 site is using a transmit channel outside of Band Plan 1. However, since programming in all 3 band plans only takes a few minutes, you might as well take the time now and you'll be ready if they implement channels in Band Plans 2 and 3 later on at the site you have chosen.

Press "E" to start entering in the base, spacing and offset for Band Plan 1.

Press "141.015E" to enter the base frequency for Band Plan 1. Scroll to the 15.0 kHz entry and press "E" to enter the channel spacing for Band Plan 1. Press "E" to select the default Offset of 380 for Band Plan 1.

Your scanner will now be sitting on Band Plan 2. Press "E" to start.

Press "151.730E" to enter the base frequency for Band Plan 2. Scroll to the 15.0 kHz entry and press "E" to enter the channel spacing for Band Plan 2. Press "579E" to enter the Offset of 579 for Band Plan 2.

Your scanner will now be sitting on Band Plan 3. Press "E" to start.

Press "154.320E" to enter the base frequency for Band Plan 3. Scroll to the 15.0 kHz entry and press "E" to enter the channel spacing for Band Plan 3. Press "632E" to enter the Offset of 632 for Band Plan 3.

This concludes the Band Plan programming. Press Menu to go back to the System Options menu.

Scroll to the Set I-Call menu item and press "E".

Scroll to the On menu item and press "E". I-Calls are private calls between two radios on the system. I-Calls on Fleetnet are very rare so don't be surprised if you don't hear any.

Hit the Menu button to escape back to the main System Menu.

Now we need to tell the scanner what the control channels are for the site you want to listen to.

Scroll to Set Frequencies and press "E".

Press "E" again to enter a New Frequency.

Punch in the red frequency and press "E". The scanner should say Processing Wait, Please. This tells the scanner what the primary control channel for the site is.

Press Menu to escape back to the Sel Frequency menu.

Scroll to New Frequency and press "E".

Punch in the blue frequency and press "E". The scanner should say Processing Wait, Please. This tells the scanner what the secondary control channel for the site is.

Only one control channel at a time is active on a site. If the primary fails, the site will switch over to the secondary.

Press Menu twice to escape back to the main System Menu.

Now we'll set the system modulation.

Scroll to Set Modulation and press "E". Scroll to NFM and press "E".

At this point you should be able to press "Scan" and the scanner will start scanning. You should see the scanner briefly stop on the System and display ID Search. One of the control channel frequencies should show on the 3rd line. If there's any activity then the scanner should stop and display the talkgroup id (in decimal) on the 2nd line.

If you are having problems, you can manually go to the control channel frequency and check the signal strength.

Press "Hold" to stop your scanner from scanning. Hold down the Func button on the side of the scanner and press "7" (rcl). Use the scroll knob to select the system you just entered. Press "E" to select it, "E" again to select the system frequency and "E" again to select the channel. At this point you should be sitting on the red control channel frequency.

You should be able to hear control channel noise. The display will show Hold on line 1, SID:782Dh-0002** on line 2 and the red frequency on Line 3 alternating with any active talkgroup id's

    • Note: replace 782D with the System ID of the appropriate system. 782D for Zone 1, 822F for Zone 2 and 8230 for Zone 3. Replace 0002 with the Site number of the site you are listening to. For example, somebody listening to Site 3 of Zone 2 would see SID:822Fh-0003.

If you are unable to hear any control channel noise, rotate the scroll knob to select the other control channel frequency (blue). If you cannot hear anything, then you might be out of range of that site.

Programming your Pro-96/Pro-106/PSR-500 for Fleetnet

- Select a channel in the bank you wish to use for Fleetnet (typically the 1st channel of the bank) - Press FUNC TRUNK - Press the MODE button to select Motorola - Press FUNC 2 Enter 141.015 as the base, followed by ENTER Enter 380 as the Offset, followed by ENTER Use the UP or DOWN buttons to adjust the Step size to 15.0 KHz Press Enter to store the settings - Press FUNC 3, then use the UP or DOWN buttons to set the 3600 CC Mode to TABLE, followed by ENTER - Press MAN to exit the trunk settings - Now press PGM and enter a nearby control channel frequency: ie – London – 142.665, then ENTER - Press MODE to set the channel to MO

Hit scan! You can now start storing and tagging active talkgroups (refer to the manual for instructions on this)

One other note... If you are trying to monitor the Toronto tower, that requires setting up multiple different Trunking Table settings, which can only be done thru Don Starr's excellent Win96 software.

I've seen a few users asking for direction on getting these radios up and running by hand on Fleetnet so here is a quick step thru:

- Hit PGM, then FUNC GLOB - Scroll down to 138-174 5KHz... make sure its set to Yes, save the changes - Now go PGM, NEW, TGRP - Pick your scan list # - TSYS - New, System type is MOT VHF/UHF - Frequencies: Hit SEL then enter the Primary and Alternate control channels for the sites you want. Hit Save when done - T Tables: Hit SEL, then SEL again to select Table 01

  • For Table 01 enter: Lo Chan 380, Hi Chan 759, Offset 380, Base 141.0150, Step 15. Hit Save when done.
  • For Table 02 enter: Lo Chan 380, Hi Chan 759, Offset 579, Base 151.7300, Step 15. Hit Save when done.
  • For Table 03 enter: Lo Chan 380, Hi Chan 759, Offset 632, Base 154.3200, Step 15. Hit Save when done.

- Save all your changes, and start entering talkgroups (or just use a group wildcard to test your settings)

These basic settings should get you up and running. After confirming these settings work, then carry on and play with some of the other settings if you like (MultiSite, etc etc). I would recommend saving your working settings to a V-Scanner folder before messing around with the other options too much.

Perhaps an Admin can make this a sticky as well.

Fleetnet Towers and Talkgroups

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  OPP 1OPS38  Aurora 5B -1OPS38 (5A- RHQ ) 
8672  21e  OPP 1OPS39  Burlington 5C - 1OPS39 
8704  220  OPP 1OPS41  Cambridge 5E - 1OPS41 
8720  221  OPP 1OPS42  Toronto 5F - 1OPS42 
8736  222  OPP 1OPS43  Niagara Region 5G - 1OPS43 
8752  223  OPP 1OPS44  Mississauga 5I - 1OPS44 
8768  224  OPP 1OPS45  Whitby 5K - 1OPS45 
8784  225  OPP 1OPS46  Aurora 5L - 1OPS46 Highway 407 ETR 
8800  226  OPP 1OPS47  1OPS47 
8816  227  OPP 1OPS48  1OPS48 
8832  228  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  OPP 1HWY 01  London Highway Units - 1HWY01 
8512  214  OPP 1HWY 02  GTR Highway Units - 1HWY02 
8848  229  OPP 1CHATHAM  Chatham - 1CHATHAM 
8864  22a  OPP 1LONDON  London - 1LONDON 
8880  22b  OPP 1MT FOREST  Mount Forest - 1MT FOREST 
8896  22c  OPP 1GTR  Greater Toronto Region - 1GTR 
8912  22d  OPP 1BARRIE  Barrie - 1BARRIE 
9536  254  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  OPP 1OPS01  Brant County 6B - 1OPS01 
8224  202  OPP 1OPS02  Bruce County 6R - 1OPS02 
8240  203  OPP 1OPS03  Chatham-Kent 6D - 1OPS03 
8256  204  OPP 1OPS04  Elgin County 6P - 1OPS04 
8272  205  OPP 1OPS05  Essex County 6E - 1OPS05 
8288  206  OPP 1OPS06  Haldimand County 6C -1OPS06 (6Q First Nations) 
8304  207  OPP 1OPS07  Huron County 6G - 1OPS07 
8320  208  OPP 1OPS08  Lambton County 6M - 1OPS08 
8336  209  OPP 1OPS09  Middlesex County 6J - 1OPS09 
8352  20a  OPP 1OPS10  North Grey 6L - 1OPS10 
8368  20b  OPP 1OPS11  Oxford County 6S - 1OPS11 
8384  20c  OPP 1OPS12  Perth County 6N - 1OPS12 
8400  20d  OPP 1OPS13  South Bruce 6I - 1OPS13 
8416  20e  OPP 1OPS14  Wellington County 6T - 1OPS14 
8432  20f  OPP 1OPS15  Norfolk County 6O - 1OPS15 
8448  210  OPP 1OPS16  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS16 
8464  211  OPP 1OPS17  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS17 
8480  212  OPP 1OPS18  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS18 
8496  213  OPP 1BNPD  Bruce Nuclear Power Plant - 1BNPD 
Notes
  • tg8416 Occasional activity


2) MOH Hamilton CACC

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
35584  8b0  Hamilton CACC  CACC 
35600  8b1  Ham City East  City East 
35616  8b2  Ham Niagara N  Niagara North 
35632  8b3  Simcoe Norfolk  Simcoe Norfolk  
35648  8b4  Hamilton TAC 1  Tactical 1 
35664  8b5  Hamilton TAC 2  Tactical 2 
35680  8b6  Hamilton TAC 3  Tactical 3 
35696  8b7  Hamilton TAC 4  Tactical 4 
35712  8b8  Ham City West  City West 
35728  8b9  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  MIS CACC  Mississauga CACC 
35760  8bb  PEEL N Patch  Hospital Patch - Brampton 
35776  8bc  PEEL S Patch  Hospital Patch - Mississauga 
35792  8bd  Halton EMS  Halton Region 
35808  8be  MIS TAC1 PEEL SW  Tactical 1 - Mississauga West 
35824  8bf  MIS TAC2 PEEL SE  Tactical 2 - Mississauga East 
35840  8c0  MIS TAC3 HAL S  Tactical 3 - Burlington/Oakville 
35856  8c1  MIS TAC4 PEEL NE  Tactical 4 - Brampton East 
35872  8c2  MIS TAC5 PEEL NW  Tactical 5 - Brampton West 
35888  8c3  MIS Spare  Spare 
37504  928  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  Niagara ACS  Ambulance Communications Services  
37664  932  Niagara N  North 
37680  933  Niagara S  South 
37696  934  Niagara TAC 1  Tactical 1 
37712  935  Niagara TAC 2  Tactical 2 
37728  936  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  1PC AMB  Common 
34496  86c  MOH Training  Training Channel 
34976  88a  MOH ZONE 1  Southwest Zone Common 
34992  88b  1 REG 1 COM  Region 1 Common 
35008  88c  1 REG 2 COM  Region 2 Common 
35024  88d  1 REG 3 COM  Region 3 Common 
37776  939  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  MTO COM  MTO Common 
38144  950  MTO38144  Maintenance 
38512  967  MTO38512  Maintenance 
38528  968  MTO38528  Maintenance 
38624  96e  MTO38624  Maintenance 
38656  970  MTO38656  Maintenance 
38672  971  MTO38672  Maintenance 
38688  972  MTO38688  MTO Spare 
38704  973  MTO38704  Maintenance 
38720  974  SPR 1  Spare 1 
38768  977  MTO38768  Maintenance 
38784  978  MTO38784  MTO 
38832  97b  MTO38832  MTO 
38848  97c  MTO38848  Maintenance 
39136  98e  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.

Dyers Bay Fleetnet Tower

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
DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
8208  201  OPP 1OPS01  Brant County 6B - 1OPS01 
8224  202  OPP 1OPS02  Bruce County 6R - 1OPS02 
8240  203  OPP 1OPS03  Chatham-Kent 6D - 1OPS03 
8256  204  OPP 1OPS04  Elgin County 6P - 1OPS04 
8272  205  OPP 1OPS05  Essex County 6E - 1OPS05 
8288  206  OPP 1OPS06  Haldimand County 6C -1OPS06 (6Q First Nations) 
8304  207  OPP 1OPS07  Huron County 6G - 1OPS07 
8320  208  OPP 1OPS08  Lambton County 6M - 1OPS08 
8336  209  OPP 1OPS09  Middlesex County 6J - 1OPS09 
8352  20a  OPP 1OPS10  North Grey 6L - 1OPS10 
8368  20b  OPP 1OPS11  Oxford County 6S - 1OPS11 
8384  20c  OPP 1OPS12  Perth County 6N - 1OPS12 
8400  20d  OPP 1OPS13  South Bruce 6I - 1OPS13 
8416  20e  OPP 1OPS14  Wellington County 6T - 1OPS14 
8432  20f  OPP 1OPS15  Norfolk County 6O - 1OPS15 
8448  210  OPP 1OPS16  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS16 
8464  211  OPP 1OPS17  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS17 
8480  212  OPP 1OPS18  Spare (Future Use) 1OPS18 
8496  213  OPP 1BNPD  Bruce Nuclear Power Plant - 1BNPD 
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

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
35264  89c  London CACC  CACC 
35280  89d  London City 1  City 1 
35296  89e  London City 2  City 2 
35312  89f  London East  East 
35328  8a0  London West  West 
35344  8a1  London North  North 
35360  8a2  London TAC 1  Tactical 1 
35376  8a3  London TAC 2  Tactical 2 
35392  8a4  London TAC 3  Tactical 3 
35408  8a5  London TAC 4  Tactical 4 
35424  8a6  London TAC 5  Tactical 5 - Owen Sound Hospital Patch 
35440  8a7  London TAC 6  Tactical 6 
35456  8a8  London SPARE  Spare 
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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Mississauga Fleetnet Tower

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?action=siteInfo&siteId=964

The Mississauga Fleetnet Tower Site #009 is located on Britannia Road just west of Hurontario Road just south of Highway 401 in the city of Mississauga.

This tower has a strong signal I find especially at high elevations and in my opinion carries better to the west than to the east. Perhaps the great buildup of Toronto to the east weakens this towers signal some. Coverage generally then extends from Toronto to the east and to Halton Region to the west.



OPP TALKGROUPS

8656 21d D 1OPS38 Aurora 5Bravo (5A GHQ units, 5X/5W Highway Rangers, 5L 407 units) Law Dispatch 8672 21e D 1OPS39 Burlington 5Charlie Law Dispatch 8704 220 D 1OPS41 Cambridge 5Echo Law Dispatch 8720 221 D 1OPS42 Downsview 5Foxtrot Law Dispatch 8736 222 D 1OPS43 Niagara 5Golf Law Dispatch 8752 223 D 1OPS44 Port Credit 5India Law Dispatch 8768 224 D 1OPS45 Whitby 5Kilo Law Dispatch 8784 225 D 1OPS46 Spare (Future Use) Law Dispatch 8800 226 D 1OPS47 Spare (Future Use) Law Dispatch 8816 227 D 1OPS48 Spare (Future Use) Law Dispatch 8832 228 D 1OPS49 Spare (Future Use)


The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP for short) patrol the provincial highways throughout Peel Region. You will see their new white & black cruisers on the following highways: 401, 403, 427, 407, 410 in Peel Region.

Talkgroups 8656: 5 Lima units patrol Electronic Toll Road (ETR) 407 thru Peel region. You will also hear Aurora 5 Bravo units patrolling York Region and 5 Alpha and 5 Yankke units.

Talkgroups 8704 and 8752 are multi-selected or patched talkgroups. 5 India units patrol Peel Region highways save the 407. These units origniate from the OPP's Port Credit detachement in the southern end of Mississauga. Generally, the boundaries for Port Credit are: Renforth/Highway 427 to the east, Lake Ontario to the south, Dundas Street (Halton Region) along Highway 403 to the south west and along Highway 401 to Guelph Line or Highway 6 in the north west.

Cambridge 5 Echo units patrol provincial highways in Waterloo Region.

Talkgroups 8672 & 8736 are also multi-selected (patched?) talkgroups covering the Niagara Region & Halton/Hamilton. 5 Golf units patrol the provincial highways (QEW South of Casablanca, Highway 420 & 406)in Niagara Region from their HQ in Niagara Falls while 5 Charlie units cover the region of Halton and the city of Hamilton's provincial highways.

Talkgroups 8720 & 8768 cover the City of Toronto (5 Foxtrot) & Durham Region (5 Kilo) to the east.

8688 21f D 1OPS40 Caledon 1Sierra Law Dispatch

The town of Caledon is policed by the OPP and generally can be heard on the above talkgroup. Occasionally, other talkgroups for the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) or Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Enforcement units are heard here.

During the mornings & afternoons Prisoner transfers throughout the Greater Toronto Area and beyond are heard on the following talkgroup:

8896 22c D 1GTR Greater Toronto Region wide area talkgroup Law Talk.


== 2) MOH ==

All EMS communications for the Mississauga CACC can be heard on this tower:

MOH Mississauga CACC Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description Tag 35744 8ba A MIS CACC CACC EMS Dispatch 35760 8bb A MIS NORTH Peel North EMS Dispatch 35776 8bc A MIS SOUTH Peel South EMS Dispatch 35792 8bd A MIS HALTON Halton EMS Dispatch 35808 8be A MIS TAC 1 Tactical 1 EMS-Tac 35824 8bf A MIS TAC 2 Tactical 2 EMS-Tac 35840 8c0 A MIS TAC 3 Tactical 3 EMS-Tac 35856 8c1 A MIS TAC 4 Tactical 4 EMS-Tac 35872 8c2 A MIS TAC 5 Tactical 5 EMS-Tac 35888 8c3 A MIS SPARE Spare EMS Dispatch 37504 928 A MIS TAC 6 Tactical 6 EMS-Tac

Peel North generally covers Brampton and most of Caledon, Peel South, called south by EMS units, cover Mississauga. The Halton talkgroup covers the entire Halton region. Patches to Hosptials in Halton are heard on Tac 3.

EMS units and various CACC's operating in and out each others area can be heard on the following Interop talkgroups:

MOH Interop Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description Tag 32800 802 A 1PCAMB Common Interop 34976 88a A MOHZN 1 Southwest Zone Common Interop 34992 88b A REG1 COM Region 1 Common Interop 35008 88c A REG2 COM Region 2 Common Interop 35024 88d A REG3 COM Region 3 Common Interop 37776 939 A MOH RED Remote Emergency Dispatch EMS Dispatch

Generally 34976 & 35008 & 35024 are most active.


== 3) MTO == During the winter months the following talkgroups can become extremely busy:

38464 964 A BURL Burlington Public Works 38480 965 A MORR Morriston Public Work

Talkgroup 38464 works the roads in and around Halton Region, the city of Hamilton and on provincial highways as far east as the city of Toronto. Talkgroup 38480 plows, salts and picks up debris generally on Highways 401 & 410 as well as the 403 thru Peel.

== 4) Other activity. ==


From time to time there will be activity on the OPP Tac talkgroups listed under the header: OPP Tactical Talkgroups.

While generally encrypted (read you cannot hear them) "Secret Agent double-knot spy stuff (Thank you Jethro Bodine!)stuff is active enough under the following headers: OPP Intelligence Talkgroups & Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario Talkgroups.

All information appearing here was monitored on a BCD396T.


Cayuga Fleetnet Tower

Cayuga Fleetnet Tower (Site #11) is located in the village of Cayuga in the city of Haldimand County just to the west of the Grand River off Talbot Road, Highway #3.

What you will hear

All policing in Haldimand is provided by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP. You will hear 'action' on the following talkgroup dispatched by the comm centre in London: T/G 8288 OPS 06 Haldimand 6 Charlie units police regular Haldimand activity and 6 Quebec units police the Ist Nations Reserves in Haldimand.

While it has been quiet lately in Caledonia, a community in the city along Highway 6 and the Grand River there have been confrontations between natives and Caledonia residents, enough to warrant activity on some of the OPP Tac Channels.

You will hear on occasion calls on either the Niagara 5 Golf or Burlington 5 Charlie talkgroups covering incidents on the Provincial Highways in the Niagara Region, Halton Region and in the City of Hamilton. These units are dispatched by Orillia.

T/G8672 1OPS39 Burlington 5Charlie T/G8736 1OPS43 Niagara 5Golf

EMS services are dispatched by the Hamilton CACC. All Haldimand, Norfolk County and Brant/Brantford EMS activity are heard on the talkgroup listed here:

T/G 35632 HAMILTON SIMCOE

Because of its location you will generally hear activity in the City of Hamilton on the following talkgroups:

T/G 35600 HAM CITY E T/G 35696 HAM TAC 4

You will also hear occasional activity off the Niagara CACC.

Hints

Cayuga's signal is 'blocked' somewhat by the Niagara Escarpment, called the Mountain in Hamilton. I can 'get' the tower generally at a decent strength from by home base in Burlington. Coverage greatly increases as one goes closer to the tower and on the escarpment/mountain.

MTO Maintenance Patrol

All on the Ontario Fleetnet system

This is a list of MTO Maintenance Patrol numbers and also other highway info for Ontario Provincial Highways. Every 3 hours the comm centre will do road reports. Highway condition infomation is from area supervisors. Please list any MTO infomation on this wiki. This list is compiled from our Eastern Canada Forum members, Thanks everyboby!.

MTO Road Condition Codes

Road Conditions

RBD: Road bare and dry

RBDAMP: Road bare and damp

RBW: Roads bare and wet

RCB: Road center bare

RD: Road doubtful

RH: Road heavy snow

RI: Road icy

RSC: Road snow covered

RSL: Road slushy

RSP: Road snow packed

RTB: Road track bare


Accumulation/Precipitation Codes

AD: dry snow

AN: none

AR: rain

AS: sleet

AW: wet snow

AX: snow flurries

FR: freezing rain

Operations Codes

OP: Plowing

OSA: Sanding

OSG: Salting

Patrol Areas

Patrol #1 - Belle River

Patrol #2 - Kent Center (Chatham ?)

Patrol #3 - Harriston (Incorrect? Seems out of place)

Patrol #4 - Hwy 402 (Bluewater Bridge to Exit 44) based in Reece's Corners

Patrol #4a -Hwy 40 (402 to Wallaceburg), based in Courtright

Patrol #4B -Hwy 21 (402 to St Joseph), based in Port Franks


The following patrols where heard on the Niagrara TG

Patrol #11 - Hwy 402 (exit 44 to Delaware exit) based in Strathroy

Patrol #12 - Paris?

Patrol #13 - Woodstock

Patrol #13A - ?

Patrol #13B - Canfield

Patrol #14 - Kitchener

Patrol #14A - Guelph

Patrol #15 - ?

Patrol #16 - ?

Patrol #17 - ?

Patrol #18 - ?

Patrol #19 - ?

Patrol #20 - ?

Patrol #21 - Burlington TG 38464 (BURL) covers Flamborough (Hwy 5/6/8)

Patrol #21A - Mitchell North

Patrol #22 - Goderich

Patrol #23 - Arthur/Palmerson/Harrison

Patrol #23a - Owen Sound


Patrol #24 - Chatsworth

Patrol #24A - Meaford

Patrol #25 - Kincardine

Patrol #26 - Clavering

Patrol #27 - ?

Patrol #28 - ?

Patrol #29 - ?

Patrol #30 - Morriston (HWY 6?)

Patrol #31 - On Morriston TG 38480 (MORR) Handles calls in the east, i.e. 401 & Weston Rd.

Patrol #32 - Forest

Patrol #33 - Stayner

Patrol #34 - Cookstown?

Patrol #35 - Shelburne

Patrol #36 - Barrie?

Patrol #62 - Referencing operations on HWY 12 north

Patrol #70- Heard patrol mentioning to start operations on HWY 93 west of HWY 400 and also HWY 400 north of HWY 93. Patrol 70 was heard on TG 38416 Labelled KMC10

I believe that the patrol below are for HWY 400 (Canal Rd to HWY 11 split in Barrie) Supervisors road report on TG 38384 which is labeled KMCO . Plows are always on TG KMC9 on that stretch of highway 400.

Patrol #71- HWY 400? Yard in Cookstown?

Patrol #72- HWY 400 and HWY 11? Patrol #72 was also referencing icy conditions on HWY 93 and HWY 12 East of 400. TG 38416 Labelled KMC10

Patrol #73


MTO Bases

Reece's Corners Patrol 4a and 4b

Hwy 40 from Wallaceburg to 402 (patrol 4A), 402 from bluewater bridge to Navoo road (exit 44)(Patrol 4), and Hwy 21 from 402 to St Joseph (Patrol 4B)

Bowen

Covers Fort Erie

Homer

Covers St Catharines, northern regions.

Beaverdams

Refers to the depot in Thorald and covers the city of Niagara Falls.

Burlington

Burlington Yard is at the Q and Northshore, right at Joseph Brant Hospital and where the OPP Burlington detachement is.

Palermo

Covers eastern regions of Halton (located in Western Oakville)

Duffs Corners Handles calls in Flamborough as well as calls in Hamilton on the 403,(especially mountain calls).


Units on the Niagara Talkgroup cover all provincial roads in Niagara Region. Units on the Burlington Talkgroup covers provincial roads in Halton Region,the city of Hamilton, Peel Region (through Mssissauga on the QEW)and Highway 427 in the city of Toronto.

MTO Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
38048  94a  MTO COM  MTO Common 
38144  950  MTO38144  Maintenance 
38512  967  MTO38512  Maintenance 
38528  968  MTO38528  Maintenance 
38624  96e  MTO38624  Maintenance 
38656  970  MTO38656  Maintenance 
38672  971  MTO38672  Maintenance 
38688  972  MTO38688  MTO Spare 
38704  973  MTO38704  Maintenance 
38720  974  SPR 1  Spare 1 
38768  977  MTO38768  Maintenance 
38784  978  MTO38784  MTO 
38832  97b  MTO38832  MTO 
38848  97c  MTO38848  Maintenance 
39136  98e  MTO39136  Maintenance 

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Last Updated: September 11, 2006

451.1875 DCS023 & DCS051
451.6625 DCS464 & DCS743
451.7875 DCS125	
452.0625 DCS132, DCS155, DCS271, DCS431 & DCS432
452.3625 DCS162, DCS205 & DCS516
452.5375 DCS331, DCS365 & DCS731
453.4500 DCS051, DCS074 & DCS365
453.7000 DCS664	
453.7250 DCS712	
454.2250 DCS116, DCS365, DCS412 & DCS423
457.8125 DCS143	
458.1875 DCS506	
458.6625 DCS464	
460.9250 DCS664	
462.5000 DCS023	
462.8250 DCS431	
463.8500 DCS223 & DCS734
464.2250 DCS065	
469.2625 DCS226 & DCS531

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