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Use this article to describe and detail the Ontario Fleetnet system.

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.

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: A) OPP 8224 202 D 1OPS02 Bruce 6Romeo 8352 20a D 1OPS10 North Grey 6Lima 8400 20d D 1OPS13 South Bruce 6India Every time I venture up to this area all radio activity 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. I have been up on the ‘pen’ during the busy summer and extremely quiet winter months. 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 The area is covered by the large London CACC. 35344 8a1 A LON NORTH London North

All EMS activity is dispatched here. I cannot remember hearing patches to hospitals on Dyers Bay. There are two area hospitals in Lions Head and Tobermory (and larger ones in Wiarton and Owen Sound). If and when there is activity I will edit this page.

5) Other activity Save a bank for BMR technicians. I have heard them occasionally make day trips to run tests: 16 001 D Digital 1 32 002 D Digital 2 48 003 D Digital 3 64 004 D Digital 4 80 005 D Digital 5 96 006 D Digital 6 112 007 D Digital 7 128 008 D Digital 8 144 009 A Analog 9 160 00a A Analog 1 176 00b A Analog 2 192 00c A Analog 3 208 00d A Analog 4 224 00e A Analog 5 240 00f A Analog 6 256 010 A Analog 7 272 011 A Analog 8 288 012 A Analog 9 304 013 A Analog 10

Surveillance talk groups have been heard on occasion however all of the activity is encrypted.

All data was found using an Uniden 246 & 296