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| − | Use this article to describe and detail the Ontario Fleetnet system.
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| − | == Hamilton Fleetnet Tower ==
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| − | '''Location:'''
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| − | 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.
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| − | '''Coverage:'''
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| − | 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.
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| − | This tower works well along the QEW thru Grimsby but drops off shortly thereafter, switch to Welland/Fonthill at this point.
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| − | <tg>861|4998 </tg>
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| − | ; Notes
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| − | * 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
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| − | * tg8656 is used by Highway 407 units (5 Lima) in addition to Aurora
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| − | * tg8704 and 8752 are patched. tg8704 covers the provincial highways in Waterloo region and 5I units cover the 400 series highways in Peel Region
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| − | <tg>861|5002</tg>
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| − | ; Notes
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| − | * tg8896 used for Prisoner Transports (10-92) in and around the region. Quite active mornings/afternoons
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| − | <tg>861|5000</tg>
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| − | * tg8416 Occasional activity
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| − | '''2) MOH Hamilton CACC'''
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| − | <tg>861|5005</tg>
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| − | ; Notes
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| − | * Hamilton City East 35600 handles Hamilton city EMS calls.
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| − | * Units switch over to Tac 4 35696 upon arrival and for patches to hospitals.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | '''Mississauga CACC'''
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| − | <tg>861|5009</tg>
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| − | * 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.
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| − | '''Niagara CACC'''
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| − | <tg>861|5010</tg>
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| − | * Niagara CACC are often heard off Hamilton Tower.
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| − | '''MOH Common Talkgroups'''
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| − | <tg>861|5007</tg>
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| − | * 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.
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| − | '''3) MTO'''
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| − | <tg>861|5017</tg>
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| − | * In the winter time, punch in tgs 38464, 38480 and 38496
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| − | * Morriston seems to be the t/g for Halton West and Mississauga along Hwy 401.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | ==Dyers Bay Fleetnet Tower==
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| − | 1) Location:
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| − | Dyers Bay is located in the township of Northern Bruce Peninsula in Bruce County Ontario, between the hamlets of Ferndale and Tobermory.
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| − | 2) Coverage:
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| − | 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.
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| − | 3) What you will hear:
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| − | ; OPP
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| − | <tg>861|5000</tg>
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * Bruce 6 Romeo units cover areas on the peninsula. There are 3 detachments:
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| − | **Wiarton (South Bruce Pen)
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| − | **Lions Head (Old Eastnor Township)
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| − | **Tobermory (Old St Edmonds Township) Tobermory’s office is seasonal).
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| − | * South Bruce 6 India units cover Bruce County. Detachments are in Walkerton and Kincardine.
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| − | * 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:
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| − | **Chatsworth-Located to the south of Owen Sound where Provincial Highways 6&10 meet.
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| − | **Meaford-Located on Georgian Bay in the eastern part of the county.
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| − | **Markdale-Covers southeastern Grey County along Highway 10.
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| − | 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.
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| − | *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.
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| − | 4) MOH
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| − | <tg>861|5008</tg>
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| − | * The area is covered by the large London CACC.
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| − | * 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).
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| − | 5) Other activity
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| − | <tg>861|5020</tg>
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| − | ; Notes
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| − | * Save a bank for BMR technicians. They occasionally make day trips to run tests
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| − | * Surveillance talk groups have been heard on occasion however all of the activity is encrypted.
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| − | All data was found using an Uniden 246 & 296
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