[ScanIndiana] police simplex update

Tom Wall [email protected]
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:14:50 -0500


Sorry, forgot about that.  Here's the legend from my main list.

* - NOT LICENSED IN MARION COUNTY OR THE EIGHT SURROUNDING COUNTIES

** - NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF INDIANA

*** - COULD NOT FIND ANY LICENSE INFORMATION WHATSOEVER

*MP3* - I HAVE RECORDED THE AUDIO IN QUESTION

[?] - NO PREVIOUS INFORMATION

[AC] - AIRCRAFT

<B> - IN TRUNKING, SOME FREQUENCIES ARE USED AS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL
"BUFFERS" - FREQUENCIES THAT ARE ONLY USED IF ALL NORMALLY USED FREQUENCIES
ARE ALREADY ACTIVE.

[BA] - BROADCAST PICKUP (TELEVISION AND RADIO MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS - UHF
FREQUENCIES ARE NOT ALWAYS PAIRED, SOMETIMES THE OUTPUT IS ON 455 MHz
INSTEAD OF 450 MHz)

BATF - BUREAU OF ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND FIREARMS

BM - BASE-MOBILE, AS IN BASE-MOBILE SIMPLEX

[CAP] - CIVIL AIR PATROL

[CB] - CITIZEN'S BAND (CLASS D)

[CC] - CITIZEN'S BAND (CLASS C) - REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES

DEA - DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

FD - FIRE DEPARTMENT

[FRS] - FAMILY RADIO SERVICE (LICENSE-FREE UHF WALKIE-TALKIES ANYONE CAN
BUY)

[FS] - FAIL SOFT CHANNELS (CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS IN THE EVENT TRUNKING
FAILS)

[GB] - GENERAL BUSINESS

[GM] - GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (NATURALLY, INPUTS ARE +5 MHz)

[GO] - CONV. OTHER IND./LAND TRANS. (ANY IDEAS ON THIS ONE FOLKS?)

[GX] - CONVENTIONAL SMR

[HA] - AMATEUR RADIO

[IB] - BUSINESS

<ID> - THIS REFERS TO AN AUTO I.D. IN A TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEM

[IF] - FORESTRY PRODUCTS

IFD - INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT

[IG] - CONVENTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS POOL

ILS - INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM

[IM] - MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO PRODUCTION

IMS - INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

INS - IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

[IP] - PETROLEUM PRODUCTION

IPS -- INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

[IS] -- SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL (FARMING, ETC.)

[IT] -- TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE

ITINERANT - BUSINESSES THAT CHANGE LOCATIONS (e.g. CONSTRUCTION FIRMS, ETC.)

[IW] - POWER OR WATER UTILITIES

[IX] - MANUFACTURERS

[IY] - NEWSPAPERS

[LA] - TOW TRUCKS

[LJ] - MOTOR CARRIER (TRUCKS)

[LV] - URBAN PROPERTY (ANY IDEAS ON THIS ONE FOLKS?)

[LR] - RAILROAD

[LX] - TAXI

[MA] - MILITARY AIRCRAFT

MSD - METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

[MU] - MULTIPLE USE RADIO SERVICE (FIVE LICENSE-FREE VHF CHANNELS LIMITED TO
2W ERP)

[NG] - GOVERNMENT BAND

[NS] - NONSTANDARD SPACING (USUALLY A DEAD GIVEAWAY FOR POLICE SIMPLEX)

[OG] - OLD GOVERNMENT BAND

PD - POLICE DEPARTMENT

[PF] - FIRE

[PH] - HIGHWAY AND ROAD MAINTENANCE

[PL] - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CAN BE FIRE OR POLICE ALSO)

[PM] - AMBULANCES

[PO] - FORESTRY CONSERVATION (PUBLIC PARKS-ETC.)

[PP] - POLICE

[PS] - AMBULANCES

[PX] - ALL PUBLIC SAFETY

[RA] - OLD MOBILE PHONE (AIRCRAFT)

[RC] - OLD MOBILE PHONE (RADIO COMMON CARRIER)

[RT] - OLD MOBILE PHONE (LANDLINE COMPANIES)

SD - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

TV - BROADCAST TELEVISION AUDIO (WIDE FM)

<U> - THIS REFERS TO TRUNKING FREQUENCIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNUSED.

USAC - UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB

[WM] - WIRELESS MICROPHONES

[YF] - TRUNK PUBLIC SAFETY/SPEC EMERG NAT PL

[YI] - TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.

[YO] - TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.

[YX] - TRUNKED SMR'S