[ScanIndiana] Re: TAC Radios Parke Co.
Greg
gregoryb at joink.com
Mon Oct 11 17:24:44 EDT 2004
I remember years ago when Radio Shack sold "Marine" radios. I think for awhile the Parke Co. S.D. bought all of them they could get their hands on! It bothered me when they said go to chan. ?? I was a Clay Co. deputy, so I asked a Parke Co. deputy what they were using? That was when I learned about the "White" radios. Even the reserves had them in their POV's!
Well somehow they were monitored using the "For Maine Use Only" frequencies, and the FCC got em Big Time! It figures. I had bought one, and a 30' push up so I could monitor them from my house in Brazil, IN.
Do ya think them having the Cecil M. Lake in Parke Co. (That had Conservation Officers) Guarding Ch. 16 (Distress/Calling Ch.) had anything to do with them getting busted.
1st time contributor
Greg Barnett....KB9DCR
PS. I now work at the Terre Haute Airport as a Police Officer
and monitor daily!
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 04:53:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rick Garrett <rickgarrett47302 at yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [ScanIndiana] Scanning Indianapolis Questions from a
Newbie in Town
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Hi, Ken! Well, I've got a PRO-2045 that I use almost exclusively for Military Air. A PRO-96 for trunking....and a couple of other V/UHF scanners for miscellaneous stuff.
Thanks for the info and the file!
73 de N9GSU
Welcome to the area, Rick. I think I've heard you on the .70 machine. What
kind of scanner(s) do you have?
Rick Garrett
Muncie, Indiana
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 08:50:20 -0500
From: "Eric Sluder" <ericsluder at insightbb.com>
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What is TAC radios?
- Eric
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From: Tom Wall
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Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Scanning Indianapolis Questions from a Newbie inTown
I wanted to make a clarification: When I said Marion county doesn't use tac
radios anymore to my knowledge, what I meant to say was Marion county
Sheriff's deputies. IPD, Speedway, Lawrence, Beech Grove, etc. are still
quite active.
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:07:19 -0500
From: "Tom Wall" <tom at webaugur.com>
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Scanning Indianapolis Questions from a
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This is probably way more than you wanted to know, but here goes:
Tac radios are mostly modified ham radios used by the police for car to car
(simplex) chit-chat. They have no license or legal authorization for any of
the frequencies in use (there may be one or two exceptions). When the tac
radio trend started here in Marion county in the early 90's, there was
someone (some have theorized Linn Piper, director of MECA) carefully picking
unused frequencies for tac use. Every frequency always met one criteria: it
was always a frequency that was not licensed in Marion county or any of the
surrounding counties. After a few years the police began to pick their own
frequencies seemingly at random, sometimes with complete disregard for
licensed users. A couple of years ago Marion county sheriff's deputies were
told to remove their tac radios. Almost every other police agency in Marion
county (IPD, Speedway, Lawrence, Beech Grove) continue unabated. Any and
all complaints to the FCC regarding illegality have fallen on deaf ears.
Just as well, it's generally very interesting and informative, especially
when some police are still under the misconception no one is listening. I
have managed to find over a hundred frequencies in the last fourteen years,
that is what is contained in polsimp2.txt that I posted last night.
Sometimes frequencies are abandoned for months or even years before becoming
active again. If you're in or near Marion county and you've got the scanner
memories and time to spare I reccomend programming all one hundred and
eleven. In the event you don't here's a condensed list of the frequencies
that are still in use most or every day:
150.275 IPD NORTH - NEW TO ME AS OF 07/14/2003 22:45
150.285 IPD DOWNTOWN? - NEW TO ME AS OF 01/13/2002 23:30
150.815 WAS IPD SOUTH (VARIOUS SHIFTS?), THEN USED PRIMARILY BY SPEEDWAY,
NOW IT'S SOMEONE ELSE AGAIN
151.220 IPD WEST - NEW TO ME AS OF 22:10 02/11/2003 - MOSTLY 3RD SHIFT USE
151.475 <SD-1> IPD SOUTH
151.600 IPD EAST? - NEW TO ME AS OF 11/21/2001 21:42 (LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
USERS ON 151.595 MOSTLY DURING THE DAY)
154.905 <TAC 6> CLERMONT (CONFIRMED ON 09/29/2000 - USED TO BE COUNTY
SOUTHWEST, AND WAS EVEN THE PADDY WAGON CHANNEL FOR A WHILE)
154.935 WHOSE CHANNEL? (IPD EAST?) NOW USED BY IPD WEST STARTING AROUND
SPRING 2004
155.190 LAWRENCE (OLD LAWRENCE POLICE REPEATER OUTPUT)
155.715 <IPD WEST-1> <CHANNEL 2> (SPEEDWAY ALSO)
155.850 SPEEDWAY POLICE, NEW TO ME AS OF 05/09/2002 23:15
156.210 IPD EAST (ALSO HEARD OLD IUPUI BASE - MOBILE SIMPLEX BACK ON THE AIR
ON 12/21/1999 AND PATCHED TO A MECA CHANNEL)
156.340 WHOSE CHANNEL? (SOUNDS LIKE PARK RANGERS - NEW TO ME AS OF
09/24/2000)
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:24:32 -0500
From: "Dick" <r.rf at verizon.net>
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remove me
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:01:20 -0500
From: "Eric Sluder" <ericsluder at insightbb.com>
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Scanning Indianapolis Questions from a
Newbie inTown
To: "Indiana Scanning" <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
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Excellent description - thank you!
- Eric
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From: Tom Wall
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Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Scanning Indianapolis Questions from a Newbie inTown
This is probably way more than you wanted to know, but here goes:
Tac radios are mostly modified ham radios used by the police for car to car
(simplex) chit-chat. They have no license or legal authorization for any of
the frequencies in use (there may be one or two exceptions). When the tac
radio trend started here in Marion county in the early 90's, there was
someone (some have theorized Linn Piper, director of MECA) carefully picking
unused frequencies for tac use. Every frequency always met one criteria: it
was always a frequency that was not licensed in Marion county or any of the
surrounding counties. After a few years the police began to pick their own
frequencies seemingly at random, sometimes with complete disregard for
licensed users. A couple of years ago Marion county sheriff's deputies were
told to remove their tac radios. Almost every other police agency in Marion
county (IPD, Speedway, Lawrence, Beech Grove) continue unabated. Any and
all complaints to the FCC regarding illegality have fallen on deaf ears.
Just as well, it's generally very interesting and informative, especially
when some police are still under the misconception no one is listening. I
have managed to find over a hundred frequencies in the last fourteen years,
that is what is contained in polsimp2.txt that I posted last night.
Sometimes frequencies are abandoned for months or even years before becoming
active again. If you're in or near Marion county and you've got the scanner
memories and time to spare I reccomend programming all one hundred and
eleven. In the event you don't here's a condensed list of the frequencies
that are still in use most or every day:
150.275 IPD NORTH - NEW TO ME AS OF 07/14/2003 22:45
150.285 IPD DOWNTOWN? - NEW TO ME AS OF 01/13/2002 23:30
150.815 WAS IPD SOUTH (VARIOUS SHIFTS?), THEN USED PRIMARILY BY SPEEDWAY,
NOW IT'S SOMEONE ELSE AGAIN
151.220 IPD WEST - NEW TO ME AS OF 22:10 02/11/2003 - MOSTLY 3RD SHIFT USE
151.475 <SD-1> IPD SOUTH
151.600 IPD EAST? - NEW TO ME AS OF 11/21/2001 21:42 (LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
USERS ON 151.595 MOSTLY DURING THE DAY)
154.905 <TAC 6> CLERMONT (CONFIRMED ON 09/29/2000 - USED TO BE COUNTY
SOUTHWEST, AND WAS EVEN THE PADDY WAGON CHANNEL FOR A WHILE)
154.935 WHOSE CHANNEL? (IPD EAST?) NOW USED BY IPD WEST STARTING AROUND
SPRING 2004
155.190 LAWRENCE (OLD LAWRENCE POLICE REPEATER OUTPUT)
155.715 <IPD WEST-1> <CHANNEL 2> (SPEEDWAY ALSO)
155.850 SPEEDWAY POLICE, NEW TO ME AS OF 05/09/2002 23:15
156.210 IPD EAST (ALSO HEARD OLD IUPUI BASE - MOBILE SIMPLEX BACK ON THE AIR
ON 12/21/1999 AND PATCHED TO A MECA CHANNEL)
156.340 WHOSE CHANNEL? (SOUNDS LIKE PARK RANGERS - NEW TO ME AS OF
09/24/2000)
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