[TrunkCom] New MARCS stuff coming on line

[Tom Swisher]

OK folks, open up your ears real wide, there's all sorts of interesting 
new stuff coming on line for MARCS.

1. ODNR.... Terry Mefford and I heard an ODNR wildlife unit testing 
every talkgroup in his radio last night with Columbus; between what was 
heard on the London site and what was heard on the Columbus site (and us 
coordinating on the phone as this was happening), we managed to ID every 
talkgroup:

3280	CEN DNR	Central ODNR operations
3376	ENF D1	Wildlife enforcement, District 1 (Central)
3392	ENF D1A	Wildlife enforcement, District 1 (Central)
3408	ENF D1B	Wildlife enforcement, District 1 (Central)
3912	CALL CENTRAL	ODNR calling
27328	ENF D3	Wildlife enforcement, District 3 (NE)
27344	ENF D3A	Wildlife enforcement, District 3 (NE)
27360	ENF D3B	Wildlife enforcement, District 3 (NE)
27376	ENF D2	Wildlife enforcement, District 2 (NW)
27392	ENF D2A	Wildlife enforcement, District 2 (NW)
27408	ENF D2B	Wildlife enforcement, District 2 (NW)
28480	ENF D4A	Wildlife enforcement, District 4 (SE)
28496	ENF D4B	Wildlife enforcement, District 4 (SE)
33216	ENF D5	Wildlife enforcement, District 5 (SW)
33232	ENF D5A	Wildlife enforcement, District 5 (SW)
33248	ENF D5B	Wildlife enforcement, District 5 (SW)
33536	ENF ERIE	Wildlife enforcement, Lake Erie
48944	ENF D4	Wildlife enforcement, District 4 (SE)

2. OSP... Looks like OSP District 2 is now or is about to go on line; I 
heard a unit talking to OSP Bucyrus (District HQ) last night, a first here:

16448 - OSP District 2 command or special

Also, 9360 is PERMIT-1; it's been used quite a bit for weekday chit-chat 
here in Columbus, and based on the unit numbers and conversations I'm 
99% positive it's the ODOT motor carrier permit unit, as theorized by 
Jeff Pryor. It could be OSP, but I don't think so; it sounds way too 
informal for them.

3. EMA... EMA was fairly busy during the recent flooding (they didn't 
show up at *my* basement, however; I feel left out). In addition, most 
local and county EMA offices now have their MARCS radios and test them 
regularly (and listening to *that* sure is a hoot sometimes!).

More news as it happens. Stay tuned, film at 11 (sorry, couldn't resist).

Tom WA8PYR
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