ScanIllinois: Macoupin County Sheriff Recommendations

Comments
Macoupin County Sheriff's Department --Current system is inadiquate and not in the best safety interest of the officers:
For Example: On the early morning of Dec 22, about 12:30am, I heard Macoupin County attempting to communicate with a mobile officer. He was trying to give a 10-28, but she could not here them. At the exact same time, while I was mobile, monitoring this frequency just south of Wood River, on Route 143, I could here the Christian County dispatcher talking on 159.09, which is the input frequency for their 155.7 repeater in Sharpsburg, near Taylorville. The power of that station (base station for repeater input "FX1") is so strong that it is over powering the mobile units of the Macoupin County Sheriff's Department, even though Digtal pL is used by MCSD and pL is used by Christian County

By moving 159.09 to Brighton, there won't be as many problems with Christian County (in both respects).
Brightons lower power and distance will not affect Christian County as much and Christian wont affect Brighton at all with it being the repeater output

Situation 1

SItuation 2

SItuation 3

SItuation 4

Brighton Police Department
151.085 (output)
158.91 input (new)

Brighton Police Department
159.09 output (from county Sheriff) 153.905 input (new)

Brighton Police Department
159.09 output (from county Sheriff) 153.905 input (new)

Brighton Police Department
Don't change any thing

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
153.905 output (not currently in use)
159.255 input (new frequency)

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
156.195 output (new)
151.205 input   (new)

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
158.73 output (Brighton's current)
154.83 input    (Brighton's current)

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
159.165 output (from Carlinville Township)
151.085 input (new)

Macoupin County 911/ETSB
158.73 output (from Brighton PD)
151.205 input

Macoupin County ETSB/911
158.73 output (Brighton's current)
154.83 input    (Brighton's current)

Macoupin County ETSB/911
156.195
151.205

Macoupin County ETSB/911
156.195
151.205

Chatham PD
159.405 (replaces their 158.73) Simplex

Chatham PD
Don't change any thing

St. Elmo
159.39 (replaces their 158.73) Simplex

St. Elmo
Don't change any thing

Carlinville Township KNEU779 25w base (give 159.165 to Sheriff)
159.255 (New) simplex

Repeaters
Also, almost every other county in the surrounding area has a repeater in place for its Sheriff's Department and/or 911/Fire/EMS personnel. All these counties are smaller in area, but not necessarily in population.   For the protection of our people, a repeater (FB2-Mobile Relay) would be a big asset.
Madison County Sheriff's Dept. 158.85 (Car-to-Car Repeater)
Sangamon County Sheriff's Dept. 155.535 (Dispatch Repeater)
Morgan County Sheriff's Dept 159.21 (Dispatch Repeater)
Bond County Sheriff's Dept. 155.01 (Dispatch Repeater)
Jersey County Sheriff/911 155.805 (Dispatch Repeater)
Greene County Sheriff's Dept 154.4075 (Dispatch Repeater)
Christian County Sheriff's Dept 155.07 (159.09 input-same as Macoupin Sheriff Dispatch)

Christian uses pL tone, Macoupin uses DpL tones. Sheriff Dispatch in Taylorville control station is a 100wt (175w ERP) that transmits just 4 miles away to Sharpsburg where the repeater is located. This FX-1 station on 159.09 blasts all across central IL affecting other users on the frequency) The high power of this station is often drowning out mobile units (deputies) who are talking back to the Sheriff's Dept in Carlinville, even though there is a pL difference. Also, there are many other agencies using 159.09, although they may not affect use in Macoupin: Coles County, Charleston (Repeater); Red Bud (Randolph County); Marion County, Salem (Repeater) In Missouri, Washington University, St. Louis (Repeater) I would recommend moving dispatch off of this frequency. High power, 300ft tower in Carlinville should reach all of county on transmit. Mobile Extenders may not be needed with a repeater, but may not hurt to keep around.

Current Sheriff Frequencies

159.09

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
"Master" [Deputy Dispatch]
[also Investigators, Coroner]

PP

WPFS699
Iss: 11/94

1-110wt

100-50wt

DCS-351

154.785

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
"Local Government" [County Net]
Dispatch for: Palmyra, Medora, Nilwood, Royal Lakes, Shipman, Wilsonville

PP

WPFS699
Iss: 11/94

1-110wt

100-50wt

DCS-351

County Net--Cities

can hear Randolph County, Pike County

153.755

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
[Mobile Extenders]

PP

WPFS699
Iss: 11/94

100-50wt

DCS-026

(also Franklin County, Alton PW, also IL State Fire Marshall)

155.91

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
[Car-to-Car]

PP

WPFS699
Iss: 11/94

100-50wt

DCS-351

(Montgomery County also licensed for this frequency)

Recommended Sheriff Frequency Changes

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
Tx@Rt. 4 North
[Master-Dispatch]
(215 S. East Str.)

PP

WPFS699

300-50wt
(300-50wt)

FB2-
@ 300ft)

Repeater
(Input, control station @ jail)

465.xxx

Remote Receive sites
(Dorchester?)
(Girard/Otter Lake?)

PP

WPFS699

(FX1-40wt)
(FX1-40wt)

remote sites to repeater

154.785

[County Net/Local Gov't]

Sheriff Dispatch
Benld PD
Girard PD
Gillespie PD
Girard PD
Medora PD (Dispatch)
Modesto PD
Mt. Olive PD
Nilwood PD (Dispatch)
Palmyra PD (Dispatch)
Royal Lakes (Dispatch)
Shipman PD (Dispatch)
Staunton PD
Virden PD
Wilsonville PD (Dispatch)

PP

WPFS699

1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt
1-110wt

300-110wt
mobiles

License each base for the "Local Government frequency"

155.91

[Car-to-Car]

*Situation 1*	*SItuation 2*	*SItuation* 3	*SItuation* 4
Brighton Police Department 151.085 (output) 158.91 input (new)	Brighton Police Department 159.09 output (from county Sheriff) 153.905 input (new)	Brighton Police Department 159.09 output (from county Sheriff) 153.905 input (new)	Brighton Police Department Don't change any thing
Macoupin County Sheriff's Department 153.905 output (not currently in use) 159.255 input (new frequency)	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department 156.195 output (new) 151.205 input (new)	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department 158.73 output (Brighton's current) 154.83 input (Brighton's current)	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department 159.165 output (from Carlinville Township) 151.085 input (new)
Macoupin County 911/ETSB 158.73 output (from Brighton PD) 151.205 input	Macoupin County ETSB/911 158.73 output (Brighton's current) 154.83 input (Brighton's current)	Macoupin County ETSB/911 156.195 151.205	Macoupin County ETSB/911 156.195 151.205
Chatham PD 159.405 (replaces their 158.73) Simplex			Chatham PD Don't change any thing
St. Elmo 159.39 (replaces their 158.73) Simplex			St. Elmo Don't change any thing
			Carlinville Township KNEU779 25w base (give 159.165 to Sheriff) 159.255 (New) simplex

Current Sheriff Frequencies
159.09	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department "Master" [Deputy Dispatch] [also Investigators, Coroner]	PP	WPFS699 Iss: 11/94	1-110wt	100-50wt	DCS-351
154.785	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department "Local Government" [County Net] Dispatch for: Palmyra, Medora, Nilwood, Royal Lakes, Shipman, Wilsonville	PP	WPFS699 Iss: 11/94	1-110wt	100-50wt	DCS-351	County Net--Cities can hear Randolph County, Pike County
153.755	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department [Mobile Extenders]	PP	WPFS699 Iss: 11/94		100-50wt	DCS-026	(also Franklin County, Alton PW, also IL State Fire Marshall)
155.91	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department [Car-to-Car]	PP	WPFS699 Iss: 11/94		100-50wt	DCS-351	(Montgomery County also licensed for this frequency)

Recommended Sheriff Frequency Changes
	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department Tx@Rt. 4 North [Master-Dispatch] (215 S. East Str.)	PP	WPFS699		300-50wt (300-50wt)	FB2- @ 300ft)	Repeater (Input, control station @ jail)
465.xxx	Remote Receive sites (Dorchester?) (Girard/Otter Lake?)	PP	WPFS699			(FX1-40wt) (FX1-40wt)	remote sites to repeater
154.785	[County Net/Local Gov't] Sheriff Dispatch Benld PD Girard PD Gillespie PD Girard PD Medora PD (Dispatch) Modesto PD Mt. Olive PD Nilwood PD (Dispatch) Palmyra PD (Dispatch) Royal Lakes (Dispatch) Shipman PD (Dispatch) Staunton PD Virden PD Wilsonville PD (Dispatch)	PP	WPFS699	1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt 1-110wt	300-110wt mobiles		License each base for the "Local Government frequency"
155.91	[Car-to-Car]