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Who is on this freq ? Sounded like NCIC checks being returned dispatch only no mobiles . I see it being Snohomish in the data base I thought they were all 800 mhz now .

It is Snohomish County Sheriff, South County dispatch. They are, for the most part, simplex operations on VHF. Eventually, they (along with the rest of north and east Snohomish County Public Safety) will switch over to the 800mhz system. At least for the Sheriff's department, they are waiting for Phase II of the system to become operational - then, the whole department will make the switch at the same time.

You'll probably hear activity on this frequency for several more months.

Brad/N7JGX
Whidbey Island, WA

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How about 159.165.. Is this part of Phase 2 which has not converted yet?

I take it Phase 1 included the activity on 159.210, since that is heard on 800mhz?

North (158.850) and East (159.165) operational areas are considered part of the Phase II coverage area. South (159.210) is considered part of Phase I. From a technical standpoint, the deputy's working out of the south precinct *could* have transitioned over to 800mhz two years ago - when Phase I became operational. However, since they frequently shift resources around the county, they did not want to worry about "who has what radio system" installed in their vehicle. So - they decided to wait until Phase II was operational, and switch the whole department at once.

The Phase I loading calculations did include SCSO South traffic, so there was no problem leaving 159.210 patched to 800mhz. It also assists with mutual aid - so that SNOCOM & Everett PD units can scan/monitor their activity, and have instant interoperability with the SCSO units still on VHF. It works pretty well for that.

Brad/N7JGX
Whidbey Island, WA

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Thanks for the info I can't normally hear them they are about 80 miles away from me .

159.210
Spokane City south :shock:
I have to stick up for the 'other' part of our great state!

Yap... 159.210 is the South Sheriff and this channel is patched to the Snohomish County 800 MHz trunked system. (Phase 1) WSP licensed on the channel with the expectation the Sheriff would vacate the channel. Well...not exactly. The County licensed numberous repeaters (FB2) on 159.210 for extended Search and Rescue operations. 159.210 will stay for the long haul.

Snohomish County will use 155.415 (R/M) and 159.21 input LOW POWER for S&R on a shared basis with WSP in Pierce County also using 159.21 as input to 154.74 (R) or 154.905 (R).

The WSP repeater updates seem to be moving slowly--perhaps they are not as necessary or are they really strapped for cash? Oregon updated and moved everything to the Hi-Band by the early 90's from low-band, this from a state that has 50% fewer troopers on the road than it did in 1979 BTW Troopers in Oregon are non-existent from 2am-6am.

There are a lot of reasons for the slow move. Money is one. The WSP -- like others -- are having problems finding enough VHF frequencies. While one county agrees to move to 800 or even 700 Mhz -- no one wants to jump out of the frying pan -- and into a fire. So anyone "giving up" a VHF channel -- is wating until the very last until signing off on giving up the "old working frequency". Not as many agencies have moved to 800 mhz. That means an even more difficult time finding open frequencies. And --- if you can believe it -- there is MORE use of the VHF frequencies within King and Snohomish Counties -- than there was Before they moved to 800 Mhz. Not one VHF Fire channel has been given up. And -- my pet pive -- the very small County Water or Sewer district that grabs up that "private" channel -- instead of being welcomed onto the Countywide Trunked System. -- PS: After a Wildfire in San Diego County -- California mandated that ALL Fire Departments - statewide - KEEP their old VHF radios -- as back-up for "inter-operability" communications. If there are no open VHF channels -- how is the WSP going to add or covert all of those base stations over to full duplex repeaters ???