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== '''Countywide Information''' == | == '''Countywide Information''' == | ||
*Countywide dispatching is done from the "Berkshire Sheriffs Control" located in Pittsfield unless otherwise noted below | *Countywide dispatching is done from the "Berkshire Sheriffs Control" located in Pittsfield unless otherwise noted below | ||
| − | *Not all towns have full time police. Police services may be provided by the [[Massachusetts_State_Police_Project_25|Massachusetts State Police]] on | + | *Not all towns have full time police. Police services may be provided by the [[Massachusetts_State_Police_Project_25|Massachusetts State Police]] on the CoMIRS trunk. [[MA_State_Police_Low-Band|Low Band]] use has been pretty much phased out. |
| − | *Berkshire County will use the Great Barrington frequency to dispatch towns in far southern Berkshire County from atop Warner Mountain | + | *Berkshire County will use the Great Barrington frequency to dispatch towns in far southern Berkshire County from atop Warner Mountain in Great Barrington. Great Barrington uses the frequency for local police dispatching, and to communicate with surrounding towns, however Great Barrington police operate from the roof of Fairview Hospital, and not the Warner Mountain site. |
*Egremont has the ability to communicate with the nearby Columbia County Sheriff's Dispatch, and is identified on their frequency with the same ID as they use in Berkshire County. The Columbia County Sheriff also responds to calls in the town of Mount Washington. | *Egremont has the ability to communicate with the nearby Columbia County Sheriff's Dispatch, and is identified on their frequency with the same ID as they use in Berkshire County. The Columbia County Sheriff also responds to calls in the town of Mount Washington. | ||
*154.7400 is used as an intercity channel between departments in the county, and as a countywide BOLO channel. | *154.7400 is used as an intercity channel between departments in the county, and as a countywide BOLO channel. | ||
| − | *There | + | *There are [[WMLEC]] repeaters in the area as well. |
*At one point, there was construction of a [[Berkshire Sheriff UHF system|new UHF radio system]], however it appears construction has stopped and the system is unused. | *At one point, there was construction of a [[Berkshire Sheriff UHF system|new UHF radio system]], however it appears construction has stopped and the system is unused. | ||
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|Countywide UHF||460.3875||S||107.2||BOLOs, otherwise rarely used||2018.06.30 W1KNE | |Countywide UHF||460.3875||S||107.2||BOLOs, otherwise rarely used||2018.06.30 W1KNE | ||
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| − | |Columbia County Sheriff||155.4300||R||146.2||See note above||2019.02.16 W1KNE | + | |Columbia County (NY) Sheriff||155.4300||R||146.2||See note above||2019.02.16 W1KNE |
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|Countywide PD Intercity||154.7400||S||107.2||||2014.08.06 W1KNE | |Countywide PD Intercity||154.7400||S||107.2||||2014.08.06 W1KNE | ||
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|MONTEREY||||||||County Dispatch "1250, 1260, 1270", also uses GB channel||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |MONTEREY||||||||County Dispatch "1250, 1260, 1270", also uses GB channel||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | ||
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| − | |MOUNT WASHINGTON||||||||County | + | |MOUNT WASHINGTON||||||||State Police, Columbia County (NY) Sheriff, Egremont PD|| |
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|NEW ASHFORD||||||||County Dispatch|| | |NEW ASHFORD||||||||County Dispatch|| | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 14 November 2019
Countywide Information
- Countywide dispatching is done from the "Berkshire Sheriffs Control" located in Pittsfield unless otherwise noted below
- Not all towns have full time police. Police services may be provided by the Massachusetts State Police on the CoMIRS trunk. Low Band use has been pretty much phased out.
- Berkshire County will use the Great Barrington frequency to dispatch towns in far southern Berkshire County from atop Warner Mountain in Great Barrington. Great Barrington uses the frequency for local police dispatching, and to communicate with surrounding towns, however Great Barrington police operate from the roof of Fairview Hospital, and not the Warner Mountain site.
- Egremont has the ability to communicate with the nearby Columbia County Sheriff's Dispatch, and is identified on their frequency with the same ID as they use in Berkshire County. The Columbia County Sheriff also responds to calls in the town of Mount Washington.
- 154.7400 is used as an intercity channel between departments in the county, and as a countywide BOLO channel.
- There are WMLEC repeaters in the area as well.
- At one point, there was construction of a new UHF radio system, however it appears construction has stopped and the system is unused.
| Usage | Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| Countywide Dispatch | 153.9650 | S | 107.2 | 2019.02.16 W1KNE | |
| Great Barrington PD | 155.7750 | S | 107.2 | See note above | 2019.02.16 W1KNE |
| Countywide UHF | 460.3875 | S | 107.2 | BOLOs, otherwise rarely used | 2018.06.30 W1KNE |
| Columbia County (NY) Sheriff | 155.4300 | R | 146.2 | See note above | 2019.02.16 W1KNE |
| Countywide PD Intercity | 154.7400 | S | 107.2 | 2014.08.06 W1KNE |
Department Frequency Information
| Town Name | Frequency | Type | Tone/TG | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| ADAMS | 155.1300 | R | 107.2 | County/Self Dispatch | 2019.10.27 W1KNE |
| ALFORD | County Dispatch | ||||
| BECKET | County "847, 848" | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |||
| CHESHIRE | County Dispatch "3130, 3131" | 2017.09.19 MrSvenSven | |||
| CLARKSBURG | County Dispatch | ||||
| DALTON | 154.8750 | S | 107.2 | Self Dispatched | 2018.06.30 W1KNE |
| EGREMONT | County Dispatch "1538, 538, 838", also uses GB channel | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |||
| FLORIDA | County Dispatch | ||||
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 155.7750 | S | 107.2 | Local Dispatch, Callsign "Central" | 2019.02.16 W1KNE |
| HANCOCK | County Dispatch | ||||
| HINSDALE | 154.7250 | R | D413 | DB:Dalton | 2019.10.27 W1KNE |
| LANESBOROUGH | County "440-445" | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |||
| LEE | R | County "900-910". Lee Units Repeated on County Frequency | 2018.06.30 W1KNE | ||
| LEE | 154.7550 | R | 107.2 | Local Operations | 2017.08.07 W1KNE |
| LENOX | County "872-874" | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven | |||
| MONTEREY | County Dispatch "1250, 1260, 1270", also uses GB channel | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |||
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | State Police, Columbia County (NY) Sheriff, Egremont PD | ||||
| NEW ASHFORD | County Dispatch | ||||
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | County Dispatch "2517" | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven | |||
| NORTH ADAMS | 156.2100 | R | 118.8 | Local Dispatch/Operations | 2018.06.30 W1KNE |
| OTIS | County "733, 476" | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven | |||
| PERU | County Dispatch | ||||
| PITTSFIELD | 154.8000 | R | D172 | Local Dispatch/Operations TAC 1 | 2019.02.16 W1KNE |
| PITTSFIELD | 155.0700 | R | 118.8 | Secondary (occasional scrambling) TAC 2 | 2018.09.06 W1KNE |
| RICHMOND | County Dispatch | ||||
| SANDISFIELD | County Dispatch | ||||
| SAVOY | County Dispatch | ||||
| SHEFFIELD | County Dispatch, "7244" "401-403", also uses GB channel | 2019.02.16 W1KNE | |||
| SHEFFIELD | 154.9500 | S | 107.2 | Secondary Use (also by FD) | |
| SHEFFIELD | 154.7850 | S | 107.2 | Secondary Use (Occasional Use, also used by FD) | 2019.08.10 W1KNE |
| STOCKBRIDGE | County "832-833", also uses GB channel | 2019.02.16 W1KNE | |||
| TYRINGHAM | County Dispatch | ||||
| WASHINGTON | County Dispatch | ||||
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | County "305" | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven | |||
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 155.2500 | R | 107.2 | Self Dispatched | 2017.11.25 MrSvenSven |
| WINDSOR | 155.7150 | R | 192.8 | DB:Dalton (Shared with FD) | 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven |
