Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System (MARRS)
[edit] Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System
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[edit] Description
Primary radio system for Kansas City, MO Police and Fire, KCMO City Services, all Johnson County public safety agencies, Independence Police and Fire, Central Jackson County Fire Protection District, Clay County Sheriff's Office, Claycomo Police Dept, Gladstone Police and Fire, North Kansas City Police and Fire, and Riverside Police and Fire.
[edit] Current System Users
[edit] Regional Users
- American Medical Response (AMR): used for non-emergency transports in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, and emergency transports in Southern Platte County. Independence operations are still on analog/conventional VHF (155.175 PL 82.5).
- LifeFlight Eagle Helicopters
- MARCER Hospital Communications
[edit] City of Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City, MO Police Department.
- Kansas City, MO Fire Department.
- Kansas City, MO Public Works and City Services.
- Kansas City International Airport.
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
- Metropolitan Community College Police Department.
- UMKC Campus Police and Parking Enforcement
- Missouri Dept of Transportation/KC Scout.
- VA Medical Center Campus Police.
[edit] Clay County, MO
- Clay County Sheriff's Office-all operations
- Claycomo Police and Fire
- Randolph Police Department
- Pleasant Valley/Oakview Police
- Gladstone Police and Fire
- North Kansas City Police and Fire
[edit] Jackson County, MO
- Blue Springs Police Department
- Independence Police and Fire
- Central Jackson County Fire Protection District
- Lake City Ammunition Plant
[edit] Platte County, MO
- Platte County Sheriff's Office
- Camden Point Police Department
- Camden Point Fire Protection District
- Central Platte Fire Protection District
- Dearborn Area Fire Protection District
- Edgerton Police Department
- Edgerton-Trimble Fire Protection District
- Ferrelview Police Department
- Lake Waukomis Police Department
- Northmoor Police Department
- Northland Regional Ambulance District (NRAD)
- Parkville Police Department
- Platte City Police Department
- Platte Woods Police Department
- Riverside Police and Fire
- Smithville Police Department
- Smithville Area Fire Protection District
- Southern Platte Fire Protection District (dispatched by KCFD)
- Tracy Police Department
- Weatherby Lake Police Department
- West Platte Fire Protection District
- Weston Police Department
[edit] Johnson County, KS
- Consolidated Fire District 2 of Northeast Johnson County
- Fire District 1 of Johnson County
- Johnson County Med-Act
- Johnson County Community College Police
- Johnson County Rural Fire District 2
- Northwest Consolidated Fire District
- Johnson County Dept of Corrections
- Johnson County Sheriff's Office
- Johnson County Emergency Management and Communications
- Johnson County Park Police
- Kansas Dept of Corrections
- Kansas Dept of Transportation
- Kansas Dept of Children and Families
- Kansas Highway Patrol
- Fairway Police Department
- Gardner Police Department
- Lake Quivira Police and Fire
- Leawood Police and Fire
- Lenexa Police and Fire
- Merriam Police and Fire
- Mission Police Department
- Olathe School District Security
- Olathe Police and Fire
- Overland Park Police and Fire
- Prairie Village Police Department
- Roeland Park Police Department
- Shawnee Police and Fire
- Spring Hill Police Department
- Westwood Police Department
[edit] Miami County, KS
- Miami County EMS (some traffic heard on the JOCO system...most is on KSICS).
[edit] Future System Users
[edit] Jackson County, MO
- Jackson County Sheriff's Office (P25 switch to occur in early-mid 2013)
[edit] Wyandotte County, KS (P25 switchover time frame unknown...possibly 2014)
- Bonner Springs Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Edwardsville Police and Fire
- Kansas City, KS Police and Fire
- Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
[edit] Additional Notes and System Information
This is a large P25 digital radio communications network that encompasses most of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Due to the simulcast nature of this system, simulcast digital distortion (or "choppy" reception) has been a huge problem for many scanner users (especially for those of us who live in outlying or poor coverage areas). Unfortunately, there's not much that can be done to improve reception besides swapping out antennas (portable 800 MHz antennas have okay results), or try moving your scanner to a different location. The distortion issue seems to be more prevalent with the GRE/Radio Shack units as opposed to the Uniden models.
[edit] System Frequencies
[edit] Site 401: Kansas City, MO (System ID: 2B0)
FCC Licenses: WQOC 757 | WQOC 760
| 851.050 (ctrl) | 851.325 (ctrl) | 851.4875 | 851.600 (ctrl) | 851.825 | 851.8625 (ctrl) | 852.050 | 852.075 |
| 852.225 | 852.4125 | 852.4375 | 852.5875 | 852.6625 | 852.7375 | 852.875 | 852.9625 |
| 852.9875 | 853.150 | 853.2375 | 853.4875 | 853.7375 |
Talkgroup listings can be found here.
[edit] Site 301: Johnson County, KS (System ID: 2B0)
FCC Licenses: WQKX 487 | WQKX 488 | WQNM 434| WQNM 438
| 771.58125 | 772.33125 | 772.83125 | 773.45625 | 774.23125 | 774.73125 (ctrl) | 851.2625 | 851.5375 |
| 851.8875 | 852.825 | 853.100 | 853.350 | 853.775 (ctrl) | 853.9625 (ctrl) | 856.9625 | 857.9625 |
| 858.9625 | 859.6375 | 859.9625 |
Talkgroup listings can be found here.
[edit] Site 101: Independence, MO (System ID: 1CE)
FCC License: WQEQ 501
| 773.13125 (ctrl) | 773.68125 (ctrl) | 774.08125 (ctrl) | 774.58125 (ctrl) | 775.15625 | 775.90625 |
[edit] Site 402: Independence, MO (System ID: 2B0)
FCC Licenses: WQQB 765 | WQQB 766
| 854.7125 (ctrl) | 855.9375 (ctrl) | 856.2125 | 856.4625 | 856.7375 (ctrl) | 857.2125 | 857.4625 | 857.7375 (ctrl) |
Pending licenses (and additions) 5/13: FCC File # 0005772817 | FCC File # 0005772819
| 854.4125 | 854.4375 |
Talkgroup listings can be found here.
[edit] Site 403: Platte County, MO (System ID: 2B0)
FCC License: WQQB 767 | WQQV 912
| 855.4625 | 856.2625 | 857.2625 (ctrl) | 857.4375 (ctrl) | 858.2625 (ctrl) | 858.4375 (ctrl) |
Talkgroup listings can be found here.
