Ohio MARCS Info
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radio and data network that will serve 14 state agencies including Highway
Patrol, Natural Resources, Transportation, Administrative Services, Liquor
Control, Taxation, Rehabilitation and Correction, Environmental Protection,
State Fire Marshall, Emergency Management, Attorney General, Public Utilities
Commission, Youth Services and the Ohio Turnpike Commission. MARCS is
estimated to cost approximately $175 million and will provide the following
benefits for the citizens and for state/local government:
- Central Dispatching (consolidating 57 OSHP dispatching sites into 2 or 3
central sites) - Computer Aided Dispatch - Mobile Data Computers -
Automatic Vehicle Locate - Telephone Interconnect - Multi-agency
communications during emergencies (including local sheriff and emergency
management agencies) - Full portable coverage in major metropolitan areas
and at all state prisons - Portable coverage using mobile extenders in rural
areas - Spectrum efficiency - Cost-effective system shared by 14 agencies
saving tax dollars - Provides a backbone for future expansion (i.e.
telephone, data, video) - Digital technology provides for voice and data
encryption - State-of-the-art communications for rural agencies at a
fraction of the cost of building their own system
The State has contracted with the quality assurance firm of Buford Goff &
Associates, Columbia, South Carolina, who is assisting us in the proposal
reviews, contract award, and will be overseeing system construction to ensure
compliance with contract specifications. Two vendors, Ericsson-GE and
TRW-Motorola, are bidding for the project. Contract award was anticipated by
mid-1997. Installation should begin early 1998 to be completed by 2002.
The following are frequencies, and their respective locations, which are being
used for system testing and development.
851.0625 - mansfield, richland co; youngstown, mahoning co 851.1625 -
findlay, hancock co 851.6875 - loudenville, ashland co 852.0375 - ashtabula,
ashtabula co 852.6125 - leavitsburg, trumbull co 853.0875 - norwalk, huron co
853.4125 - massillon, stark co 853.4375 - waldo, marion co 854.9625 -
chillocothe, ross co 855.1375 - swanton, fulton co 855.2375 - toledo, lucas
co; defiance, defiance co; carey, wyandot co 855.3875 - elmore, ottawa co
855.8375 - akron, summit co 855.9875 - nelsonville, hocking co; colubus,
franklin co 856.4375 - cincinnati, hamilton co 856.4875 - greenville, drake
co 857.2625 - dayton, montgomery; hillsboro, highland co; lebanon, warren co;
celina, mercer co 858.2375 - new castle, cosochton co 858.2625 - batavia,
clermont co; wilmington, clinton co; college corner, butler co; piqua, miami
co 859.9375 - eaton, preble co 860.4625 - athens, athens co; libson,
columbiana co; peoli, tuscarawas co; delaware, delaware co; rarden, scioto
co; west union, adams co; saint clairsville, belmont co; zainesville,
muskingum co; lancaster, fairfield co; van wert, van wert co 860.2125 -
beverly, washington co; gallipolis, gallia co; georgetown, brown co;
wintersville, jefferson co; lewisville, monroe co; lima, allen co 860.4625 -
glass, washington co
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