OSU Trunking System
From K8ARW
This is my personal collection of information on the OSU trunking system. The reason that I have this page is because I have only been mildly successful at submitting any updates to RadioReference for their entry on the system.
Over the past year or two it appears as though OSU has re-worked a number of their talkgroup assignments. In some cases, this likely has to do with reorganization of departments. I have also discovered some entries in the RadioReference database that likely were never accurate; these entries are likely a result of (bad) guesses on the part of a listener or DB admin. In addition, the categories on RadioReference are largely unrelated to any organizational structure at OSU, which further indicates that whoever added the information for this system was not very familiar with it.
As a student at OSU, I am on campus every day, and have been exposed to much of the organizational structure and the general workings of the Glorious University. Thus, I have constructed this list to the best of my knowledge. After all, I have to get *something* out of going to this place.
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[edit] News and updates
- "SFP-1" has been confirmed! It is talkgroup code 800291, listed on RR as "W-1" (for the Wexner Center)
- The elusive "T-4" has been confirmed! This talkgroup is used by supervisors at CABS, and is only available in supervisors' radios. It is talkgroup code 800429, listed on RR as "TECHSVC-1." Amusingly random.
- The RadioReference gods finally approved my submission for the OSU system, but they didn't put in everything I sent (The S&FP talkgroups are still listed under the Wexner center). Amusingly, however, some new talkgroups that I didn't submit magically appeared at the same time. The old P-2 is now listed as DPS-2, and the old P-3 is now listed at DPS-3. This all makes sense, but where did it come from? The talkgroup fairy?
- I heard some telecom related chat on one of the U-x talkgroups, but I don't remember which one. I have removed the brackets from the talkgroups, as I'm considering them confirmed for now.
- I saw a guy from OIT at the post office recently. He had a B5 MTX8000 on his belt and it was on "OIT TECH 2."
[edit] Notes about the talkgroup list
Abbreviations are used liberally. I have a definition list further in this document--it is recommended to read it first.
Entries with brackets around them are names or descriptions from RadioReference that I have not confirmed. Some of these are particularly questionable (like "OSE," see my definition list). I have no reason to doubt the validity of some of the talkgroup names on RR, but since I know that some of them aren't right, I have generally left brackets around anything that I have not confirmed personally.
[edit] Talkgroup specific notes
[edit] Special Event and Mutual Aid Talkgroups
The following talkgroups are commonly programmed in area fire department radios for mutual aid purposes. This list has a couple of important connotations: first, it lends some legitimacy to some names that were previously listed as unconfirmed in my spreadsheet, and second, it provides an interesting indication of what talkgroups are important to keep an ear on in case anything interesting goes down on campus.
- OSUP1
- OSUP2
- OSUP7
- H-SEC
- H-DIS
- CFD-1
- SCH-7
- UNIV-1
- OEHS-1
- SE-1
It is believed that OSUP1, OSUP2, and OSUP7 are, in fact, DPS-1, DPS-2, and DPS-4, and just haven't been updated since the renaming was done at OSU.
[edit] OIT talkgroups
OIT is the Office of Information Technology and is a major playa' in the game on campus.
There are several entries in RadioReference named TECHSVC-x. There is no such department. The closest thing that comes to the description on RadioReference is Classroom Services, a division of the OIT that provides audio and visual support for classrooms. Further, the talkgroup labeled TECHSVC-1 has been confirmed as a CABS talkgroup (T-4). I have heard OIT traffic on other TECHSVC-x talkgroups, but I do not know their names yet.
The talkgroups listed on RadioReference as U-x are probably correct. U stands for UNITS, the telecom department on campus, part of the OIT, and I have confirmed UNITS-related traffic on at least one of these talkgroups (unfortunately I do not remember which one).
[edit] Security and Fire Prevention talkgroups
The talkgroups on RadioReference listed as W-x are supposed to be for the Wexner center. The talkgroup labeled W-1 is really "SFP-1," and I believe that the rest of the W-x talkgroups are also used by S&FP. Most of the traffic on SFP-1 seems to relate to the Wexner center, so perhaps this is why they are listed on RadioReference this way in the first place.
[edit] Abbreviations and definitions
- CABS
- Campus Area Bus Service, part of Transportation and Parking Services.
- CCCP
- Campus Community Crime Patrol. Citizens who patrol for crime and "quality of life" violations.
- DPS
- Department of Public Safety. Includes Police, SSS, and S&FP.
- FOD
- Facilities Operations and Development. The maintenance department.
- OEHS
- Office of Environmental Health and Safety. Responsible for keeping track of all the nasty chemical stuff. They have a response team that rides in a truck that looks like a tricked out Squad 51 that lives on West Campus. When some GRA makes a disaster out of an unsuspecting chemistry lab, these are the people who respond.
- OIT
- Office of Information Technology. Enocompasses pretty much everything electronic/communications related.
- OSE
- From RadioReference; Office of Special Events. A search of the OSU web site gives no indication that this department exists. The RadioReference DB contains the only known reference to this department.
- PF
- Physical facilities. Used in RadioReference DB for FOD talkgroups. This department does not exist, but it looks like it did at one time.
- RL
- Office of Residence Life
- S&FP
- Security and Fire Prevention. Responsible for alarm systems and security cameras.
- SSS
- Student Safety Services. Student staffed group that handles security at various events and provides escorts after dark.
- Traffic and Parking
- Part of Transportation and Parking Services; maintains parking garages, staffs gate houses, and enforces parking regulations.
[edit] Talkgroup spreadsheet
This is the spreadsheet that I use to keep track of this information.
