Radio Communication
The state of Indiana has completed its transition to the statewide P25 system. You can find more info about that by clicking here.
ODFD and ODPD use a few different talk groups on the system, which include:
Ogden Dunes Fire:
| Talk Group Number | Talk Group Name | Notes |
12559 | 64-FD-PAGING (Porter County Wide Fire Paging) | |
12131 | 64-COFD-DISP (Porter County Fire & EMS Dispatch) | Used by all fire departments in Porter County excluding Portage and Valparaiso |
12132 | 64-COFD-OPS1 (Porter County Fire OPS 1) | |
12133 | 64-COFD-OPS2 (Porter County Fire OPS 2) | |
12134 | 64-COFD-OPS3 (Porter County Fire OPS 3) | |
12128 | 64-COFD-OPS4 (Porter County Fire OPS 4) |
Ogden Dunes Police:
| Talk Group Number | Talk Group Name | Notes |
12135 | Portage Police Dispatch | Also used by Ogden Dunes and Burns Harbor PD |
12130 | Portage Police - TAC 1 | |
12652 | Portage Police - TAC 2 | |
| 12537 | Portage Police - Car to Car |
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| 12566 | Ogden Dunes / Burns Harbor Police - Car to Car |
Along with these talk groups, ODFD uses a few different VHF & UHF repeaters that broadcast from multiple towers in town:
| System Name | FCC Call Sign | Frequency | PL/CTCSS | Notes |
| Ogden Dunes Fire - OPS 1 | WQDZ412 | 156.1875 | 156.7 | |
| Ogden Dunes Fire - OPS 2 | KSE514 | 155.655 | 162.2 | Old ODPD Repeater |
| Ogden Dunes Public Works | WQGN794 | 152.390 | 123.0 | Shared between OD Street, Fire, and Police |
| Town of Ogden Dunes - Operations | KBQ256 | 453.800 | N/A | DMR - Off the air for maintenance |
Porter county also has VHF paging for fire departments:
| System Name | FCC Call Sign | Frequency | PL/CTCSS | Notes |
| Porter County Fire Dispatch | WNVJ853 | 154.3100 | 114.8 | Used for paging only- no other dispatch traffic. Information on paging tones can be found here |
The Ogden Dunes Fire Department is also the home of the Ogden Dunes Amateur Radio Club (K9ODF). A member of the club has a UHF repeater that is open to the public:
| System Name | FCC Call Sign | Frequency | PL/CTCSS | Notes |
| KD9NSC UHF Repeater | KD9NSC | 443.000 | 173.8 | Repeater is operated by KD9NSC. May be moved to the club call sign at some point in the future. Allstar node 52318 |