Motorola WAVE PTX

As of early 2025, we’ve made the switch to the Motorola WAVE Broadband PTX system. This system allows us to add/remove radios quickly, provides coverage for those that live outside of ERS’s coverage area, communication between divisions, and requires no involvement from Motorola partners. All of our photographers carry TLK-100, TLK-110’s, have TLK-150’s mounted as in-car radios, or opt to utilize the WAVE Mobile app.

Motorola MOTOTRBO - UHF

We no longer use these radios for primary communication, however these radios prove to be useful in broadband dead-zones. We’ll continue to use these for Car-to-Car/Simplex communication on licensed partner frequencies (see below). These frequencies are licensed in both Indiana and Ohio for statewide simplex use.

Some radios use ERS’s Connect+ system. The remaining radios left on this system are typically only used for management. Encryption is per-radio, not per-talkgroup. Most of our radios are encrypted as of 2024, however there are some radios that aren’t.

ERS TalkGroups

• TG 33150 “Statewide 1”

• TG 33151 “Statewide 2” (Will eventually simulcast WAVE PTX)

Simplex Frequencies (Partner license)

• 451.8 (TG 1) “Car-To-Car”

• 451.8125 (TG 1) “Operations 1” (ENC)

• 456.8125 (TG 1) “Operations 2” (ENC)

• We have 2 other licensed frequencies, however these are not programmed in most of the newer radios, thus we don't use them.

• We use Car-To-Car as our primary simplex frequency in most situations. We’ve found that this can usually be picked up for about 1-2 miles while in the city, and several more miles depending on the location.