Savannah and Coastal Georgia Scanning, Monitoring and Amateur Radio Information

KF4LMT'S AMATEUR RADIO and
SCANNING SITE

AMATEUR RADIO
It's fairly easy to get an amateur radio license in Savannah.  One Savannah radio club and the Statesboro radio club offer amateur radio classes while there are several clubs or groups offering exam sessions; you can generally find an exam session somewhere each month.  There are 4 2-meter repeaters in Savannah and 3 others located outside of Savannah which are easily used in the Savannah area.

SCANNING and MONITORING
There is a lot to listen to on the radio in the Savannah and Coastal Georgia area.  Savannah and Chatham county are very active with public safety communications on a trunked repeater system.  Surrounding counties still use VHF/UHF for the most part.  The Coastal Georgia area is also very active with military communications from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. 

AMATEUR RADIO INFORMATION
Mobile Station
Coastal Georgia Radio Clubs

PUBLIC SAFETY MONITORING INFORMATION
Coastal Georgia Trunked Systems
Coastal Georgia VHF/UHF Conventional

MILITARY MONITORING

LINKS

Savannah/Chatham County Public Safety Communications Primer


Savannah and Chatham County have a somewhat different public safety situation from many areas in Georgia.  To start off with, Chatham County has both a Police Department and a Sheriff's Office.  The PD handles normal law enforcement duties while the SO handles warrant service, jail administration and operation, and also has a small enforcement division.  Each city in Chatham County has its own police department and fire department although not each city has it's own dispatch center.  Chatham County does not have it's own EMS operation; EMS services are contracted to Southside Fire/EMS and MedStar Ambulance Service.

WHO DISPATCHES WHAT:
Chatham County Police Dispatch ("CHATHAM")
     -Chatham County 911 Center
     -Chatham County Police Department
     -Bloomingdale, Garden City, Pooler, and Port Wentworth Police Departments
     -Garden City, Isle of Hope, and Port Wentworth Fire Departments
     -EMS Calls to Southside and MedStar EMS

Savannah Police Department
     -Savannah 911 Center
     -Savannah Police Department

Savannah Fire and Emergency Services
     -Savannah Fire and Emergency Services
     -Bloomingdale and Pooler Fire Departments

Southside Fire and EMS
      -Southside Fire Units, EMS Units, and First Responders
      -Southside Fire Department most of the unincorporated areas of Chatham County

Thunderbolt Police Department
      -Thunderbolt Police Department
      -Thunderbolt Fire Department

Tybee Island Fire Department
      -Tybee Island Police Department
      -Tybee Island Fire Department
      -Tybee Island Marine Rescue Squadron