NOVA SCOTIA EMO/GENERAL SERVICES VHF NETWORK
A component of the NSIMRS
Last updated May 10,, 2012

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This system is one of the few remaining vestiges of the NS Integrated Mobile Radio System, which has largely been replaced by the 800 MHz NS Trunked Mobile Radio System.  When in full use this network was used by provincial government departments that did not have their own network and therefore was referred to as the GSS (General Services) Network.  In addition it was used by EMO and GSAR and today this is more or less the only continued use of the system and therefore it is now commonly known as the EMO Network. 

The chart below is a historical one as it has columns indicating the dial-up code used when the network was interconnected.   A user of a particular repeater could dial up any distant repeater and thereby contact any user in that other area.   As of early 2012 it was confirmed by the Public Safety and Field Programs Office that the interconnection between sites is completely discontinued and therefore these repeaters are now standalone; however the equipment at each site has been modernized.

GSS/EMO SIMPLEX   142.575

Site # Rptr Site Area Served Dial-up Code Channel
#		 Frequency (out) Input frequency CTCSS Tone
1 Middle Ohio Shelburne 301 4 143.625 148.885 103.5
2 East Kemptville Yarmouth 302 3 143.655 148.645 103.5
3 North Range Corner Digby County 303 5 143.565 148.555 103.5
4 DND Annapolis 304 6 143.355 148.345 71.9
5 Springfield Springfield 305 7 143.265 148.255 71.9
6 Garland Kings County 306 4 143.625 148.885 71.9
7 Liverpool Queens County 307 1 143.805 148.795 71.9
8 Sherwood Lunenburg County 308 2 143.715 148.675 71.9
9 Willow Hill West Hants 309 3 143.655 148.645 82.5
10 Hammonds Plains Halifax 310 5 143.565 148.555 82.5
11 Jerusalem Hill Musquodoboit Hbr 311 6 143.355 148.345 82.5
12 Marinette Sheet Harbour 312 4 143.625 148.885 82.5
13 Kirkhill Parrsboro 313 1 143.805 148.795 82.5
14 Sugarloaf Cumberland County 314 7 143.265 148.255 82.5
15 Nuttby Mtn Colchester County 315 2 143.715 148.675 82.5
16 McLellan's Mtn New Glasgow 316 5 143.565 148.555 94.8
17 Cochrane Hill Sherbrooke 317 1 143.805 148.795 94.8
18 Fairmont Antigonish 318 3 143.655 148.645 94.8
19 Lundy Guysborough 319 7 143.265 148.255 94.8
20 Oban St. Peter's 320 2 143.715 148.675 103.5
21 Rear Boisdale Sydney 321 4 143.625 148.885 103.5
22 Kiltarlity Mtn Inverness County 322 6 143.355 148.345 103.5
23 Cape Smokey Ingonish 323 5 143.565 148.555 103.5
24 Money Point Cape North 324 1 143.805 148.795 103.5

Note that the channel numbers vary with the output and input frequencies, not with the CTCSS tone.