Common Public Safety

[edit] Interoperability (All Public Safety)

• From the NPSTC Standard Channel Nomenclature for the Public Safety Interoperability Channels
• Some states and local areas have their own interoperability and mutual aid channels that may be used in addition to, or in place of, those listed below, or they may use different CTCSS tones, or no tone. These are usually listed under "Common/Shared" on the main RadioReference database page for each state.
• In analog mode all radios should transmit PL 156.7 and receive CSQ (carrier squelch) unless PL decode is necessary due to interference
• In APCO P25 dgital mode all radios should use NAC $293

[edit] VHF Low Band

[edit] VHF High Band

[edit] UHF

[edit] 700 MHz

[edit] 800 MHz (after rebanding)

[edit] Emergency Medical Services Radio

[edit] Search and Rescue

• 155.160 is used in many areas for search and rescue.

[edit] Law Enforcement

The frequencies below are not used in some states or areas. They are usually CSQ (carrier squelch, or no CTCSS/DCS tone)

• 155.370 is an FCC designated law enforcement intersystem frequency often called "Point-to-Point".
• 155.475 is the FCC designated National Law Enforcement Mutual Aid frequency.

[edit] 800 MHz

Current channels

Frequency  Input  Type Tone     Channel    Description
866.0125   821.0125  R    156.7 PL  ICALL/NPSPAC1   Calling 
866.0125             BM   156.7 PL  ICALLD/NPSPAC1D Calling
866.5125   821.5125  R    156.7 PL  ITAC1/NPSPAC2   Tactical
866.5125             BM   156.7 PL  ITAC1D/NPSPAC2D Tactical
867.0125   822.0125  R    156.7 PL  ITAC2/NPSPAC3   Tactical
867.0125             BM   156.7 PL  ITAC2D/NPSPAC3D Tactical
867.5125   822.5125  R    156.7 PL  ITAC3/NPSPAC4   Tactical
867.5125             BM   156.7 PL  ITAC3D/NPSPAC4D Tactical
868.0125   823.0125  R    156.7 PL  ITAC4/NPSPAC5   Tactical
868.0125             BM   156.7 PL  ITAC4D/NPSPAC5D Tactical

Future channels after rebanding

Frequency  Input  Type Tone     Channel   Description
851.0125   806.0125  R    156.7 PL  8CALL90  Calling 
851.0125             BM   156.7 PL  8CALL90D Calling
851.5125   806.5125  R    156.7 PL  8TAC91   Tactical
851.5125             BM   156.7 PL  8TAC91D  Tactical
852.0125   807.0125  R    156.7 PL  8TAC92   Tactical
852.0125             BM   156.7 PL  8TAC92D  Tactical
852.5125   807.5125  R    156.7 PL  8TAC93   Tactical
852.5125             BM   156.7 PL  8TAC93D  Tactical
853.0125   808.0125  R    156.7 PL  8TAC94   Tactical
853.0125             BM   156.7 PL  8TAC94D  Tactical

[edit] Federal/Non-Federal Interoperability

[edit] National Incident Radio Support Cache

[edit] References

• 47CFR90.20 Public Safety Pool Frequency Table
• FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
• APCO SIEC Interoperability Resources
• 700 MHz Narrowband Public Safety band plan (.PDF file) from APCO web site
• 700 MHz Widewband Public Safety band plan (.PDF file) from APCO web site
• NPSTC interoperability channel name standardization
• USDHS National Interoperability Field Operations Guide v1.3 (May 2009)