Customs and Border Protection
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Customs and Border Protection is part of the Department of Homeland Security. It's primary law enforcement role focuses on ports of entry and border protection. CBP includes the former U.S. Border Patrol, much of the former U.S. Customs Service, the former Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture), and the some of the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS"). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the investigative roles of the former U.S. Customs Service and INS.
- The COTHEN Network - This page lists each of the frequencies in use for the HF CBP Over-the-Horizon Enforcement Network. Also listed here are additional resources and information regarding the COTHEN Network.
- It has been found that CBP use the following NAC's - 001, 177, 289, 291, 292, 293, 301, 325, 368, 389
Contents
CBP Nets
The Link above is a work in progress, for confirmed information relative to CBP Nets across the Country. Please submit your confirmed regional information
Full listing
Frequency | Analog Tone | Digital NAC | Channel | Usage/Notes |
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165.2375 | 100.0 | N301 | A1 | Net 1 (Repeater) / Tac 1 (Simplex) |
166.4625 | 100.0 | DHS common (Simplex) | ||
163.1250 | 100.0 | A5 | Tac 7 - Area Tactical San Diego (Simplex) | |
163.1250 | 100.0 | A6 | Tac 7 - Area Tactical San Diego | |
165.4375 | A7 | Area Tactical Los Angeles (Simplex) | ||
165.4375 | A8 | Area Tactical Los Angeles | ||
165.4375 | B1 | National Tactical | ||
165.5125 | B2 | National Tactical | ||
165.7375 | 100.0 | B3 | Tac 26 - Air Support "X-RAY" | |
165.7625 | B5 | Area Tactical Seattle (Simplex) | ||
165.7625 | B6 | Area Tactical Seattle | ||
162.0500 | 100.0 | B7 | Tac 12 - Area Tactical San Francisco (Simplex) | |
162.0500 | 100.0 | B8 | Tac 12 - Area Tactical San Francisco | |
169.4500 | 100.0 | C1 | Tac 2 - Operations Alliance Task Force (Simplex) | |
169.4500 | 100.0 | C2 | Tac 2 - Operations Alliance Task Force | |
170.7250 | C5 | Blaine, WA (Simplex) | ||
170.7250 | C6 | Blaine, WA | ||
154.9200 | C8 | California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid | ||
164.5500 | D1 | OCDETF National | ||
164.5500 | D2 | OCDETF National (Simplex) | ||
166.4625 | D3 | Treasury Common (DHS Common) | ||
155.4750 | D8 | National Law Enforcement Mutual Aid | ||
170.6750 | Border Patrol Tactical | |||
163.6250 | 100.0 | Border Patrol | ||
170.7750 | Channel 7 Border Patrol - Bonners Ferry Dispatch Agent in Field Repeater | |||
163.7250 | Border Patrol - Bonner's Ferry, ID Dispatch Agent in Field Repeater |
"Air" Channels
168.8375 293 NAC Air 1 168.9625 293 NAC Air 2 169.2625 293 NAC Air 3 (also reported 452 NAC) 169.1625 293 NAC Air 4
Identifier Codes
Alpha | Investigations (ICE) |
Bravo | Border Patrol |
Charlie | Communications Division |
Charlie-100 | NLECC Orlando, FL (nationwide communications center) |
Charlie Golf | US Coast Guard |
Charlie X-Ray | NOAA NMF |
Delta | Port Headquarters |
Golf | ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) |
India | CBP Field Operations |
Kilo | K-9 Enforcement |
Lima | Aviation Personnel |
Mike | Marine Operations |
Omaha | Aircraft |
Papa | ? (used by IRS units in Houston) |
Quebec | ? |
Romeo | CBP Field Offices (used by Border Patrol) |
Sierra | Internal Affairs |
Tango | ICE Task Force |
X-Ray | Air Support and Border Patrol Agents (in use in San Antonio) |
Zulu | Special assignments (used by BORTAC units) |
Vehicle Identifier Codes
Charlie | Ford Freestyle |
Echo | Dodge Charger, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor |
Foxtrot | Dodge Magnum |
Hotel | Armored GMC Yukon, Armored Ford Bronco, Jeep Rubicon |
Kilo | Chevy 2500 Truck (Railroad truck), Chevy 1500, Ford F250 |
Mike | Chevy Tahoe, Hummer H1 & H2, Ford Excursion, Jeep Rubicon |
Papa | Ford Minivan, Chevy 2500 Van, Dodge 3500 Van |
Uniform | 15 Passenger Van |
Victor | ATV |
Zulu | Dune Buggy |
Mike-Romeo | Mobile Radio Portable Unit (X-Ray Vehicles) |
See also
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection web site
- MT Fed Files CBP frequency list
- MT Fed Files Another CBP frequency list
- Station List Map and station list