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The City of Pittsburgh Police utilize the following twelve primary channels for day to day patrol work and operations.  The separate specialty channels employed by  [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/City_of_Pittsburgh_SWAT_Operations SWAT] and [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/City_of_Pittsburgh_Narcotics_and_Surveillance_Operations Narcotics/Vice] are covered in their respective Wiki sections under the [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/City_of_Pittsburgh_Police City of Pittsburgh Police].
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==Introduction==
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*Discussion: {{Thread|pennsylvania-radio-discussion-forum|329521-pittsburgh-fire-questions.html#post2540505|Pittsburgh Fire questions}}
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**The data in the table below comes from the above thread.
  
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  '''Channel 1''' (453.1000, CTCSS 186.2) – Dispatch for Zones 1 and 2.  
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*Separate specialty channels employed by  [[Allegheny County (PA) Pittsburgh City SWAT Operations|SWAT]] and [[Allegheny County (PA) Pittsburgh City Narcotics and Surveillance Operations|Narcotics/Vice]] are covered in their respective Wiki sections under the [[Allegheny County (PA) Pittsburgh City Police|Police]].
  
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  '''Channel 2''' (453.2500, CTCSS 186.2) – Dispatch for Zones 3 and 6.  
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*Pittsburgh fire has someone on radio watch. There are no tones for the station. The stations know which fire zones they are to respond to and it is given on dispatch. If a second confirmed structure comes in, that will operate on fire Ch. 1. If the first structure is pretty well under control, the incident commander makes the decision if they will move off of Fire 2 or not. They do have the abilities to use PD 5, ops as well. I have not heard them do this too often.
  
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  '''Channel 3''' (453.4000, CTCSS 186.2) – Dispatch for Zones 4 and 5.
 
  
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  '''Channel 4''' (453.5500, CTCSS 186.2) – Index. This channel is monitored by the Index desk and Warrant Office.
 
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  It is used to run vehicle registration checks, warrants, Operator License Numbers “OLN”, and tow requests.
 
  
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  '''Channel 5''' (453.7000, CTCSS 186.2) – Fire Dispatch, all zones.  
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! Channel !! Frequency !! CTCSS/NAC ($) !! Assignment !! Notes
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! PD 1
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| 453.1000 || 218.1 ||  | Zone 1/2 ||
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! PD 2
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| 453.2500 || 67.0 ||  | Zone 3/6 ||
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! PD 3
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| 453.4000 || 114.8 ||  | Zone 4/5 || 
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! PD 4
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| 453.5500 || 69.3 || Index || This channel is monitored by the Index desk and Warrant Office.  It is used to run vehicle registration checks, warrants, Operator License Numbers “OLN”, and tow requests.
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| PD 5
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| 453.4500 || $2E8 || Ops || P25 Encrypted
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| PD 6
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| 453.9500 || $8D1 || Admin || P25 Encrypted
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| PGH Secure
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| 460.425 || $375 || Secure || Citywide / P25 Encrypted
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| PD SPEC 1
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| 458.3375 || 186.2 || Simplex || Zone 1/2 Comms
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| PD SPEC 2
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| 453.3375 || 186.2 || Simplex || Zone 3/4 Comms
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| PD SPEC 3
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| 453.3625 || 186.2 || Simplex || Zone 5/6 Comms
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| PGH Talkaround
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| 458.3625 || 186.2 || Talkaround ||Citywide Simplex Comms
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| Fire 1
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| 453.7000 || 71.9 || Dispatch ||
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| Fire 2
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| 453.8500 || 118.8 || Ops. || Used for reported or confirmed structure fires ||
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| EMS 1
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| 462.9500 || 91.5 || Dispatch 1 || Main Channel ||
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| EMS 2
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| 462.9750 || 136.5 || Dispatch 2 || Used for chit chat and Med Reports ||
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  '''Channel 6''' (453.8500, CTCSS 186.2) – Fire Ground, all zones.
 
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  '''Channel 7''' (453.4500, CTCSS 186.2) – Tactical Channel.  Primarily used for SWAT tactical operations, search
 
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  warrant coordination, visiting dignitary secueity details, sporting events/parking details, etc.
 
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  '''Channel 8''' (453.9500, CTCSS 186.2) – Detective or Administrative Channel.  Primarily used for brief
 
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  conversations regarding calls or details. Unit-to-unit radio traffic is thereby kept off the primary
 
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  dispatch channels.  Communications normally handled on Channel 7 may be moved to Channel 8 if SWAT
 
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  is running an operation, i.e. lower priority communications can be moved to Channel 8 as necessary.
 
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  '''Channel 9''' (462.9500, CTCSS 100.0) – EMS Dispatch 1.
 
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  '''Channel 10''' (462.9750, CTCSS 100.0) – EMS Dispatch 2.
 
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  '''Channel 11''' (453.5250, CTCSS 210.7) – Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency ("PEMA").  Due to its infrequent
 
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  use for PEMA matters, this channel has been used for other purposes, e.g. tactical operations.
 
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  '''Channel 12''' (458.3625, CTCSS 186.2) – Police simplex. This is the only channel that is NOT patched through a
 
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  mobile repeater. Transmissions are direct, unit to unit; with the same frequency used for transmit/receive.
 
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  This channel is used when units are traveling together outside the range of the mobile repeaters. More
 
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  importantly, this channel is used for surveillance, narcotics, speed traps, and tactical activities. The
 
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  output wattage is set at 2 watts per the FCC database.  This limits the signal range.  You won’t be able
 
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  to pick up these communications unless you are in close proximity to the operations. 
 
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So there’s your basic Pittsburgh Police lineup. The transmit frequencies are available in the RR database.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 2 January 2023

Introduction

  • Separate specialty channels employed by SWAT and Narcotics/Vice are covered in their respective Wiki sections under the Police.
  • Pittsburgh fire has someone on radio watch. There are no tones for the station. The stations know which fire zones they are to respond to and it is given on dispatch. If a second confirmed structure comes in, that will operate on fire Ch. 1. If the first structure is pretty well under control, the incident commander makes the decision if they will move off of Fire 2 or not. They do have the abilities to use PD 5, ops as well. I have not heard them do this too often.


  • To sort by a particular column, click the arrow beside that column's title. Click the arrow again to reverse the sort.
Channel Frequency CTCSS/NAC ($) Assignment Notes
PD 1 453.1000 218.1 Zone 1/2
PD 2 453.2500 67.0 Zone 3/6
PD 3 453.4000 114.8 Zone 4/5
PD 4 453.5500 69.3 Index This channel is monitored by the Index desk and Warrant Office. It is used to run vehicle registration checks, warrants, Operator License Numbers “OLN”, and tow requests.
PD 5 453.4500 $2E8 Ops P25 Encrypted
PD 6 453.9500 $8D1 Admin P25 Encrypted
PGH Secure 460.425 $375 Secure Citywide / P25 Encrypted
PD SPEC 1 458.3375 186.2 Simplex Zone 1/2 Comms
PD SPEC 2 453.3375 186.2 Simplex Zone 3/4 Comms
PD SPEC 3 453.3625 186.2 Simplex Zone 5/6 Comms
PGH Talkaround 458.3625 186.2 Talkaround Citywide Simplex Comms
Fire 1 453.7000 71.9 Dispatch
Fire 2 453.8500 118.8 Ops. Used for reported or confirmed structure fires
EMS 1 462.9500 91.5 Dispatch 1 Main Channel
EMS 2 462.9750 136.5 Dispatch 2 Used for chit chat and Med Reports


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