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Public Trunked Radio System
Name	Calvert County (P16)
Owner	Calvert County
Owner Type	Public
City	Prince Frederick
County	Calvert
State	Maryland
Country	United States

System Details
Band	800
Type	Motorola Type II Smartnet
ID	683B
Connect Tone	97.30
P25 NAC	?

FCC Callsign(s)
WPFN680, WQTP882, WQTQ332

System-specific links
Database	FCC Site Map
Forum	RR Site Map

Other Resources
Trunktracking FAQ	Trunktracking Glossary

Wiki FAQ	MediaWiki
QuickRef	PDF Card

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Welcome to the Calvert County (P16) collaboration article, a Public Trunked Radio System located in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
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Introduction

Calvert County utilizes a Motorola Trunking Radio System for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement (Sheriff's Office), and many other county services.

Fire/EMS Dispatch

Fire and EMS are dispatched using 154.3925 MHz. This dispatch channel is also simulcasted on talkgroup 1840 (Ch. A1 Main).

Fire/EMS Tactical Talkgroup Usage

Calvert County utilizes three talkgroups for Fire and EMS. After being dispatched, units move to their assigned tactical channel for operations. County 911 monitors all tactical channels. Usually EMS calls share Tac 3 while Tac 1 and 2 are generally for fires, HAZMAT, rescue, and other larger incidents.

Tac 1 - Fire/Rescue
Tac 2 - Fire/Rescue
Tac 3 - EMS

Law Enforcement Talkgroup Usage

Sheriff's Office

The main dispatch and working talkgroup is 1616 (Police Main). There are three tac talkgroups that are used sporadically as most of the traffic occurs on main.

Maryland State Police

Maryland State Police utilizes talkgroup 2576 as part of their communications system.

Related Wiki Pages

Calvert County Radio IDs

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 == Fire/EMS Dispatch ==
-Fire and EMS are dispatched using {{DB|ct|1192#scid-7650|33.820 MHz}}.  This dispatch channel is also simulcasted on the 800 MHz TRS using talkgroup 1840 (Ch. A1 Main).
+Fire and EMS are dispatched using {{DB|ct|1192#scid-7650|154.3925 MHz}}.  This dispatch channel is also simulcasted on talkgroup 1840 (Ch. A1 Main).
 == Fire/EMS Tactical Talkgroup Usage ==
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 {{DB|a|582|Maryland State Police}} utilizes talkgroup 2576 as part of their communications system.
-== Future Plans ==
-A {{Thread|maryland-radio-discussion-forum|329568-calvert-county.html|contract has been awarded to Motorola Solutions, Inc.|}} for the installation and maintenance of a {{Thread|maryland-radio-discussion-forum|328259-new-calvert-county-trs.html|new public safety radio system for Calvert County|}}.
-=== New Fire/EMS Paging Frequency ===
-Due to the age of the existing paging system (VHF-Low) a new paging frequency (154.39250) has been {{Callsign|WQVM707|licensed}} for this purpose, and went on the air in November 2020.
-=== New TRS ===
-According to a "slow growth" request letter to the FCC, Calvert County is planning for a new Motorola P-25 Phase II TRS in the next few years.  They've already secured new frequencies as listed below.
-Contract Execution - 2016-03-15<br/>
-Tower Construction - November 2016 - May 2020<br/>
-Radio Coverage Testing - Summer 2017 - Fall 2020<br/>
-Project Completion - 2020-12-31
-=== P25 Channel Plan ===
-==== WQTP882 ====
-* 857.1375
-* 858.1375
-* 858.5125
-* 859.1125
-* 859.5125
-==== WQTQ332 ====
-* 856.0375
-* 857.0875
 ==Related Wiki Pages==
 *[[Calvert County Radio IDs]]