Calvert County (P16)
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| System Name | Calvert County |
| System Type | Motorola Type II Smartnet |
| System ID | 683B |
| Connect Tone | 97.30 |
| Wide Area Communications Network | ? |
| Network Access Code | ? |
| TRBO Color Code | ? |
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| Band | 800 |
| Ownership | Calvert County |
| FCC License | WPFN680 WQTP882 WQTQ332 |
| City | MD |
| County | Calvert County |
| State | Maryland |
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Welcome to the Calvert County collaboration article, a Trunked Radio System located in Calvert County County, Maryland.
This is where you, the user, may index any articles you develop for scanning related topics for this Trunked Radio System.
Calvert County utilizes a Motorola Trunking Radio System for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement (Sheriff's Office), and many other county services.
Contents
Fire/EMS Dispatch
Fire and EMS are dispatched using 33.820 MHz. This dispatch channel is also simulcasted on the 800 MHz TRS using 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.
Future Plans
New Fire/EMS Paging Frequency
Due to the age of the existing paging system (VHF-Low) a new paging frequency (154.39250) has been licensed for this purpose.
New TRS
According to a "slow growth" request letter to the FCC, Calvert County is planning for a new TRS in the next few years. They've already secured new frequencies as listed below.
Procurement - 2016-05-29
Deployment - 2018-06-30
WQTP882
- 857.1375
- 858.1375
- 858.5125
- 859.1125
- 859.5125
WQTQ332
- 856.0375
- 857.0875
Related Wiki Pages
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