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Nationwide Public Safety Interoperability Channels

See: APCO/NPSTC ANS 1.104.1-2010 Standard Channel Nomenclature for the Public Safety Interoperability Channels

Some states, regional and local areas have their own interoperability or mutual aid channels or trunked system talkgroups which are used instead of, or in addition to, those listed below.

In some areas the channels listed below may have different channel names, tones, etc. or be used for different purposes.

  • State and regional frequencies are usually found on the Common/Shared or Statewide drop-down list on the main RadioReference Database page for each state.
  • Interoperability channel plans are often published on various state government web sites. See links at the bottom of this page.
  • In analog mode all end user radios should transmit PL 156.7 (136.5 for high band temporary repeaters, 167.9 for NITA channels) and receive CSQ (carrier squelch) unless PL decode is necessary due to interference.
  • In APCO P25 dgital mode all radios should use NAC $293 (NAC $68F for NTIA channels).

VHF Low Band

VHF Low Band Interoperability
Frequency Input Type Tone Common Name Description Mode
39.4600 45.8600 R 156.7 PL LLAW1 Law Enforcement FM
39.4600 BM 156.7 PL LLAW1D Law Enforcement FM
39.4800 45.8800 R 156.7 PL LFIRE2 Fire (proposed) FM
39.4800 BM 156.7 PL LFIRE2D Fire (proposed) FM
45.8600 39.4600 R 156.7 PL LLAW3 Law Enforcement FM
45.8600 BM 156.7 PL LLAW3D Law Enforcement FM
45.8800 39.4800 R 156.7 PL LFIRE4 Fire (proposed) FM
45.8800 BM 156.7 PL LFIRE4D Fire FM

VHF High Band

VHF High Band Interoperability
Frequency Input Type Tone Common Name Description Mode
155.7525 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VCALL10 Public Safety Calling FMN / P25
151.1375 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC11 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
154.4525 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC12 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
158.7375 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC13 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
159.4725 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC14 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
161.8500 157.2500 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC17 Public Safety Tactical (1) FM / P25
161.8500 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VTAC17D Public Safety Tactical (1) FM / P25
154.2800 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE21 Fire FMN / P25
154.2650 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE22 Fire FMN / P25
154.2950 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE23 Fire FMN / P25
154.2725 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE24 Fire FMN / P25
154.2875 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE25 Fire FMN / P25
154.3025 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VFIRE26 Fire FMN / P25
155.3400 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VMED28 EMS FMN / P25
155.3475 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VMED29 EMS FMN / P25
155.4750 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VLAW31 Law Enforcement FMN / P25
155.4825 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC VLAW32 Law Enforcement FMN / P25
159.4725 151.1375 R 136.5 PL VTAC33 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
158.7375 154.4525 R 136.5 PL VTAC34 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
159.4725 158.7375 R 136.5 PL VTAC35 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
151.1375 159.4725 R 136.5 PL VTAC36 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
154.4525 158.7375 R 136.5 PL VTAC37 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
158.7375 159.4725 R 136.5 PL VTAC38 Public Safety Temporary Repeater FMN
167.0875 BM 167.9 PL LE A NTIA Law Enf Calling (2) FMN
167.0875 162.0875 R 167.9 PL LE 1 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (2) FMN
167.2500 162.2625 R 68F NAC LE 2 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (2) P25
167.7500 162.8375 R 68F NAC LE 3 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (2) P25
168.1125 163.2875 R 68F NAC LE 4 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (2) P25
168.4625 163.4250 R 68F NAC LE 5 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (2) P25
167.2500 BM 68F NAC LE 6 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 2 (2) P25
167.7500 BM 68F NAC LE 7 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 3 (2) P25
168.1125 BM 68F NAC LE 8 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 4 (2) P25
168.4625 BM 68F NAC LE 9 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 5 (2) P25
169.5375 164.7125 R 167.9 PL NC 1CALL NTIA Incident Resp Calling (2) FMN
170.0125 165.2500 R 167.9 PL IR 1 NTIA Incident Resp Command 1 (2) FMN
170.4125 165.9625 R 167.9 PL IR 2 NTIA Incident Resp Medical Evacuation Control (2) FMN
170.6875 166.5750 R 167.9 PL IR 3 NTIA Incident Resp Logistics Control (2) FMN
173.0375 167.3250 R 167.9 PL IR 4 NTIA Incident Resp Interagency Convoy (2) FMN
169.5375 BM 167.9 PL IR 5 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for NC 1CALL (2) FMN
170.0125 BM 167.9 PL IR 6 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 1 (2) FMN
170.4125 BM 167.9 PL IR 7 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 2 (2) FMN
170.6875 BM 167.9 PL IR 8 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 3 (2) FMN
173.0375 BM 167.9 PL IR 9 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 4 (2) FMN

Notes

  • (1) VTAC17 and VTAC17D are VHF marine band channels and their use is limited to inland VHF Public Coast Station Areas (VPCSA) 10 through 42.
  • (2) The NTIA channels are provided for informational purposes only and are not part of this American National Standard (ANS).

UHF

UHF Interoperability
Frequency Input Type Tone Common Name Description Mode
453.2125 458.2125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UCALL40 Public Safety Calling FMN / P25
453.2125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UCALL40D Public Safety Calling FMN / P25
453.4625 458.4625 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC41 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
453.4625 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC41D Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
453.7125 458.7125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC42 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
453.7125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC42D Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
453.8625 458.8625 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC43 Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
453.8625 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC UTAC43D Public Safety Tactical FMN / P25
414.0375 BM 167.9 PL LE B NTIA Law Enf Calling (1) FMN
409.9875 418.9875 R 167.9 PL LE 10 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) FMN
410.1875 419.1875 R 68F NAC LE 11 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) P25
410.6125 419.6125 R 68F NAC LE 12 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) P25
414.0625 BM 68F NAC LE 13 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) P25
414.3125 BM 68F NAC LE 14 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) P25
414.3375 BM 68F NAC LE 15 NTIA Law Enf Tactical (1) P25
409.9875 BM 167.9 PL LE 16 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 10 (1) FMN
410.1875 BM 68F NAC LE 17 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 11 (1) P25
410.6125 BM 68F NAC LE 18 NTIA Law Enf Direct for LE 12 (1) P25
410.2375 419.2375 R 167.9 PL NC 2CALL NTIA Incident Resp Calling (1) FMN
410.4375 419.4375 R 167.9 PL IR 10 NTIA Incident Resp Ad hoc assignment (1) FMN
410.6375 419.6375 R 167.9 PL IR 11 NTIA Incident Resp Ad hoc assignment (1) FMN
410.8375 419.8375 R 167.9 PL IR 12 NTIA Incident Resp SAR Incident Command (1) FMN
413.1875 BM 167.9 PL IR 13 NTIA Incident Resp Ad hoc assignment (1) FMN
413.2125 BM 167.9 PL IR 14 NTIA Incident Resp Interagency Convoy (1) FMN
410.2375 BM 167.9 PL IR 15 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for NC 2CALL (1) FMN
410.4375 BM 167.9 PL IR 16 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 10 (1) FMN
410.6375 BM 167.9 PL IR 17 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 11 (1) FMN
410.8375 BM 167.9 PL IR 18 NTIA Incident Resp Direct for IR 12 (1) FMN

Notes

  • (1) The NTIA channels are provided for informational purposes only and are not part of this American National Standard (ANS).

700 MHz

700 MHz Interoperability
Frequency Input Type Tone Common Name Description Mode
769.24375 799.24375 R 293 NAC 7CALL50 Calling Channel P25
769.24375 BM 293 NAC 7CALL50D Calling Channel P25
769.14375 799.14375 R 293 NAC 7TAC51 General Public Safety Service P25
769.14375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC51D General Public Safety Service P25
769.64375 799.64375 R 293 NAC 7TAC52 General Public Safety Service P25
769.64375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC52D General Public Safety Service P25
770.14375 800.14375 R 293 NAC 7TAC53 General Public Safety Service P25
770.14375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC53D General Public Safety Service P25
770.64375 800.64375 R 293 NAC 7TAC54 General Public Safety Service P25
770.64375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC54D General Public Safety Service P25
769.74375 799.74375 R 293 NAC 7TAC55 General Public Safety Service P25
769.74375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC55D General Public Safety Service P25
770.24375 800.24375 R 293 NAC 7TAC56 General Public Safety Service P25
770.24375 BM 293 NAC 7TAC56D General Public Safety Service P25
770.99375 800.99375 R 293 NAC 7GTAC57 Other Public Service P25
770.99375 BM 293 NAC 7GTAC57D Other Public Service P25
770.89375 800.89375 R 293 NAC 7MOB59 Mobile Repeater P25
770.89375 BM 293 NAC 7MOB59D Mobile Repeater P25
770.39375 800.39375 R 293 NAC 7LAW61 Law Enforcement P25
770.39375 BM 293 NAC 7LAW61D Law Enforcement P25
770.49375 800.49375 R 293 NAC 7LAW62 Law Enforcement P25
770.49375 BM 293 NAC 7LAW62D Law Enforcement P25
769.89375 799.89375 R 293 NAC 7FIRE63 Fire P25
769.89375 BM 293 NAC 7FIRE63D Fire P25
769.99375 799.99375 R 293 NAC 7FIRE64 Fire P25
769.99375 BM 293 NAC 7FIRE64D Fire P25
769.39375 799.39375 R 293 NAC 7MED65 EMS P25
769.39375 BM 293 NAC 7MED65D EMS P25
769.49375 799.49375 R 293 NAC 7MED66 EMS P25
769.49375 BM 293 NAC 7MED66D EMS P25
770.74375 800.74375 R 293 NAC 7DATA69 Mobile Data P25
770.74375 BM 293 NAC 7DATA69D Mobile Data P25
773.25625 803.25625 R 293 NAC 7CALL70 Calling Channel P25
773.25625 BM 293 NAC 7CALL70D Calling Channel P25
773.10625 803.10625 R 293 NAC 7TAC71 General Public Safety Service P25
773.10625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC71D General Public Safety Service P25
773.60625 803.60625 R 293 NAC 7TAC72 General Public Safety Service P25
773.60625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC72D General Public Safety Service P25
774.10625 804.10625 R 293 NAC 7TAC73 General Public Safety Service P25
774.10625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC73D General Public Safety Service P25
774.60625 804.60625 R 293 NAC 7TAC74 General Public Safety Service P25
774.60625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC74D General Public Safety Service P25
773.75625 803.75625 R 293 NAC 7TAC75 General Public Safety Service P25
773.75625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC75D General Public Safety Service P25
774.25625 804.25625 R 293 NAC 7TAC76 General Public Safety Service P25
774.25625 BM 293 NAC 7TAC76D General Public Safety Service P25
774.85625 804.85625 R 293 NAC 7GTAC77 Other Public Service P25
774.85625 BM 293 NAC 7GTAC77D Other Public Service P25
774.50625 804.50625 R 293 NAC 7MOB79 Mobile Repeater P25
774.50625 BM 293 NAC 7MOB79D Mobile Repeater P25
774.00625 804.00625 R 293 NAC 7LAW81 Law Enforcement P25
774.00625 BM 293 NAC 7LAW81D Law Enforcement P25
774.35625 804.35625 R 293 NAC 7LAW82 Law Enforcement P25
774.35625 BM 293 NAC 7LAW82D Law Enforcement P25
773.50625 803.50625 R 293 NAC 7FIRE83 Fire P25
773.50625 BM 293 NAC 7FIRE83D Fire P25
773.85625 803.85625 R 293 NAC 7FIRE84 Fire P25
773.85625 BM 293 NAC 7FIRE84D Fire P25
773.00625 803.00625 R 293 NAC 7MED86 EMS P25
773.00625 BM 293 NAC 7MED86D EMS P25
773.35625 803.35625 R 293 NAC 7MED87 EMS P25
773.35625 BM 293 NAC 7MED87D EMS P25
774.75625 804.75625 R 293 NAC 7DATA89 Mobile Data P25
774.75625 BM 293 NAC 7DATA89D Mobile Data P25

800 MHz New

After rebanding

800 MHz Interoperability (New)
Frequency Input Type Tone Common Name Description Mode
851.0125 806.0125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8CALL90 Public Safety Calling FM / P25
851.0125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8CALL90D Public Safety Calling FM / P25
851.5125 806.5125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC91 Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
851.5125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC91D Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
852.0125 807.0125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC92 Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
852.0125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC92D Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
852.5125 807.5125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC93 Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
852.5125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC93D Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
853.0125 808.0125 R 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC94 Public Safety Tactical FM / P25
853.0125 BM 156.7 PL / 293 NAC 8TAC94D Public Safety Tactical FM / P25

800 MHz Old

Before rebanding

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

700 MHz Low Power/Itinerant

  • The following narrowband channels (12.5 kHz) are designated for low power use for on-scene incident response purposes using mobiles and portables.
  • Transmitter power must not exceed 2 watts (ERP)
  • Three of the pairs can be licensed for nationwide itinerant use, the rest are subject to regional planning.
  • These are not part of the ANSI standard.
700 MHz Low Power/Itinerant
Frequency Input Type Description
769.00625 799.00625 R Regional
769.00625 BM Regional
769.01875 799.01875 R Regional
769.01875 BM Regional
769.03125 799.03125 R Regional
769.03125 BM Regional
769.04375 799.04375 R Regional
769.04375 BM Regional
769.05625 799.05625 R Nationwide Itinerant
769.05625 BM Nationwide Itinerant
769.06875 799.06875 R Nationwide Itinerant
769.06875 BM Nationwide Itinerant
774.93125 804.93125 R Regional
774.93125 BM Regional
774.94375 804.94375 R Regional
774.94375 BM Regional
774.95625 804.95625 R Regional
774.95625 BM Regional
774.96875 804.96875 R Regional
774.96875 BM Regional
774.98125 804.98125 R Regional
774.98125 BM Regional
774.99375 804.99375 R Nationwide Itinerant
774.99375 BM Nationwide Itinerant


Disaster Relief

Emergency Medical Services Radio

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.

National Incident Radio Support Cache

Search and Rescue

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


Related Links

References

State Interoperability Web Sites


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