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National InteroperabilityField Operations

Guide

U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Emergency Communications

Version 1.6

June 2016

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First printing - June 2016

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INTRODUCTIONThe National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is a technical reference for emergency communications planning and for radio technicians responsible for radios that will be used in disaster response. The NIFOG includes rules and regulations for use of nationwide and other interoperability channels, tables of frequencies and standard channel names, and other reference material, formatted as a pocket-sized guide for radio technicians to carry with them.

If you are not familiar with interoperability and mutual aid communications, start with the “How to Use the National Interoperability Field Operations Guide” section.

We encourage you to program as many of these interoperability channels in your radios as possible, as permitted by the applicable regulations. Even if geographic restrictions on some channels preclude their use in your home area, you may have the opportunity to help in a distant location where the restrictions do not apply. Maximize your flexibility.

To download or request copies of the NIFOG, please visit

http://publicsafetytools.info

Your comments are welcome at [email protected]

Thank you.

Ronald T. Hewitt, Director, Office of Emergency CommunicationsRoss Merlin, NIFOG Author, National Coordinating Center for Communications

U. S. Department of Homeland Security

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mailto:[email protected]

TablE OF CONTENTSUSING THE NaTIONal INTErOpErabIlITy FIElD OpEraTIONS GUIDE ..1FCC Rules for Interoperability ................................................................................................6NTIA Rules for Interoperability ..............................................................................................8How do I request a Special Temporary Authorization (STA)? .................................. 13Regulations and Guidelines for National Interoperability ........................................ 18Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels ......................................... 19Recommendations for Programming the Federal Interoperability Channels ... 22FCC Rules and Regulations .................................................................................................. 23NTIA Rules and Regulations ................................................................................................ 23

INTErOpErabIlITy CHaNNElS ..................................................................24Non-Federal VHF National Interoperability Channels ................................................ 24

VHF Low Band ................................................................................................................ 24VHF High Band .............................................................................................................. 25VHF Inland ....................................................................................................................... 26Counties Where VTAC17/VTAC17D May Be Used ............................................. 27Texas Counties Where VTAC17/VTAC17D May be used .................................. 28

VHF Public Safety Mutual Aid and Common Channels ............................................. 29NOAA Weather Radio “All Hazards” Broadcasts ............................................................. 30Federal / Non-Federal SAR Command Interoperability Plan ................................... 31Federal / Non-Federal VHF SAR Operations Interoperability Plan ......................... 32VHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channels .............................. 33VHF Law Enforcement (LE) Federal Interoperability Channels ............................... 34UHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channels .............................. 35UHF Law Enforcement (LE) Federal Interoperability Channels ............................... 36Non-Federal UHF National Interoperability Repeater Channels ............................ 37UHF MED (Medical, EMS) Channels................................................................................... 38700 MHz Nationwide Interoperability Channels .......................................................... 43700 MHz Nationwide Air-Ground Channels .................................................................. 49Non-Federal 800 MHz National Mutual Aid Repeater Channels ............................ 5125 Cities Project Federal Interoperability Channels .................................................... 52

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COmmON COmmUNICaTIONS rEFErENCES .............................................58Operations Center Telephone Numbers ......................................................................... 58Emergency Support Functions (ESF) ................................................................................ 59FEMA Regions - States and Territories.............................................................................. 60U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers ........................................................... 61CTCSS Tones and Codes ........................................................................................................ 62DCS Codes .................................................................................................................................. 63P25 Digital Codes .................................................................................................................... 64RS-232 Connectors (DB25 and DE9) ................................................................................. 65RJ-45 Wiring ............................................................................................................................... 66IP Addresses - Private Networks ......................................................................................... 67WiFi 2.4 GHz Non-Overlapping Channels ....................................................................... 67Public Domain Name System (DNS) Servers ................................................................. 68Public Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers ................................................................. 68CISCO Tactical Operations .................................................................................................... 69Telephone Block Wiring ........................................................................................................ 70Telephone Connectors .......................................................................................................... 72Telephone Keypad Letters ................................................................................................... 73N11 Numbers ............................................................................................................................ 73DSN Area Codes ....................................................................................................................... 73Cellular Telephone Emergency Response ...................................................................... 74Satellite Phone Dialing Instructions ................................................................................. 75INMARSAT-M Service Codes ................................................................................................ 77Priority Telecommunications Programs .......................................................................... 78

GETS - Govt. Emergency Telecommunications Service .................................. 78WPS - Wireless Priority Service ................................................................................. 78TSP - Telecommunications Service Priority ......................................................... 78

Text Messaging......................................................................................................................... 80Line-of-Sight Formulas .......................................................................................................... 82Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Filing Instructions ............................................................. 83

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COmmONly USED FrEqUENCIES ...............................................................84Aviation Frequencies .............................................................................................................. 84VHF Marine Channel Listing ................................................................................................ 85VHF Marine Channels & Frequencies ............................................................................... 89Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) ........................................................................................ 94GMRS Frequencies .................................................................................................................. 95FRS Frequencies ....................................................................................................................... 95CB Frequencies ......................................................................................................................... 95Common Business Frequencies ......................................................................................... 96Railroad Frequencies .............................................................................................................. 97SAR (Search And Rescue) Frequencies ............................................................................ 98Maritime HF and VHF Distress Frequencies ................................................................... 99HF Disaster Communications............................................................................................100HF Long Distance Communications ...............................................................................101Standard Time and Frequency Broadcasts ...................................................................102Standard Time by Telephone ............................................................................................102Amateur Radio Emergency Frequencies ......................................................................103Amateur Radio Calling Frequencies ...............................................................................105Amateur Radio Repeater Coordinators .........................................................................105Amateur Radio Bands (US) .................................................................................................106Amateur Radio Power Limits (US)....................................................................................112

NOTES ...........................................................................................................113

EmErGENCy mEDICal prOCEDUrES .........................INSIDE baCK COVEr

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USING The NaTIONal INTeROpeRabIlITy FIelD OpeRaTIONS GUIDe

What is the “National Interoperability Field Operations Guide”?

The “National Interoperability Field Operations Guide” (NIFOG) is a pocket-sized listing of land m

obile radio (LMR) frequencies that are often used in disasters or other incidents where radio

interoperability is required, and other information useful to em

ergency comm

unicators.

Terms used in this docum

ent:

•FCC–FederalCom

municationsCom

mission

•FCCRules–containedinTitle47,CodeofFederalRegulations(47CFR)

•Federal–usedhereintodifferentiatebetweenradiostationsoftheUnitedStatesGovernm

entand those of any State, tribal, local, or regional governm

ental authority. “Federal Frequencies” refer to frequencies (channels) available for assignm

ent to U.S. Government Agencies. Although

the FCC is a Federal Government agency, the frequencies it adm

inisters are not “federal frequencies” - they are adm

inistered for state/tribal/local governments, com

mercial entities,

and individuals.

•NCC -(1)thePublic Safety National Coordination Com

mittee, aFederal Advisory Com

mittee

formed by the FCC to advise it on interoperability; (2) National Coordinating Center for Telecom

-m

unications.

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•NPSTC–theNationalPublicSafetyTelecom

municationsCouncilisafederationoforganizations

whose mission is to im

prove public safety comm

unications and interoperability through collaborativeleadership.AfterthecharterfortheNCCexpired,NPSTCcontinuedNCC’seffortstoestablishacom

monchannelnom

enclature.NPSTCchannelIDsusedintheNIFOGarebasedonthe“StandardChannelNom

enclatureforthePublicSafetyInteroperabilityChannels”,APCOANS1.104.1-2010,approvedJune9,2010bytheAm

ericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)-see http://www.npstc.org/docum

ents/APCO-NPSTC-ANS1-104-1web.pdf

•NTIA–NationalTelecom

municationsandInform

ationAdministration

•NTIAM

anual–TheNTIA“ManualofRegulationsandProceduresforFederalRadioFrequency

Managem

ent” http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhom

e/redbook/redbook.html

•RadiofrequenciesareinM

egaHertz(MHz)unlessotherwisenoted.

•CTCSStonefrequenciesareinHertz(Hz)ortwo-characterM

otorolacodes.

•Em

issionsonfrequenciesabove138MHzarenarrowbandanalogFM

,unlessotherwisenoted.

how is the NIFOG used?

The NIFOG may be used by radio technicians when program

ming channels in radios. W

e recomm

end having these channels program

med in radios at all tim

es, as permitted by the applicable

regulations, rather than waiting until a disaster is imm

inent or occurring to do the programm

ing.

The NIFOG also is a useful tool for emergency com

munications planners, providing them

with inform

ation on the interoperability channels most likely to be in the radios of responders from

another discipline or jurisdiction.

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http://www.npstc.org/documents/APCO-NPSTC-ANS1-104-1web.pdf

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/redbook/redbook.html

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Don’t I need a license for these channels before programm

ing them into radios?

IfyouarelicensedunderPart90oftheFCCrules,youmayprogram

frequencies(otherthanm

aritime or aviation) that you are not licensed to use IF “the com

munications involved relate

directly to the imm

inent safety-of-life or property” or “with U.S. Government stations ... in

connectionwithmutualactivities”(seeFCCrules90.427and90.417,andPublicNoticeDA01-1621).

See “Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels”, page19 - page 21. There are no restrictions on program

ming frequencies into U.S. Governm

ent radios.However,notethat90.403(g)requiresthat“[f]ortransm

issionsconcerningtheimm

inentsafety-of-life or property, the transm

issions shall be suspended as soon as the emergency is

terminated.” Also, the safety of lifeprovisionof90.417(a)m

akesitclearthattheexceptionappliesonly when the com

munications involved “relate directly” to the “im

minent” safety of life or property.

Because one overriding policy concern of the FCC is the prevention of harmful interference, any

exceptions to the general prohibition on using non-licensed frequencies are limited to responding

toanimm

inentthreattosafety-of-lifeorproperty.Seealso90.407dealingwithcomm

unicationsduringanem

ergencywhichdisruptsnormalcom

municationsfacilitiesand§90.411dealingwith

civil defense comm

unications.Program

ming ofm

aritimechannelsm

ustbeper formedonlyb yapersonholdingafirstor

secondclassradiotelegraph operator’s certificate, aradiotelegraph operator license, orageneral radiotelephone operator’s license -47CFR80.203(b)(3).See also80.203(b)(4)and§80.169(a).A general radiotelephone operator m

ust directly supervise and be responsible for all transmitter

adjustments or tests during installation, servicing or m

aintenance of an aeronautical radio station -see§87.73.

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how can I use these frequencies if I don’t have a license for them

?There are seven ways you can legally use these radio frequencies:

1. You or your employer m

ay already have a Federal Comm

unications Comm

ission (FCC) license or a National Telecom

munications and Inform

ation Administration (NTIA) authorization for som

e of the interoperability and m

utual aid frequencies.

2. For FCC licensees,thenon-FederalNationalInteroperabilityChannelsVCALL10-VTAC14andVTAC33-38,UCALL40-UTAC43D,the800M

Hzinteroperabilitychannels,and8CALL90-8TAC94Darecoveredbya“blanketauthorization”from

theFCC-“Publicsafetylicensees...canoperatem

obileunitsontheseinteroperabilitychannelswithoutanindividuallicense.”SeeFCC00-348,paragraph90(releasedOctober10,2000)forVHFandUHF;seeFCCrules90.421(a)(3)and90.525(a)for700M

Hz;seeFCC87-112,paragraph34(releasedDecember18,1987),for800

MHz.W

henNorthofLineAorEastofLineCtheblanketauthorizationinparagraph90ofFCC00-348appliesonlyt om

obile(includinghand-held)sta tionsoper atingwithaneff ectiveradiatedpower(ERP)of3wattsorless.Athigherpowerlevels,frequencycoordinationisrequired.LineAandCaredefinedin47CFR90.7.YoucancheckalocationforLineAandLineCrestric tions at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm

?job=line_a_c

3.Youma yoper ateonfr equenciesauthoriz edt oanotherlic enseewhentha tlic enseedesigna tes

youasaunitoftheirsystem, inaccordance withFCC rule 90.421;orasanauthorized userofa

sharedradio systempursuant to awritten agreem

ent asdescribedinFCC rule 90.179.

4.In extraordinary circumstances, theFCC m

ay issuea“SpecialTemporary Authority” (STA) for

such use in a partic ular geographic area.

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http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=line_a_c

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5. In extraordinary circumstances, the NTIA m

ay issue a “Temporary Assignm

ent” for such use in a particular area.

6.If you are an FCC part 90 licensee, you may operate a m

obile station on the Federal Interoperability Channels only w

hen authorized by the FCC (by license or STa) and only for interoperability w

ith Federal radio stations authorized by the NTIa to use those channels. you m

ay not use these channels for interoperability with other

State, tribal, regional, or local radio stations – these are not a substitute for your regular m

utual aid channels. See FCC public Notice Da 01-1621, released July 13, 2001.

7.WhennecessaryfortheIM

MEDIATEprotectionoflifeorproperty,FCC part 90 licensees m

ay useprudentm

easuresbeyondthespecificsoftheirlicense.SeeFCCrule90.407,“Emergency

comm

unications”. U.S. Government stationsareauthorizedbyNTIArule7.3.6tooperateon

anyPart90frequencywiththepermissionoftheFCClicenseewhensuchuseisnecessaryfor

comm

unications directly related to the emergency at hand.

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FCC Rules for Interoperability

90.407 emergency com

munications.

The licensee of any station authorized under this part m

ay, during a period of emergency

in which the normal com

munication facilities are disrupted as a result of hurricane, flood,

earthquake or similar disaster, utilize such station for em

ergency comm

unications in a manner

otherthantha tspecifiedinthesta tionauthoriza tionorinther ulesandr egulationsgo verningthe opera tion of such stations. The Com

mission m

ay at any time order the discontinuance of

suchspecialuseoftheauthoriz edfacilities .[49FR36376,S ept.17,1984]

90.411 Civil defense comm

unications.

The licensee of any station authorized under this part may, on a voluntary basis, transm

it com

munications necessary for the im

plementation of civil defense activities assigned such

station by local civil defense authorities during an actual or simulated em

ergency, including drills and tests. The Com

mission m

ay at any time order the discontinuance of such special use of

the authorized facilities. [49 FR36376,Sept. 17,1984]

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(FCC Rules for Interoperability - continued)90.417 Interstation com

munication.

(a) Any station licensed under this part m

ay comm

unicate with any other station without restriction as to type, service, or licensee when the com

munications involved relate directly to

the imm

inent safety-of-life or property.

(b) Any station licensed under this part m

ay comm

unicate with any other station licensed under this part, with U.S. Governm

ent stations, and with foreign stations, in connection with m

utual activities, provided that where the comm

unication involves foreign stations prior approval of the Com

mission m

ust be obtained, and such comm

unication must be perm

itted by the governm

ent that authorizes the foreign station. ...

90.421 Operation of mobile station units not under the control of the licensee.

Mobilestations,asdefinedin§90.7,includevehicular-m

ountedandhandheldunits.Suchunits m

ay be operated by persons other than the licensee ...

90.423 Operation on board aircraft.

AllowedonmostPublicSafetyfrequenciesupto1m

ilealtitude,upto10watts,secondarytoland-based system

s; for air-to-mobile, air-to-base, air-to-air, and air-to-ship com

munications.

90.427 precautions against unauthorized operation.

(a) ...

(b)Exceptforfrequenciesusedinaccordancewith§90.417,nopersonshallprogramintoa

transmitter frequencies for which the licensee using the transm

itter is not authorized.

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NTIa Rules for Interoperability

7.3.4 emergency Com

munications for w

hich an Imm

ediate Danger exists to human

life or property1. In situations where im

mediate danger exists to hum

an life or property, an agency may operate

temporarily onany regularly assignedfrequency inam

annerotherthanthat specifiedintheterm

s of an existing assignment. Em

ergency operations under such situations should continue only as long as necessary to ensure that the danger to hum

an life or property no longer exists. Em

ergency operations under these circumstances shall be reevaluated on a regular basis until

such time as norm

al/routine operations can be reestablished.

2. Interoperable comm

unications for disaster/emergency response involving Federal, State, local, and

tribal entities shall beinconformance with Section 4.3.16 ofthis Manual. Additional inform

ation regarding interoperable com

munications can also be found in the National Interoperability Field

Operations Guide (NIFOG) ... promulgated by the Departm

ent of Homeland Security.

7.3.6 emergency Use of Non-Federal Frequencies

In em

ergency situations, a Federal radio station may utilize any frequency authorized to a

non-Federalradiostation,underPart90oftheFCCRulesandRegulations,whensuchuseis necessary for com

munications with non-Federal stations and is directly related to the

emergency at hand. Such use is subject to the following conditions:

a. The non-Federal licensee has given verbal or written concurrence.b. Operations are conducted in accordance with the FCC Rules and Regulations.

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c. Use is restricted to the service area and station authorization of the licensee.

d. All operations are under the direct control of the licensee and shall be imm

ediately term

inated when directed by the licensee.e.Operationsdonotexceed60days.f.

Awrittenreportofeachsuchuseshallbeprovided,throughtheagency’sFAS[FrequencyAssignm

entSubcomm

ittee,ofNTIA’sIRAC(InterdepartmentRadioAdvisoryCom

mittee)]

representative, to the FCC as soon as practicable.

7.5.2 Frequencies authorized by the FCC for Ship Stations

Frequencies authorized by the Federal Comm

unications Comm

ission for ship stations may be

used by Federal mobile stations to com

municate with non-Federal stations in the m

aritime

mobile service.

7.5.3 Frequencies for the Safety of life and property

...(5)Thefrequency40.5MHzisdesignatedasthem

ilitaryjointcomm

onfrequency.Useofthis channel is lim

ited t o comm

unications necessary to establish contact when other channel inform

ation is not available and for emergency com

munications. This frequency also m

ay be used for search and rescue com

munications.

(NTIa Rules for Interoperability - continued)

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(6)TheprovisionsofthisM

anualdonotpreventmobilestations,orm

obileearthstations,indistress from

using any frequency at its disposal to attract attention, make known its position,

andobtainhelp.(SeeITURadioRegulationAp.13PartA1,§6,1.)

7.5.4 Frequencies for Coordinating Search and Rescue Operations

...(2)Thefrequency123.1MHz,usingclassA3Eem

ission,maybeusedbystationsofthe

aeronautical mobile service and by other m

obile and land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue operations.

(3)Thefrequency156.3M

Hz[VHFMarinechannel6]m

aybeusedforcomm

unicationsbetweenshipstationsandaircraftstations,usingG3Eem

ission,engagedincoordinatedsearchand rescue (SAR) operations. W

hen control of the scene of a SAR incident is under a Coast Guard coaststation,156.3M

Hzmaybeusedbyshipstationstocom

municatewiththatcoaststation.

Does the NIFOG authorize me to use certain frequencies?

NO. The NIFOG does not grant authority to operate on any radio frequencies. Such authority can com

e only from the FCC or the NTIA.

Is the NIFOG the national emergency com

munications plan?

The NIFOG is the national guide for possible use in a situation where no other radio interoperability arrangem

ent was promulgated by local authorities, or where em

ergency responders are unaware of such an arrangem

ent. The NIFOG does NOT supersede any Federal, State, tribal, local, or regional

(NTIa Rules for Interoperability - continued)

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emergency com

munications plan. If you are dispatched to a disaster or incident scene and have no

other information on how to m

ake contact with other emergency responders, the NIFOG provides

useful suggestions for which frequencies to use to attempt initial contact.

are the interoperability channels discussed in the NIFOG available nationwide?

No. Not all frequencies are available nationwide for use as described in the NIFOG. In particular, the “Non-Federal VHF Inland Interoperability Channels” m

ay be used only in certain inland parts of the country, away from

coastal areas and major waterways (see the m

ap titled Counties Where

VTAC17/VTAC17D May Be Used on page27 for further details). Other channels in this plan may not be

usable due to the potential for adjacent channel interference in some areas, or due to authorized

on-channelusesthataredifferentthanthecomm

onusesdescribedintheNIFOG.UseoftheVCALL/VTAC and UCALL/UTAC channels by m

obiles (and hand-helds) North of Line A / East of Line C is lim

itedto3wattsERP;higherpowerrequiresfrequencycoordinationwithCanada.

ForadetailedlistofwhichcountiesareinwhichVHFPublicCoast(VPC)area,see:

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/FCCCNTY2K.txt and

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/READM

E_FCCCNTY2K.txt

FCC online area cross-reference search: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/cesearch.pl

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http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/FCCCNTY2K.txt

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/README_FCCCNTY2K.txt

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/cesearch.pl

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Who do I contact to use interoperability channels?

These channels can be used where licensed or authorized by FCC or NTIA, including authorization by a STA. Plansforhowthesechannelswillbeusedm

aybeintheStatewideComm

unicationsInteroperabilityPlan(SCIP) ortheTactical Interoperable Com

munications Plan(TICP) for thearea ofoperations.

Information onusing700and800M

Hz interoperability channelsmay befound intheplansofyour

700MHz RegionalPlanningCom

mittee or800M

Hz RegionalPlanningComm

ittee. Contact your Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SW

IC) for these plans, and for additional guidance on use of these channels.The COM

L (Comm

unications Unit Leader) acts as or delegates the role of frequency manager;

assigning specificusesto available radio channelsandcoordinating withdispatchers, theFCC, andNTIA for authorization to use additional channels as needed. If access to the COM

L has not been pre-arranged or is not working as planned, try the calling channels specifiedintheNIFOGat ornearthecom

mand post, incident scene, orstagingarea.

Directory of700MHz RegionalPlanningCom

mittees:

http://publicsafety.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/700-M

Hz/rpc-map.htm

Directory of800MHz RegionalPlanningCom

mittees:

http://publicsafety.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/800-M

Hz/regional-planning.htm

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http://publicsafety.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/700-MHz/rpc-map.htm

http://publicsafety.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/800-MHz/regional-planning.htm

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how do I request a Special Tem

porary authorization (STa)?

FCC licensees request a Special Temporary Authorization (STA) from

the FCC:

DuringNormalFCCBusinessHours(M

ondaythroughFriday,8:00am-4:30pm

EST/EDT)TracySim

mons-STALicensing(Part90--LandM

obileandPublicSafety),PublicSafety&Homeland

SecurityBureau-phone:717-338-2657email:Tracy.Sim

[email protected]

orfileelectronically:FCCForm601-ULShttp://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ then click on Online Filing “LOG IN”

OutsideofNormalFCCBusinessHours(4:30pm

-8amEST/EDT,weekends,andholidays)

FCC Operations Center (FCCOC) phone:202-418-1122em

ail:[email protected]

First Responders and public Safety entities with general STa inquiries

ZenjiNakazawa,DeputyDivisionChief,PublicSafety&HomelandSecurityBureau

phone:202-418-7949email:[email protected]

or FCCOperationsCenter(FCCOC)phone:202-418-1122em

ail:[email protected]

U.S. Government radio stations request tem

porary assignment or STAs via their agency representa-

tive to the Frequency Assignment Subcom

mittee (FAS) of the Interdepartm

ent Radio Advisory Comm

it-tee(IRAC).SeeNTIAM

anualsection8.3.32.Thetelephonenum

berfortheNTIAFrequencyAssignmentBranchis202-482-1132.

[SeethepreviouspageforrequestingSTAswhenaJointFieldOfficeisoperationalforanincident.]

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mailto:[email protected]?subject=STA%20Request

http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/

mailto:[email protected]?subject=STA%20inquiry

mailto:[email protected]?subject=STA%20Inquiry

mailto:[email protected]?subject=STA%20inquiry

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Does the NIFOG specify exactly how to program

channels?No.Thereisnoone-size-fits-allsolutionduetodifferingradiodesigns.TheNIFOGusestheANSI“StandardChannelNom

enclatureforthePublicSafetyInteroperabilityChannels”forchannelnames

-see“NPSTC”onpage 2.

Forsomechannels,thestandardnom

enclaturespecifiesa“direct”(“talk-around”)channelforrepeaters which takes an additional m

emory slot. Som

e radios have a switch for talk-around on a repeater channel, and using this feature saves m

emory slots. Sim

ilarly, some radios m

ay have a switch or button to enable or disable receive CTCSS; if not, another channel m

ay be programm

ed so both m

odes are available.

Consider programm

ing additional VHF Marine channels as possible interoperability channels

(for use when properly authorized), based on local or regional use. In particular, channels used by drawbridge tenders m

ay be appropriate; see http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.pdf for

authorized channel uses and http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=

mtVhf for frequencies.

Recomm

ended modes for using Federal Interoperability Channels: use analog for all Incident

Responsechannels(CTCSS167.9Hz)andLawEnforcementchannelsLEA,LE1,LEB,LE10,andLE

16(CTCSS167.9Hz);useP25digitalfortheremainingLEchannels,NAC$68F(1679

10 ). CTCSS should always be transm

itted on the analog channels, but carrier squelch (CSQ, no CTCSS) should be used on receive. Consider allowing the user to enable or disable CTCSS on receive by a switch or button; otherwise use CSQ on receive.

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http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.pdf

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtVhf

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how do em

ergency responders use the calling channels?As you approach an incident scene or staging area, you m

ight establish contact on a dispatch orworkingchannel.Ifyoucan’tm

akecontact,orifnochannelwasdesignatedforthispurpose,attem

pt to make contact on one of the designated interoperability calling channels. If it is a

repeater channel and you get no response, try the “direct” or “talk-around” mode if your radio has

that capability. In some cases, the talk-around channel exists as a distinct channel on the radio.

For example, the VHF Incident Response Federal Interoperability Channel is known as “NC 1”. The

talk-around for this repeater channel is known as “IR 5”.

Thenon-FederalnationalinteroperabilitycallingchannelsareVCALL10,UCALL40,7CALL50,7CALL70,and8CALL90;theFederalIRandLEcallingchannelsare“NC1”(direct:“IR5”),“NC2”(direct: “IR 15”), “LE A”, and “LE B”. You m

ay be able to learn what you need without transmitting, by

just listening to radio traffic on one of these channels.

Ifa“travelchannel”isneeded(e.g.forcomm

unicationsbetweenvehiclesinaconvoy),7CALL70Disrecom

mended if that will not interfere with its use as a calling channel.

May the Nationw

ide Interoperability Channels be used for tests and exercises?FCCrule90.417authorizescom

munications“inconnectionwithm

utualactivities”,whichincludestestsandexercises.FCCrule90.411authorizescom

municationsforcivildefense(em

ergencym

anagement) ac tivities during an actual or sim

ulated emergency, including drills and tests.

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how do Search and Rescue personnel on land, on w

atercraft, and on aircraft coordinate by radio?Certain VHF M

arine channels are designated in this plan for Search and Rescue (SAR) interoperability. Searchers on land, in boats, and in aircraft need to be able to com

municate with

each other to coordinate rescues. There is no VHF channel authorized and readily available to all three com

munities. Som

e aircraft involved in SAR have VHF Marine radios, as do m

ost boaters; but the VHF radios that m

any ground SAR groups use are not approved for use on maritim

e frequencies, and they m

ay be incapable of being programm

ed to operate in the wideband FM m

ode used on m

aritime frequencies. VHF m

arine radios may not be used on land unless they are licensed as

marine utility stations, public or private coast stations, or m

aritime support stations. VHF M

arine channelsm

aynotbeusedforterrestrialsearchandrescueoperations–theyareinthisplanduetothe likelihood of boats being involved in SAR in coastal areas.

Frequency155.16MHzislicensedtom

anySARorganizations.Itisthede facto SAR interoperability channel,andhasbeengiventhestandardizedchannelnam

eofVSAR16.Weencouragepublicsafety

entities to obtain licenses for this frequency to facilitate interoperability.

State or local government vehicles used to tow vessels involved in search and rescue operations

are authorized to operate on maritim

e mobile frequencies as associated ship units. Such

operations may use Distress, Safety and Calling, Intership Safety, Liaison, U.S. Coast Guard, or

Maritim

e Control VHF intership frequencies; and may have a transm

itter power of 25 watts. [FCCrule80.115]Federalvehicleshavesim

ilarauthorization.[NTIAManual8.2.29(c)(6)]

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Should Fire/eMS radios have the law

enforcement interoperability channels

programm

ed, and vice versa?Yes. Radios for public safety personnel should have as m

any of these interoperability channels program

med as possible, as perm

itted by the applicable regulations. Interoperability may require

crossing jurisdictional and functional lines. On the Federal interoperability channels, “Incident Response”(IR)m

eanseverybody–Fire,Rescue,EMS,PublicW

orks,LawEnforcement,etc.The“Law

Enforcement” (LE) channels will be used “prim

arily” for Law Enforcement activities, but could be

designated for other incident support if that would not hamper Law Enforcem

ent activities, and if assigned by the agency in control of the incident.

how can I get answers to questions about the “National Interoperability Field

Operations Guide”, or how can I offer suggestions to im

prove it?Pleasesendyourquestionsorcom

mentstotheU.S.Departm

entofHomelandSecurity,Offi

ceof Em

ergency Comm

unications, at [email protected] and include your name, agency or

organization affiliation, and your e-m

ail address.

how do I get copies of the NIFOG?

The latest version of the NIFOG can be downloaded or ordered from


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Regulations and Guidelines for National Interoperability

1. The FCC and NTIA rules allow for some flexibility in frequency use by personnel directly involved

in a situation where there is imm

inent danger to human life or property. This does NOT m

ean “In an em

ergency, anything goes.”

2. For comm

unications not covered by #1, your use of a radio frequency must be authorized by:

a. Your(or your agency’s) FCC license orNTIAauthorizationb. “Licenseby rule” –aprovision inFCC rules that authorizes useofaradio frequency under

specifiedconditions withoutaspecificlicense orauthorization issuedto theuserc. A “Special Tem

porary Authorization” provided by FCC or NTIA

3.Digital P25operations onnon-Federal interoperability channelsshouldtransmit thedefault

Network Access Code (NAC) $293(65910 ),andreceivewithNAC$F7E(3966

10 ) (accept any incom

ingNAC).Specifytalkgroup$FFFF(6553510 ), which includes everyone.

4.DefaultmodesforusingFederalInteroperabilityChannels:useanalogforallIncidentResponse

channelsandLawEnforcementchannelsLEA,LE1,LEB,LE10,andLE16;useP25Digitalfor

theremainingLEchannels,NAC$68F(1679

10 ).

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Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels

1.The“VHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan”,the“UHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan”,the“VHFLawEnforcem

ent(LE)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan”,andthe“UHFLawEnforcem

ent(LE)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan” show frequencies available for useby allFederal agenciesto satisfy law enforcem

ent and public safety incident response interoperability requirements. These

frequencies will be referred to hereinafter as “Federal Interoperability Channels”.

2. The Federal Interoperability Channels are available for use among Federal agencies and

between Federal agencies and non-federal entities with which Federal agencies have a requirem

ent to operate.

3.The channelsare available to non-federal entities to enablejoint Federal/non-federal operations for law enforcem

ent and incident response, subject to the condition that harm

ful interference will not be caused to Federal stations. These channels are restricted to interoperability com

munications and are not authorized for routine or adm

inistrative uses.

4.Extended operations andcongestion may leadto frequency conflicts. Coordination withNTIAis

required to resolve these conflicts.

5. Only narrowband emissions are to be used on the Federal Interoperability Channels.

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6.Equipmentused(transm

ittersandreceivers)mustm

eetthestandardsestablishedinSection5.3.5.2oftheNTIAM

anual:

a.TIA/EIA603-Bfornarrowbandanalog;b. TIA TSB 102.CAAB-A for narrowband digital

7.AcompletelistingofconditionsforusebyFederaluserscanbefoundinSection4.3.16ofthe

NTIA Manual.

8.Useofthesefrequencieswithin75milesoftheCanadianborderand5m

ilesoftheMexican

border require special coordination and in some cases will not be available for use.

law enforcem

ent plans

1.Frequencies167.0875MHzand414.0375M

HzaredesignatedasNationalCallingChannelsforinitialcontactandwillbeidentifiedintheradioasindicatedintheLawEnforcem

entFederalInteroperabilityChannelPlans.

2. Initial contact comm

unications will be established using narrowband analog FM em

ission (11K25F3E).

3.Theinteroperabilitychannelswillbeidentifiedinmobileandportableradiosasindicatedin

theLawEnforcementFederalInteroperabilityChannelPlanswithContinuousTone-Controlled

SquelchSystems(CTCSS)frequency167.9Hzand/orNetworkAccessCode(NAC)$68F(1679

10 ).

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Incident Response plans

1.Frequencies169.5375MHz(pairedwith164.7125M

Hz)and410.2375MHz(pairedwith

419.2375MHz)aredesignatedasthecallingchannelsforinitialcontactandwillbeidentifiedin

theradioasindicatedintheIncidentResponseFederalInteroperabilityChannelPlans.

2.Initial contact willbeestablishedusingnarrowband analogFMem

ission(11K25F3E).

3.To ensure access by stations fromoutsidethenorm

alarea ofoperation, Continuous Tone-Controlled Squelch System

s (CTCSS) will not be used on the calling channels.

4.The interoperability channels will beidentified inmobile and portable radios asindicated inthe

“VHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan” and the “UHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan”.

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Recomm

endations for programm

ing the Federal Interoperability Channels

1. If there is enough room in your radio, program

all channels as analog and again as digital channels. If not, program

as follows:

a.IncidentResponsechannels–allanalog.

b.LawEnforcementchannels–program

allasP25digitalwithNAC$68F(167910 ) except

LEA,LE1,LEB,LE10,andLE16whicharetobeprogramm

edanalogwithTxCTCSS167.9Hz(6Z)andnoRxCTCSS(carriersquelch,CSQ)

2. If your radio has a user-selectable option to enable/disable CTCSS on receive, you may

choosetoconfigurethisoptionsothattheusercanenablethesameCTCSStoneusedon

transmitforreceive.ThedefaultconfigurationshouldbeCSQreceive.

Note on using the Federal Interoperability Channels: These chan-

nels may not be used for state/state, state/local, or local/local

interoperability. a Federal entity m

ust be involved when these

are used.

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FCC Rules and Regulations

Title47,CodeofFederalRegulations,Parts0-199

http://wireless.fcc.gov/rules.html

Part80Maritim

eServices

For information on VHF M

arine channels, see http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageNam

e=m

tVhfPart87

AviationServicesPart90

PrivateLandMobileRadioServices

Part95PersonalRadioServices(includesGM

RS,FRS,CB,&MURS)

Part97Am

ateurRadioService

NTIa Rules and Regulations

Title47,CodeofFederalRegulations,Part300

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhom

e/redbook/redbook.html

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http://wireless.fcc.gov/rules.html


– 24 –

INTeROpeRabIlITy ChaNNelSNon-Federal VhF National Interoperability Channels

VhF low band

DescriptionChannel

Name

Mobile

Receive Frequency

Mobile

Transmit

Frequency

Receive and Transm

it CTCSS Tone

Law Enforcement

LLAW1

39.460045.8600

156.7 (5A)Law Enforcem

entLLAW

1D39.4600

39.4600156.7 (5A)

Fire (Proposed)LFIRE2

39.480045.8800

156.7 (5A)Fire (Proposed)

LFIRE2D39.4800

39.4800156.7 (5A)

Law Enforcement

LLAW3

45.860039.4600

156.7 (5A)Law Enforcem

entLLAW

3D45.8600

45.8600156.7(5A)

Fire (Proposed)LFIRE4

45.880039.4800

156.7 (5A)Fire

LFIRE4D45.8800

45.8800156.7 (5A)

Frequency 39.4800MHz ispendingFCC assignm

ent for exclusive fire intersystemuse.

These channels are WIDEBAND FM

, 20 kHz authorized bandwidth.

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Non-Federal VhF National Interoperability ChannelsVhF high band

Descrip-tion

Channel Nam

eM

obile Receive Freq.

Mobile Receive CTCSS Tone

Mobile

Transmit Freq.

Mobile Transm

it CTCSS Tone

CallingVCALL10

155.7525156.7(5A)

155.7525156.7(5A)

TacticalVTAC11 *

151.1375156.7(5A)

151.1375156.7 (5A)

TacticalVTAC12 *

154.4525156.7(5A)

154.4525156.7(5A)

TacticalVTAC13

158.7375156.7(5A)

158.7375156.7(5A)

TacticalVTAC14

159.4725156.7(5A)

159.4725156.7 (5A)

Tac RptVTAC33 *•

159.4725156.7 (5A)

151.1375 136.5(4Z)

Tac RptVTAC34*•

158.7375156.7(5A)

154.4525136.5(4Z)

Tac RptVTAC35•

159.4725156.7(5A)

158.7375136.5(4Z)

Tac RptVTAC36 *•

151.1375 156.7(5A)

159.4725136.5 (4Z)

Tac RptVTAC37*•

154.4525156.7(5A)

158.7375136.5(4Z)

T ac RptVTAC38•

158.7375156.7(5A )

159.4725136.5(4Z)

*VTAC11-12, VTAC33-34, andVTAC36-37 may notbeusedinPuerto Rico ortheUSVI.

•VTaC33-38 recomm

ended for deployable tactical repeater use only (FCC Station Class FB2T).• VTAC36-38 are preferred; VTAC33-35 should beused only when necessary due tointerference.All channels onthis page are NARROW

BAND only. Limited to3watts ERP North ofLine AorEast ofLine C.

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Non-Federal VhF National Interoperability Channels

VhF Inland

DescriptionChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)

Tactical–narrowbandFMVTAC17

161.8500157.2500

Tactical–narrowbandFMVTAC17D

161.8500161.8500

CTCSS156.7Hz(5A)transmitandreceive.

For VTaC17/VTaC17D only:Basestations:50wattsmax,antennaHAAT400feetm

ax.Mobile

stations: 20 watts max, antenna HAAT 15 feet m

ax. These channels are for tactical use and may not

be operated on board aircraft in flight. These channels use narrowband FM and are available only

in certain inland areas at least 100 miles from

a major waterway. These channels use the sam

e frequencies as VHF M

arine channel 25, which uses wideband FM. Use only where authorized. See

map on next page. In these authorized areas, interoperability com

munications have priority over

grandfatheredpubliccoastandpublicsafetylicensees.SeeFCCrule90.20(g)(3).

All channels on this page are NARROWBAND only.

Limitedto3wattsERPNorthofLineAorEastofLineC.

“Blanket authorization” does not apply - use of these channels must be licensed, or authorized by STA.

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Counties Where VTaC17/VTaC17D M

ay be UsedNum

bersIndicateVHFPublicCoastStationAreas-see47CFR80.371(c)(ii)

TX Counties - see page28

all of CO, MT, NM

, NV, UT, & Wy

all counties in aZ ID & ND except:aZ:LaPaz,Yum

a;ID: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater , Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, &Shoshone ND: Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, LaM

oure,Pierce, Ransom, Richland,

Sargent, Sheridan, Stutsman, W

ells

SD: All counties except Aurora, Beadle, Bon Hom

me,Brookings,Brule,Buffalo,Charles

Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison,

Deuel, Douglas, Grant, Gregory, Hamlin,

Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbur y,L ake,Linc oln,L ym

an,M

cCook , Miner, M

innehaha, Moody,

Roberts, Sanborn, Stanley, Sully, Tripp, Turner, Union, Yankton

Ca: Alpine, Inyo, Lassen, Mono,Plum

as,SierraKS: Cheyenne, Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Sherm

an, Thomas,

Wallace

MN: Kittson, Lake of the

Woods,M

arshall,Pennington,Polk,RedLake,RoseauNe: Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Dundy, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Keith, Kim

ball, Lincoln, Logan, M

cPherson,Morrill,Perkins,ScottsBluff,

Sheridan, Sioux, Thomas

OK: Beckham, Custer, Dewey,

Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Harper,

Jackson, Kiowa,RogerMills,

Washita, W

oodward

OR: Harney, Malheur

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Texas Counties Where VTaC17/VTaC17D M

ay be used(see page27)

Andrew

sA

rmstrong

BaileyBorden

Brewster

BriscoeCallahanCarsonCastro

ChildressCochran

CokeCollingsw

orthConchoCottleCrane

CrockettCrosby

CulbersonD

allam

Daw

sonD

eaf Smith

Dickens

Donley

EctorEdw

ardsEl PasoFisherFloyd

Gaines

Garza

Glasscock

Gray

Hale

Hall

Hansford

Hartley

Haskell

Hockley

How

ard

Hudspeth

Hutchinson

IrionJeff D

avisJonesKent

Kimble

KingKinneyKnoxLam

bLipscom

bLoving

LubbockLynn

McCullochM

artinM

enardM

idlandM

itchell

Moore

Motley

Nolan

Ochiltree

Oldham

Parmer

PecosPotter

PresidioRandallReaganReevesRobertsRunnels

SchleicherScurry

Sherman

SterlingStonew

allSutton

Swisher

TaylorTerrellTerry

Tom G

reenU

ptonVal Verde

Ward

Wheeler

Winkler

Yoakum

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VhF public Safety Mutual aid and Com

mon Channels

WARNING: These frequencies are NOT covered by the blanket authorization for nationwide interoperability channels. A valid FCC license for these frequencies is required. Availability subject to other licensed users in the sam

e area.Frequency (M

hz)Usage

Channel Name

Note

155.1600base/mobile

Search and Rescue Comm

on (CTCSS 127.3transm

it&receive)VSAR16a.k.a.

SAR NFM&SAR160

Not restricted to SAR by FCC; availability varies.

154.2800 base/mobile

F ire Mutual Aid

VFIRE21

Nota vailableinP uertoRic o and the U.S. Virgin

Islands.

154.2650base/mobile

VFIRE22154.2950base/m

obileVFIRE23

154.2725base/mobile


obileVFIRE25



obileEM

S Mutual Aid

VMED28

May be designated for EM

S Mutual Aid.

155.3475base/mobile

VMED29


Law Enforcement M

utual AidVLAW

31155.4825base/m

obileVLAW

32lICeNS ING ReQU IReD - These are NOT nationwide interoperability channels - CTCSS tones vary by jurisdiction. Rulesfo rus eofth esech annelsar eco ntainedin47CF R90 .20an dNT IAMa nualSe ction4. 3.11&7. 3.6.Seealso “Non-Federal VHF National Interoperability Channels” and “Non-Federal VHF Inland Interoperability Channels” on page 25 - page 28ofthisdocum

en t.EXCEPTfor VSAR16,therec omm

endedCT CSStonesare156.7rec eive and transm

it for all channels on this page for interoperabiliy; local use may specify other tones.

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NOaa Weather Radio “all hazards” broadcasts

NWR broadcasts National W

eather Service (NWS) warnings, watches, forecasts and other non-weather

relatedhazardinformation24hoursaday.ChannelsW

X1-WX7areusedintheUS&Canada;channels

WX8-W

X9are usedfor Canada MarineW

eather broadcasts insomeareas. Thesechannelsshouldbepro-

gramm

ed aswidebandFM(16K0F3E)RECEIVEONLY. Som

e radio manufacturers num

bertheUSweather channels in the order they cam

e into use, others number them

in frequency order. For programm

ing in land-m

obile radios, frequency order is recomm

ended.

Weather Radio broadcasts – Receive Only

(WX1-W

X7US&Canada;WX8-W

X9CanadaMarineW

eather)

WX1

WX2

WX3

WX4

WX5

WX6

WX7

162.400162.425

162.450162.475

162.500162.525

162.550

WX8 (M

arine 21B)W

X9 (Marine83B)

161.650161.775

NOAA Weather Radio outages or transm

itter problems :

Listing http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/outages/outages.php Report form

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/outages/report.phporc all1-888-886-1227orem

ailn [email protected]

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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/outages/outages.php

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/outages/report.php

mailto:[email protected]?subject=NWR%20Outage%20Report

– 31 –

Federal / Non-Federal SaR Comm

and Interoperability planChannel Nam

e* M

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)CTCSS

Connect with GatewayIR 12**

410.8375419.8375

167.9Tx,CSQRx

VTAC14159.4725

159.4725156.7RxandTx

UTAC43453.8625

458.8625156.7RxandTx

8TAC94(ITAC4 before rebanding)

853.0125(868.0125before rebanding)

808.0125(823.0125before rebanding)

156.7RxandTx

VHF Marine

Ch.17***156.8500(thisuserequires FCC STA)

156.8500(thisuserequires FCC STA)

none

*Ifarepeaterisnotavailable,substitutethecorrespondingtalk-aroundchannel:IR18forIR12,UTAC43DforUTAC43,8TAC94Dfor8TAC94.**See Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels on page 19 - page 21.***VHFm

arinech.17iswidebandFM,em

ission16K00F3E.

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Federal / Non-Federal VhF SaR Operations Interoperability planSuggested SaR Function

Frequency (Mhz)

Ground Operations155.1600narrowbandFM

Maritim

e Operations *157.050or157.150(VHFM

arinech.21Aor23A)asspecifiedbyUSCG Sector Com

mander

Air Operations–civilian123.100M

HzAM(m

aynotbeusedfortestsorexercises)AirOperations–USCG/M

ilitary345.0M

HzAMforinitialcontactonly,thenm

oveto282.8MHzAM

or other working channel

Air rescue assets to air rescue assets (deconflic-tion)

AschartedonstandardairchartorMULTICOM

122.850(southorwestsec tor)&122.900M

H z(nor thoreastsec tor),orasspecifiedbyF AA.122.850m

a ynotbeusedf ort estsore xercisesGround to Air SAR working channel

157.17583A(21A,23A,81AalternatesasspecifiedbylocalUSCGSector Com

mander) **

Ground to Maritim

e SAR working channel157.05021A(23A,81A,83Aalt ernatesasspecifiedb yloc alUSC GSector Com

mander) **

Maritim

e/Air/Ground SAR working channel *157.17583A(21A,23A,81AalternatesasspecifiedbylocalUSCGSector Com

mander) **

EMS / M

edical Support155.3400narr owbandF M

Hailing*&DISTRESSonly-Maritim

e/Air/Ground156.800VHFM

arinechannel16** Use VhF M

arine ch.16 to make contact (30 seconds m

ax.), then move to appropriate working channel as directed

by local USCG Sector Comm

ander. Non-maritim

e use of any VhF Marine channel requires FCC Special Tem

porary authority or appropriate license. V hF m

arine channels use wideband FM

, emission 16K0F3 e

**VHFMarinechannels:16=

156.80021A=157.05022A=

157.10023A=157.15081A=

157.07582A=157.12583A=

157.1750Direction from

USCG, FCC, or Faa overrides information in this table. This table does not convey authority to operate.

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VhF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability ChannelsSuggested assignm

ent (subjecttoavailability&localplans)

Channel Nam

eNote

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)Incident Calling

NC 1Calling

169.5375164.7125

Incident Comm

andIR 1

170.0125165.2500

Medical Evacuation Control

IR 2170.4125

165.9625Logistics Control

IR3170.6875

166.5750Interagency Convoy

IR4173.0375

167.3250Incident Calling (Direct)

IR 5Direct for NC 1

Calling169.5375

169.5375(S)

Incident Comm

and (Direct)IR6

Direct for IR 1170.0125

170.0125(S)M

edical Evacuation Control (Direct)

IR7Direct for IR 2

170.4125170.4125(S)

Logistics Control (Direct)IR8

DirectforIR3170.6875

170.6875(S)Interagency Convoy (Direct)

IR 9Direct for IR4

173.0375173.0375 (S)

See “Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels” on page 19 - page 21. Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS167.9transm

it.Iftheusercanenable/disableCTCSSwithout reprogram

ming the radio, the indicated CTCSS tone also could be program

med for receive, and the user

instructed how and when to enable/disable.All channels on this page are NARROW

BAND only.

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VhF law enforcem

ent (le) Federal Interoperability ChannelsDescription

Channel Nam

eNote

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)CTCSS or NaC

Calling LE A

Analog167.0875

167.0875(S)167.9Tx, CSQ Rx

Tactical LE 1

Analog167.0875

162.0875167.9Tx, CSQ Rx

TacticalLE 2

167.2500162.2625

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE3

167.7500162.8375

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE4

168.1125163.2875

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE 5

168.4625163.4250

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE6

Direct for LE 2167.2500

167.2500(S)$68F(1679

10 )

TacticalLE7

DirectforLE3167.7500

167.7500(S)$68F(1679

10 )

TacticalLE8

DirectforLE4168.1125

168.1125(S)$68F(1679

10 )

TacticalLE9


168.4625(S)$68F(1679

10 )See “Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels” on page 19 - page 21. CTCSS on receive only if user selectable; else CSQ.All channels on this page are NARROW

BAND only.

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UhF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability ChannelsSuggested assignm

ent (subjecttoavailability&localplans)

Channel Nam

eNote

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)Incident Calling

NC 2Calling

410.2375419.2375

Ad hoc assignment

IR 10410.4375

419.4375Ad hoc assignm

ent IR 11

410.6375419.6375

SAR Incident Comm

and IR 12

410.8375419.8375

Ad hoc assignment

IR13413.1875

413.1875(S)Interagency Convoy

IR14413.2125

413.2125(S)Incident Calling (Direct)

IR 15Direct for NC 2

Calling410.2375

410.2375(S)

Ad hoc assignment (Direct)

IR16Direct for IR 10

410.4375410.4375(S)

Ad hoc assignment (Direct)

IR17Direct for IR 11

410.6375410.6375 (S)

SAR Incident Comm

and (Direct)IR18

D irect for IR 12410.8375

410.8375(S)

See “Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels” on page 19 - page 21. Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS167.9transm

it.Iftheusercanenable/disableCTCSSwithout reprogram

ming the radio, the indicated CTCSS tone also could be program

med for receive, and the user

instructed how and when to enable/disable.

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UhF law enforcem

ent (le) Federal Interoperability ChannelsDescription

Channel Nam

eNote

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)CTCSS or NaC

CallingLE B

Analog414.0375

414.0375(S)167.9Tx,CSQRx

TacticalLE 10

Analog409.9875

418.9875167.9Tx,CSQRx

TacticalLE 11

410.1875419.1875

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE 12

410.6125419.6125

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE13

414.0625414.0625(S)

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE14

414.3125414.3125(S)

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE 15

414.3375414.3375(S)

$68F(167910 )

TacticalLE16

Direct for LE 10 Analog

409.9875409.9875(S)

167.9Tx,CSQRx

TacticalLE17


410.1875(S)$68F(1679

10 )

TacticalLE18


410.6125(S)$68F(1679

10 )See “Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels” on page 19 - page 21. CTCSS on receive only if user selectable; else CSQ.All channels on this page are NARROW

BAND only.

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Non-Federal UhF National Interoperability Repeater ChannelsDescription

Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

CallingUCALL40

453.2125458.2125

CallingUCALL40D

453.2125453.2125

TacticalUTAC41

453.4625458.4625

TacticalUTAC41D

453.4625453.4625

TacticalUTAC42

453.7125458.7125

TacticalUTAC42D

453.7125453.7125

TacticalUTAC43

453.8625458.8625

TacticalUTAC43D

453.8625453.8625

CTCSS156.7Hz(5A)transmitandreceive.

AllchannelsonthispageareNARROWBANDonly.Lim

itedto3wattsERPNorthofLineAorEastofLineC.

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– 38 –

UH

F mED

(medical, Em

S) ChannelsThese frequencies are NOT covered by the blanket authorization for nationwide interoperability chan-

nels. A valid FCC license for these frequencies is required.

Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

bandwidth

MED–9*

462.950467.950

12.5,6.25

MED–91*

462.95625467.95625

6.25

MED–92*

462.9625467.9625

12.5,6.25

MED–93*

462.96875467.96875

6.25

MED–10*

462.975467.975

12.5,6.25

MED–101*

462.98125467.98125

6.25

MED–102*

462.9875467.9875

12.5,6.25

MED–103*

462.99375467.99375

6.25

*Usedprimarilyfordispatch;m

aybeusedformutualaid.47CFR90.20(d)(65).

Directmode:receive&transm

iton“MobileRX”freq.;add“D”tochannelnam

e.Repeaterm

ode:mobiletransm

itson“MobileTX”freq.,receiveson“Base&M

obileTX”freq.CTCSS as required by local plan.

(continued)

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UH

F mED

(medical, Em



Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

bandwidth

MED–1

463.000468.000

12.5,6.25

MED–11

463.00625468.00625

6.25

MED–12

463.0125468.0125

12.5,6.25

MED–13

463.01875468.01875

6.25

MED–2

463.025468.025

12.5,6.25

MED–21

463.03125468.03125

6.25

MED–22

463.0375468.0375

12.5,6.25

MED–23

463.04375468.04375

6.25



e.Repeaterm

ode:mobiletransm



(continued)

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– 40 –

UH

F mED

(medical, Em



Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

bandwidth

MED–3

463.050468.050

12.5,6.25

MED–31

463.05625468.05625

6.25

MED–32

463.0625468.0625

12.5,6.25

MED–33

463.06875468.06875

6.25

MED–4

463.075468.075

12.5,6.25

MED–41

463.08125468.08125

6.25

MED–42

463.0875468.0875

12.5,6.25

MED–43

463.09375468.09375

6.25



e.Repeaterm

ode:mobiletransm



(continued)

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UH

F mED

(medical, Em



Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

bandwidth

MED–5

463.100468.100

12.5,6.25

MED–51

463.10625468.10625

6.25

MED–52

463.1125468.1125

12.5,6.25

MED–53

463.11875468.11875

6.25

MED–6

463.125468.125

12.5,6.25

MED–61

463.13125468.13125

6.25

MED–62

463.1375468.1375

12.5,6.25

MED–63

463.14375468.14375

6.25



e.Repeaterm

ode:mobiletransm



(continued)

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UH

F mED

(medical, Em



Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

bandwidth

MED–7

463.150468.150

12.5,6.25

MED–71

463.15625468.15625

6.25

MED–72

463.1625468.1625

12.5,6.25

MED–73

463.16875468.16875

6.25

MED–8

463.175468.175

12.5,6.25

MED–81

463.18125468.18125

6.25

MED–82

463.1875468.1875

12.5,6.25

MED–83

463.19375468.19375

6.25



e.Repeaterm

ode:mobiletransm



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700 Mhz Nationw

ide Interoperability ChannelsMode:OnlyP25FDMAPhase1Com

monAirInterfaceperm

ittedperFCCR&O14-172¶87(10/24/2014).TXNAC:$293(659

10 ).RXNAC$F7E(396610 ).

TalkGroupID:$00001(110 )

Manufacturer’sID:$00(0

10 )MessageID:$00000000000000000000(0

10 )

Encryption:•Noencryptiononcallingchannels•Algorithm

ID:$80(12810 )

•KeyID:$0000(010 )

“$”indicateshexadecimalvalue,“10”subscriptindicatesdecim

alvalue.

primary Use

Channel Name

Mobile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (Mhz)

Calling Channel *7CALL50

769.24375799.24375

Calling Channel *7CALL50D

769.24375769.24375

GeneralPublicSafety7TAC51

769.14375799.14375

GeneralPublicSafety7TAC51D

769.14375769.14375


769.64375799.64375


769.64375769.64375


770.14375800.14375


770.14375770.14375

*Recomm

endedasPRIMARYcallingchannelfor700MHzBand.

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700 Mhz Nationw

ide Interoperability Channelsprim

ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)


770.64375800.64375


770.64375770.64375


769.74375799.74375


769.74375769.74375


770.24375800.24375


770.24375770.24375

OtherPublicService7GTAC57

770.99375800.99375

OtherPublicService7GTAC57D

770.99375770.99375

Mobile Repeater

7MOB59

770.89375800.89375

Mobile Repeater

7MOB59D

770.89375770.89375

Law Enforcement

7LAW61

770.39375800.39375

Law Enforcement

7LAW61D

770.39375770.39375

Law Enforcement

7LAW62

770.49375800.49375

Law Enforcement

7LAW62D

770.49375770.49375

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700 Mhz Nationw


ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)

Fire7FIRE63

769.89375799.89375

Fire7FIRE63D

769.89375769.89375

Fire7FIRE64

769.99375799.99375

Fire7FIRE64D

769.99375769.99375

EMS

7MED65

769.39375799.39375

EMS

7MED65D

769.39375769.39375

EMS

7MED66

769.49375799.49375

EMS

7MED66D

769.49375769.49375

Mobile Data *

7DATA69770.74375

800.74375

Mobile Data *

7DATA69D770.74375

770.74375

Calling Channel **7CALL70

773.25625803.25625

Calling Channel **7CALL70D

773.25625773.25625

* Voice comm

unications are permitted on7DATA69 /7DATA69D onasecondary basis-90.531(b)(1)(i).

**Recomm

ended asSECONDARY calling channelorINCIDENTcalling channelfor 700MHz band.

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700 Mhz Nationw


ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)


773.10625803.10625


773.10625773.10625


773.60625803.60625


773.60625773.60625


774.10625804.10625


774.10625774.10625


774.60625804.60625


774.60625774.60625


773.75625803.75625


773.75625773.75625

General Public Safety7TAC76

774.25625804.25625

General Public Safety7TAC76D

774.25625774.25625

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700 Mhz Nationw


ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)

OtherPublicService7GTAC77

774.85625804.85625

OtherPublicService7GTAC77D

774.85625774.85625

Mobile Repeater

7MOB79

774.50625804.50625

Mobile Repeater

7MOB79D

774.50625774.50625

Law Enforcement

7LAW81

774.00625804.00625

Law Enforcement

7LAW81D

774.00625774.00625

Law Enforcement

7LAW82

774.35625804.35625

Law Enforcement

7LAW82D

774.35625774.35625

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700 Mhz Nationw


ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (M

hz)M

obile TX (M

hz)

Fire7FIRE83

773.50625803.50625

Fire7FIRE83D

773.50625773.50625

Fire7FIRE84

773.85625803.85625

Fire7FIRE84D

773.85625773.85625

EMS

7MED86

773.00625803.00625

EMS

7MED86D

773.00625773.00625

EMS

7MED87

773.35625803.35625

EMS

7MED87D

773.35625773.35625

Mobile Data *

7DATA89774.75625

804.75625

Mobile Data *

7DATA89D774.75625

774.75625

* Voice comm

unications are permitted on7DATA89 /7DATA89D onasecondary basis-90.531(b)(1)(i).

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700 Mhz Nationw

ide air-Ground Channelsprim

ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)

Air - Ground7AG58

769.13125799.13125

Air - Ground7AG58D

769.13125769.13125

Air - Ground7AG60

769.63125799.63125

Air - Ground7AG60D

769.63125769.63125

Air - Ground7AG67

770.13125800.13125

Air - Ground7AG67D

770.13125 770.13125

Air - Ground7AG68

770.63125800.63125

Air - Ground7AG68D

770.63125 770.63125

(continued)TXNAC:$293(659

10 ).RXNAC$F7E(396610 ). These channels are reserved for air-ground

comm

unications to be used by low-altitude aircraft and ground based stations: See FCC rule 90.531(7). (i)Airborneuseofthesechannelsislim

itedtoaircraft flyingatorbelow457 meters

(1500 feet) above ground level. (ii) aircraft are limited to 2 w

atts effective radiated power ( eRp) when transm

itting while airborne on these channels. (iii) Aircraft may transm

it on either the m

obile or base transmit side of the channel pair. (iv) States are responsible for the

administration of these channels. These are NOT nationwide interoperability channels.

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700 Mhz Nationw

ide air-Ground Channelsprim

ary UseChannel Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)

Mobile TX (M

hz)

Air - Ground7AG78

773.11875803.11875

Air - Ground7AG78D

773.11875773.11875

Air - Ground7AG80

773.61875803.61875

Air - Ground7AG80D

773.61875773.61875

Air - Ground7AG85

774.11875804.11875

Air - Ground7AG85D

774.11875774.11875

Air - Ground7AG88

774.61875804.61875

Air - Ground (LZ)*7AG88D

774.61875774.61875

*7AG88Disrecomm

endedforlanding Zone use. TXNAC:$293(659

10 ).RXNAC$F7E(396610 ). These channels are reserved for air-ground

comm

unications to be used by low-altitude aircraft and ground based stations: See FCC rule 90.531(7). (i)Airborne useofthesechannelsislim

ited to aircraft flyingat orbelow 457 meters

(1500 feet) above ground level. (ii) aircraft are limited to 2 w

atts effective radiated power ( eRp) when transm

itting while airborne on these channels. (iii) Aircraft may transm

it on either the m

obile or base transmit side of the channel pair. (iv) States are responsible for the

administration of these channels. These are NOT nationwide interoperability channels.

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Non-Federal 800 Mhz National M

utual aid Repeater Channels

DescriptionCh. Nam

eM

obile RX (Mhz)*

Mobile TX (M

hz)*

Calling8CALL90

851.0125(866.0125)806.0125(821.0125)

Calling–Direct8CALL90D

851.0125(866.0125)851.0125(866.0125)

Tac tical8TAC91

851.5125(866.5125)806.5125(821.5125)

Tac tical–D irect8TAC91D

851.5125(866.5125)851.5125(866.5125)

Tac tical8TAC92

852.0125(867.0125)807.0125(822.0125)


852.0125(867.0125)852.0125(867.0125)

Tac tical8TAC93

852.5125(867.5125)807.5125(822.5125)


852.5125(867.5125)852.5125(867.5125)

Tac tical8TAC94

853.0125(868.0125)808.0125(823.0125)


853.0125(868.0125)853.0125(868.0125)

CTCSS156.7(5A)receiveandtransmit.

*The frequency in parenthesis, which is 15 MHz higher, is the frequency used before rebanding - channel nam

es wereICALL,ITAC1-ITAC4.W

idebandFM20K0F3Ebeforeandafterrebanding.

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25 Cities project Federal Interoperability ChannelsThe25CitiesProjectFederalInteroperabilityChannelsweredevelopedthroughtheDepartm

entofJustice“25 Cities” project to support local, state, federal, and tribal voice com

munications interoperability. Each

metropolitan area has agreed upon policies and procedures regarding use of these channels. M

ost 25 Cities VHF channels are accessible by non-VHF users via perm

anent or ad hoc patching capabilities. All agenciesin terestedinusingthesefr equencies,whoar enotc urrentlypar ticipatinginthe25C itieseff ort,should con tact the local FBI Radio M

anager prior to programm

ing any equipment. Pleasenot etha tthr ee

25 Cities channels ar e on VHF Law Enforcement (LE) Federal Interoperability Channel pairs: Baltim

ore (BAFIOLE3),B oston(BS IO LE4),andW

ashingt onDC(DCIO2LE2). For frequencies and programm

ing details or other questions regarding the project, contact:

QuintinR.Wy ckoff,FBIFED -IOP rogram

C oordinator 703-985-1467QUINTIN.W

Y [email protected]

InformationasofM

ar ch17,2015.

( continued)

CITyCH

aN

NEl N

am

E

ATLANTAATLFIO(VHFP25VotedSystem

)

BALTIMORE

BAFIOLE3(VHFP25VotedSystem)

BOSTONBPDFIO(VHFAnalogVotedSystem

)

BOSTONBSIOLE4(VHFP25VotedSystem

)

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mailto:[email protected]?subject=25%20CITIES%20NIFOG

– 53 –

(continued)

25 Cities project Federal Interoperability Channels - continuedCITy

CHa

NN

El Na

mE

CHICAGOCG-COM

-N, CG-COM-C, CG-COM

-S (VHFP25M

ulticastVotedSystem)

CHICAGOCG-TAC-N, CG-TAC-C, CG-TAC-S

(VHFP25Multic astVot edS ystem

)

DALLASDFW

EAST( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

DALLASDFW

WEST( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

DENVERDEN IO-N, DEN IO-E, DEN IO-C, DEN IO-S, DEN IO-W

(VHFP25M

ultic astVot edS ystem)

ELP ASOEPFIO -W,EPFIO -E

(VHFP25Multic astVot edS ystem

)

HARTFORDCFedcom

-N, CFedcom-S, CFedcom

-E, CFedcom-W

(VHFP25M

ultic astVot edS ystem)

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(continued)


CHa

NN

El Na

mE

HONOLULUHNLFIO(VHFP25Stand-alone125wattrepeater)

HONOLULUHNLFIO2(VHFP25Stand-alone125wattrepeater)

HONOLULULE4( VHFP25Tr ansportable125w attr epeater)

HONOLULUHNL FIRE (VHF Analog Voted System

)

HOUSTONHOUCM

D( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

HOUSTONHOUP AT( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

JACKSONVILLEJAXFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

LOS ANGELESLAFIO1( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)


)


)

MIAM

IMIAFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

MINNEAPOLIS/STP AUL

FEDCOM-M

P,FEDC OM-SP

( VHFP25Multic astVot edS ystem

)

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(continued)


CHa

NN

El Na

mE

NaTIONWIDe

J-SMART(Talkgroup#15) (LightSquaredM

SATRadioPTT)

NEWARKNJ

NKFIO(N orthernN ewJersey)( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

NEW ORLEANS

NOLAFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

NEW YORK

NYCFIO(NY C),NY CFIO -N( Orange-Putnam),NY CFIO -E(S uffolkC ounty),

NY CFIO -S( CentralNJ)( VHFP25Multic astVot edsyst em

)

NEW YORK

NYCFIO2( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

NORFOLK /HAM

PTONRO ADSHRNFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

ORLANDOORLFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

PHILADELPHIAPHFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

RICHMOND VA

RH-FIO-PB-LE5,RH-FIO -RH-LE4( VHFP25Multic astVot edS ystem

)

SAN DIEGOCALAW

1,VLA W31,800FIREM ARS,800 CLEM ARS

(VHFA nalog&800MH zW

idebandA nalogVot edS ystem

with Transmitter Selected by RCS Dispatchers)

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(continued)


CHa

NN

El Na

mE

SAN FRANCISCOSF MA V-A (VHF Analog or Digital Stand-alone 125 watt repeater)

SAN FRANCISCOSF MA U-A (UHF Analog or Digital Stand-alone 125 watt repeater)

SAN FRANCISCOCLEMARS7(LL AW

1)(L owB andWidebandA nalogS tand-aloner epeater)

SAN FRANCISCOSF MA T-A (UHF-T Band W

ideband Analog Stand-alone 125 watt repeater)

SAN FRANCISCO8TAC94(800M

H zWidebandA nalogS tand-alone125w attr epeater)

SAN FRANCISCOSFFED -V( VHFP25S tand-alone125w attr epeater)

SAN FRANCISCOSFFED -U(UHFP25S tand-alone125w attr epeater)

SAN FRANCISCOAll of the above repeaters can be networked together.

SAN FRANCISCOSFFED -ED,SFFED -ES,SFFED -ET,SFFED -EW

( VHFP25Multic astVot edS ystem

)

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CHa

NN

El Na

mE

ST LOUISSTLCALL(VHFP25VotedSystem

)8CALL90(800M

HzWidebandSim

ulcastRepeaterSystem)

ST LOUISSTLTA C( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)8TAC91(800M

H zWidebandS im

ulcastRepea terS ystem)

TAMPA

TAMFIO( VHFP25Vot edS ystem

)

WASHINGTON DC

DCIO -1( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

WASHINGTON DC

DCIO2LE2( VHFP25Vot edS ystem)

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COMM

ON COMM

UNICaTIONS ReFeReNCeSOperations Center Telephone Num

bers

DhS M

ain Number ..................................................................................202-282-8000

NOC Senior Watch Offi

cer ................................................................202-282-8101NCC W

atch ......................................................................................703-235-5080SHARES HF Radio .............................................................................703-235-5080

FCC Federal Com

munications Com

mission

FCC Operations Center (FCCOC) [email protected] ............................202-418-1122,-2813FAXGeneralinfo(1-888-CALL-FCC) .......................................................1-888-225-5322

FeMa

Federal Emergency M

anagement Agency

National Watch Center ....................................................................202-646-2828

National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) ..............................202-212-2424NRCC em

ail .....................................................................................FEMA-NRCC@fema.dhs.gov

FpSFederalProtectiveService,NationalEm

ergencyNumber ................1-877-4FPS-411(437-7411)

aRC Am

ericanNa tionalRedC ross,24-hrD isasterO perationsC enter .....800-526-3571,202-303-5555

aRRl Am

eric an Radio Relay League .........................................................emergenc [email protected]

Main Num

ber ..................................................................................860-594-0200-0259faxE m

ergencyP reparednessManager .................................................860-594-0222

Radio S tation W

1AW .......................................................................860-594-0268

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emergency Support Functions (eSF)

ESF #1: TransportationESF#9:UrbanSearch&Rescue

ESF #2: Comm

unications ESF#10:Oil&Hazardous M

aterials Response

ESF #3:Public Worksand

EngineeringESF #11: Agriculture and Natural

Resources

ESF #4:FirefightingESF #12: Energy

ESF #5: Emergency M

anagement

ESF #13:Public Safety andSecurity

ESF #6:MassCare, Housing, andHum

an ServicesESF #14:Long-Term

Comm

unity Recovery

ESF #7:Resource Support ESF#15:External Affairs

ESF#8:Public Health andMedical

ServicesTelephone num

ber for all eSFs during activations 202-212-2424

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FEma regions - States and Territories

RegionI:CT,MA,ME,NH,RI,VT-1-617-956-7506or1-877-336-2734

RegionII:NJ,NY,PuertoRicoandtheUSVirginIslandsNJandNY:1-212-680-3600 PRandUSVI:1-787-296-3500

RegionIII:DC,DE,MD,PA,VA,WV-1-215-931-5500

RegionIV:AL,FL,GA,KY,MS,NC,SC,TN-1-770-220-5200

RegionV:IL,IN,MI,MN,OH,WI-1-312-408-5500

RegionVI:AR,LA,NM,OK,TX-1-940-898-5399

RegionVII:IA,KS,MO,NE-1-816-283-7061

RegionVIII:CO,MT,ND,SD,UT,WY-1-303-235-4800

Region IX: AZ, CA, Guam (GU), HI, NV, CNMI, RMI, FSM, American Samoa (AS)1-510-627-7100

RegionX:AK,ID,OR,WA-1-425-487-4600

FEMAHeadquarters,WashingtonDC:1-202-646-2500

FEMADisasterAssistance:1-800-621-FEMA(3362)

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U.S. Coast Guard rescue Coordination Centers

24 hour Regional Contacts for EmergenciesLast Modified 12/4/2013

rCC location phone Number

Atlantic Area SAR Coordinator Portsmouth, VA (757)398-6700

RCC Boston Boston, MA (617)223-8555

RCC Norfolk Portsmouth, VA (757)398-6231

RCC Miami Miami, FL (305)415-6800

RSC San Juan San Juan, PR (787)289-2042

RCC New Orleans New Orleans, LA (504)589-6225

RCC Cleveland Cleveland, OH (216)902-6117

Pacific SAR Coordinator Alameda, CA (510)437-3700

RCC Alameda Alameda, CA (510)437-3700

RCC Seattle Seattle, WA (206)220-7001

RCC Honolulu Honolulu, HI (808) 535-3333

Sector Guam Santa Rita, GU (671)355-4824

RCC Juneau Juneau, Alaska (907)463-2000

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CTCSS Tones and CodesFreq.(hz)

MotorolaCode

NIFC & Ca Fire *

Freq.(hz)

MotorolaCode

NIFC & Ca Fire *

67.0 XZ 17 136.5 4Z 469.3** WZ 141.3 4A 1371.9 XA 18 146.2 4B 574.4 WA 19 151.4 5Z 1477.0 XB 20 156.7 5A 679.7 WB 21 162.2 5B 1582.5 YZ 22 167.9 6Z 785.4 YA 23 173.8 6A 2988.5 YB 24 179.9 6B 3091.5 ZZ 25 186.2 7Z 3194.8 ZA 26 192.8 7A 1697.4 ZB 27 203.5 M1 32

100.0 1Z 9 206.5 8Z103.5 1A 8 210.7 M2107.2 1B 10 218.1 M3110.9 2Z 1 225.7 M4114.8 2A 11 229.1 9Z118.8 2B 28 233.6 M5123.0 3Z 2 241.8 M6127.3 3A 12 250.3 M7131.8 3B 3 254.1 0Z

*CaliforniaFIRESCOPEtonelist,usedbyNIFCandCAfireagenciesRef. http://WWW.FIRESCOPE.ORG/macs-docs/MACS-441-1.pdf**69.4insomeradios

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http://WWW.FIRESCOPE.ORG/macs-docs/MACS-441-1.pdf

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DCS CodesNormal Inverted Nor. Inv. Nor. Inv. Nor. Inv.

023 047 155 731 325 526 516 432025 244 156 265 331 465 523 246026 464 162 503 332 455 526 325031 627 165 251 343 532 532 343036 172 172 036 346 612 546 132043 445 174 074 351 243 565 703047 023 205 263 364 131 606 631051 032 212 356 365 125 612 346053 452 223 134 371 734 624 632054 413 225 122 411 226 627 031065 271 226 411 412 143 631 606071 306 243 351 413 054 632 624072 245 244 025 423 315 654 743073 506 245 072 431 723 662 466074 174 246 523 432 516 664 311114 712 251 165 445 043 703 565115 152 252 462 446 255 712 114116 754 255 446 452 053 723 431122 225 261 732 454 266 731 155125 365 263 205 455 332 732 261131 364 265 156 462 252 734 371132 546 266 454 464 026 743 654134 223 271 065 465 331 754 116143 412 274 145 466 662145 274 306 071 503 162152 115 311 664 506 073032 051 315 423

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p25 Digital Codes

$293$F7e$F7F

65910396610396710

default NACreceiver will unsquelch with any incoming NACa repeater with this NAC will allow incoming signals to be

repeated with the NAC intact

NaC – Network access Codes

$0001$0000$FFFF

110010

6553510

defaultno-one,talkgroupwithnousers–usedforindividual calla repeater with this NAC will allow incoming signals to be

repeated with the NAC intact

TGID – Talkgroup ID

$000000$000001-$98767F

$989680-$FFFFFe

$FFFFFF

010110 - 999180710

1000000010- 1677721410

1677721510

defaultno-one, talkgroup with no users –usedforindividual call

a repeater with this NAC will allow incoming signals to be repeated with the NAC intact

designateseveryone–usedwhen implementing a group callwithaTGID3

Unit ID

Note:Project25SystemAdministratorsshouldbeawareofpossibleUnitIDconflicts when conducting operations with neighboring jurisdictions. System administrators should coordinate Unit IDs with agencies likely to operate on their system(s) to address any radio Unit ID conflicts.

“$”indicateshexidecimalvalues,“10”subscriptindicatesdecimalvalue.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

RS-232 Connectors (Db25 and De9)

“Front” refers to the ends with the pins; “rear” refers to the end with the cable. The following is a view of the pins, looking at the front of the female connector (rear of male):

sameforDB25,excepttoppins13-1,bottom25-14(lefttoright)

De9 Db25 Signal1 8 Carrier Detect2 3 Receive Data3 2 Transmit Data*4 20 Data Terminal Ready*5 1,7 Ground **6 6 Data Set Ready7 4 Request to Send*8 5 Clear to Send9 22 Ring Indicator

* An output from the computer to the outside world.**OntheDB25,1istheprotectiveground,7isthesignalground.

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RJ-45 WiringT568A (less common) T568b (more common)

pin pair Color Name Color Name

1 2 white/ green RecvData+ white/orange TxData +2 2 green RecvData- orange TxData -3 3 white/orange TxData + white/green RecvData+4 1 blue blue5 1 white/blue white/blue6 3 orange TxData - green RecvData-7 4 white/brown white/brown8 4 brown brown

Note that the odd pin numbers are always the white-with-stripe color.

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Ip addresses - private Networks

TheseIPaddressrangesmaybeusedinprivatenetworks.Theymaynotberoutedtothe public internet.

IPv4AddressRange Number of Addresses Subnet Mask

10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 16,777,216 255.0.0.0

172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255 1,048,576 255.240.0.0

192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255 65,536 255.255.0.0

IPv6addressblockfc00::/7isreservedforUniqueLocalAddresses

WiFi 2.4 Ghz Non-Overlapping Channels

protocol bandwidth Channel Center Freq

802.11b 22 mHz 1 2412 mHz802.11b 22 mHz 6 2437 mHz802.11b 22 mHz 11 2462 mHz

802.11g/n 20 mHz 1 2412 mHz802.11g/n 20 mHz 6 2437 mHz802.11g/n 20 mHz 11 2462 mHz

802.11n 40 mHz 3 2422 mHz

Use5GHzWiFiinsteadof2.4GHzwheneverpossibletoavoidinterferencefromnon-WiFidevicessuchascordlessphonesthatoperateinthe2.4GHzband.

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public Domain Name System (DNS) Servers

DNSserversresolveIPaddressesfromhostnamestonumericIPaddresses.Firewallports53/UDPand53/TCPmustbeopen.Othersareavailable;noendorsementimplied.

provider primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server

Level3 4.2.2.1 4.2.2.2

Google(IPv4) 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

Google(IPv6) 2001:4860:4860::8888 2001:4860:4860::8844

OpenDNS Home 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220

public Network Time protocol (NTp) ServersOthers are available; no endorsement implied.

Domain Name Ip address0.pool.ntp.org (randomly assigned)1.pool.ntp.org (randomly assigned)2.pool.ntp.org (randomly assigned)3.pool.ntp.org (randomly assigned)

tick.usno.navy.mil 192.5.41.40tock.usno.navy.mil 192.5.41.41

bigben.cac.washington.edu 140.142.16.34ntp-nasa.arc.nasa.gov 198.123.30.132

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CISCO Tactical Operations

Cisco Tactical Operations provides temporary, mission-critical voice, data and video servicetofirstresponder,state,local,andFederalagencies,criticalinfrastructureand humanitarian aid organizations. Services may be provided for pre-planned and disasterincidents,subjecttoavailability.Thisisabest-effort,pro-bonoservice.

For additional information see http://www.cisco.com/go/tacops or email [email protected]

Emergency Contact Information

Email: [email protected]:1-919-392-4646

Be prepared to provide:

• Requestingindividual’sname,agency,title,phone,email

• Exact location(s) of incident

• Business need (e.g. telephone, internet, radio interoperability, video surveillance)

• Approximate number of users

• Expected duration

• Current ground situation re: logistics, security, personnel support etc.

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Telephone block Wiringpair Tip/Ring base /Stripe Color 66/110 block 50 pin RJ-21

1T W/BL 1 261R BL/W 2 12T W/O 3 272R O/W 4 23T W/G 5 283R G/W 6 34T W/BR 7 294R BR/W 8 45T W/S 9 305R S/W 10 56T R/BL 11 316R BL/R 12 67T R/O 13 327R O/R 14 78T R/G 15 338R G/R 16 89T R/BR 17 349R BR/R 18 910T R/S 19 35

10R S/R 20 1011T BK/BL 21 3611R BL/BK 22 1112T BK/O 23 3712R O/BK 24 12

Base colors: W-white, R-red, BK-black, Y-yellow, V-violetStripe colors: BL-blue, O-orange, G-green, BR-brown, S-slate

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Telephone block Wiring - continuedpair Tip/Ring base /Stripe Color 66/110 block 50 pin RJ-21

13T BK/G 25 3813R G/BK 26 1314T BK/BR 27 3914R BR/BK 28 1415T BK/S 29 4015R S/BK 30 1516T Y/BL 31 4116R BL/Y 32 1617T Y/O 33 4217R O/Y 34 1718T Y/G 35 4318R G/Y 36 1819T Y/BR 37 4419R BR/Y 38 1920T Y/S 39 4520R S/Y 40 2021T V/BL 41 4621R BL/V 42 2122T V/O 43 4722R O/V 44 2223T V/G 45 4823R G/V 46 2324T V/BR 47 4924R BR/V 48 2425T V/S 49 5025R S/V 50 25

Base colors: W-white, R-red, BK-black, Y-yellow, V-violetStripe colors: BL-blue, O-orange, G-green, BR-brown, S-slate

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Telephone Connectors

Pinnumbersarefromlefttoright,holdingtheplugwiththecontactsupandlooking at the side that does not have the spring clip. “T” and “R” indicate “Tip” and “Ring”.

Pin RJ25 RJ14 RJ11

1 T3

2 T2 T2

3 R1 R1 R1

4 T1 T1 T1

5 R2 R2

6 R3

Circuit Twisted-pair Colors 25-pair Colors Solid ColorsT1 White/Blue White/Blue Green

R1 Blue Blue/White Red

T2 White/Orange White/Orange Black

R2 Orange Orange/White Yellow

T3 White/Green White/Green White

R3 Green Green/White Blue

T4 White/Brown White/Brown Orange

R4 Brown Brown/White Brown

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Telephone Keypad letters1:(QZ) 2:abC 3:DeF4:GhI 5:JKl 6:MNO

7:p(Q)RS 8:TUV 9:WXy(Z)* 0 #

N11 Numbers2-1-1 community information and referral services

3-1-1 non-emergency police and other government services

4-1-1 directory assistance

5-1-1 traffic and transportation information

6-1-1 repair service

7-1-1 Telecommunications Relay Services

8-1-1 utilityexcavationnotification-“CallBeforeYouDig”

9-1-1 emergency services

DSN area CodesDefenseSwitchedNetwork-GlobalOperator–1-719-567-1110(DSN312-560-1110)

312-CONUS 313–Caribbean 314-Europe 315-Pacific 317-Alaska 318-SouthwestAsia 319-Canada

DSN Directory - Global http://www.disa.mil/network-services/voice/sbu-voice/directory

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http://www.disa.mil/network-services/voice/sbu-voice/directory

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Cellular Telephone emergency ResponseSome cellular telephone companies have transportable cell sites (Cellular On Wheels – COWs, Cellular on Light Trucks – COLTs, etc.) that can be deployed during disasters, emergencies, and special events. Local jurisdictions are encouraged to coordinate with their established service provider representatives for local events; however, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications will assist jurisdictions with referrals to corporate level contacts for wireless/wireline service provider representatives if needed.

The NCC Watch can be reached 24x7 at 1-703-235-5080 or e-mail [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]?subject=Cellular%20Telephone%20Emergency%20Response

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Satellite phone Dialing InstructionsIridium pIN (default) is 1111 (enter when powering-on the Iridium Subscriber Unit) From a US landlineTwo-StageDialing:1-480-768-2500,atprompt12-digitIridiumnumberTo an Iridium phone directly as an International Call 011+8816xxxxxxx(IridiumPhoneNumber)To an Iridium phone via toll call to Chandler AZ (“two-stage dialing”): 1-480-768-2500,followpromptstoenterIridiumphonenumberToanM4phonedirectlyasanInternationalCall 011+870+76xxxxxxx(MobileNumber)From an M4 or bGaN: [Note - Cannot call Toll-Free numbers]ToaUSPhonenumber: 00 + 1 + (10-digit US phone number) + #To an Iridium phone directly 00+8816xxxxxxx(IridiumPhoneNumber)+#ToanM4phonedirectly 00+870+76xxxxxxx(MobileNumber)+#From an Iridium provisioned commerciallyToaUSPhonenumber 00 + 1 + xxx.xxx.xxxx (US phone number)To an Iridium phone directly 00+8816xxxxxxx(IridiumPhoneNumber)ToanM4phonedirectly 00+870+76xxxxxxx(MobileNumber)Testcall-noairtimecharge:00+1+480.752.5105

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From an Iridium provisioned by DODISU (Iridium Subscriber Unit) to DSN 00+696+(DSNAreaCode)+(DSN7-digitnumber)ISU to U.S. Domestic 00+697+(U.S.AreaCode)+(7-digitUSnumber)ISU to International Long Distance (ILD) 00+698+(CountryCode)+(“NationalDestinationCode”or “City Code”) + (Subscriber Number)ISU to INMARSAT 00+698+870+(INMARSATsubscribernumber)ISU to Local Hawaii 00+699+(7-digitlocalcommercialnumber) 1-800toll-free 00+699+1+800+(7-digits)ISU to ISU, handset-to-handset 00+(12-digitISUsubscribernumber,e.g.,8816763-xxxxx)

INMaRSaT Country CodeAllINMARSATsatellitetelephonesnowusecountrycode870. TheOceanRegionCodeswerediscontinuedJanuary1,2009:

871 AtlanticOceanRegion–East[AOR-East]872 PacificOceanRegion[POR]873 IndianOceanRegion[IOR]874 AtlanticOceanRegion–West[AOR-West]

Inmarsat Customer Care Helpline - international direct dialing from USA to London,UnitedKingdom:011442077281030

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INMaRSaT-M Service Codes00 Automatic Calls11 International Operator12 International Information13 National Operator14 National Information17 Telephone Call Booking20 AccesstoaMaritimePAD23 Abbreviated Dialing24 PostFAX31 Maritime Enquiries32 Medical Advice33 Technical Assistance34 Person-to-PersonCall35 Collect Call36 Credit Card Call37 Time and Duration38 Medical Assistance39 Maritime Assistance41 Meteorological Reports42 Navigational Hazards and Warnings43 ShipPositionReports57 Retrieval of Mailbox Messages6x Administration, Specialized Use70 Databases91 Automatic Line Test911 Emergency Calls92 Commissioning Tests

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priority Telecommunications programs

For assistance and information on all DHS Office of Emergency Communications PriorityTelecommunicationsprograms,contacttheDHSPriorityTelecommunications

ServiceCenterat1-866-627-2255,703-676-2255,[email protected]

GeTS - Govt. emergency Telecommunications Servicehttp://www.dhs.gov/gets

(see next page for GETS access info)

WpS - Wireless priority Servicehttp://www.dhs.gov/wps

(seenextpageforWPSaccessinfo)

GETS and WPS provide priority on voice networks - not data.

TSp - Telecommunications Service priorityhttp://www.dhs.gov/tsp

ForTSPrestorationservice,contactthetelephoneserviceproviderwiththeTSPauthorizationcodesfortheaffectedcircuitsandrequestTSPservice.TSPrestorationserviceisavailableonlyforcircuitsthathavebeenenrolledintheTSPprogrambeforethe outage occurred.

ForTSPpriorityprovisioning,contacttheTSPProgramOfficeat1-703-235-5613or1-703-235-5359-outsideofnormalbusinesshours,contacttheNCCWatchat1-703-235-5080.

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mailto:[email protected]?subject=Priority%20Telecommunications

http://www.dhs.gov/gets

http://www.dhs.gov/wps

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Text MessagingSelectedUS&CanadianCellularTextMessagingCarriers

“number” is the 10-digit mobile telephone number, unless 11-digit-number is specifiedAlltel SMS: [email protected]

MMS: [email protected]

AT&T SMS: [email protected]: [email protected]

Bell Canada SMS&MMS:[email protected]

Boost Mobile SMS: [email protected]: [email protected]

C Spire Wireless SMS&MMS:[email protected]

Cricket Wireless SMS: [email protected]: [email protected]

MetroPCS SMS&MMS:[email protected] or [email protected]

Qwest SMS&MMS:[email protected]

SouthernLinc Wireless SMS: [email protected]: [email protected]

Sprint SMS&MMS:[email protected] SMS&MMS:[email protected]

Continued

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Text Messaging (continued)Telus Communications SMS&MMS:[email protected]

TracFone SMS&MMS:[email protected]. Cellular SMS: [email protected]

MMS: [email protected] SMS: [email protected]

MMS: [email protected] Mobile SMS: [email protected]

MMS: [email protected]

Alaska Communications SMS: [email protected]: [email protected]

General Communications Inc. (GCI) SMS: [email protected] MMS: [email protected]

puerto RicoCentennial Wireless [email protected]

Claro [email protected] TracFone [email protected]

U.S. Virgin IslandsCentennial Wireless [email protected]

TracFone [email protected]

Iridium SMS: [email protected]

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line-of-Sight Formulas

Visual line-of-Sight

Approximate distance in miles = 1.33 x √ (height in feet)

radio line-of-Sight

D = √(2Hr) + √(2Ht)

Where:D = approximate distance (range) to radio horizon in milesHr = height of receive antenna in feetHt = height of transmit antenna in feet

These are rough estimates which do not take into account power or frequency.

Range (miles)

Tx Ant.Height (ft)

Rx Ant.Height (ft)

Range (miles)

Tx Ant.Height (ft)

Rx Ant. Height (ft)

8 10 5.5 21 150 5.5

10 20 5.5 23 200 5.5

11 30 5.5 28 300 5.5

12 40 5.5 32 400 5.5

13 50 5.5 35 500 5.5

16 75 5.5 42 750 5.5

17 100 5.5 48 1000 5.5

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Notice to airmen (NOTam) Filing InstructionsFile a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) with the FAA to alert aircraft pilots of any hazards (such as a temporary tower or tethered antenna platform).

Filing Instructions: 1. Before calling FAA have Tower Registration number or ASR number, which is the

7-digitnumberassignedtothetowerbytheFCC;andthenearestairporttotower.2. Call 1-877-4-US-NTMS (1-877-487-6867) - you will be prompted to enter state

abbreviation (use letters on telephone keypad - page73) or to verbally indicate a state. 3.LogthefilenumberyouwillbegivenbytheFlightServiceCenterattendant.4.NOTAMsarevalidfor15daysandwillexpireunlessanewNOTAMisfiled.

WhenfilingaNOTAMfortheerectionofobstaclesnearairfieldsincluding temporary heliports it may be helpful to have the latitude, longitude, height above ground level, and type of obstruction lighting used (steady red, flashing etc.)

NOTAMs are issued (and reported) for a number of reasons, such as:-hazards such as air-shows, parachute jumps, kite flying, lasers, rocket launches etc. -inoperable radio navigational aids -inoperable lights on tall obstructions -temporaryerectionofobstaclesnearairfields(e.g.,cranes,portabletowers)

FAA NOTAMs, ARTCC Notices, TFRs and Special Notices https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/Defense Internet NOTAM Service https://www.notams.faa.gov/dinsQueryWeb/Other FAA telephone numbers:

FlightServiceStations:1-800-WX-BRIEF(1-800-992-7433)FAAMainNumber:1-866-TELL-FAA(1-866-835-5322)

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https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/

https://www.notams.faa.gov/dinsQueryWeb/

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COMMONly USeD FReQUeNCIeSaviation Frequencies

121.5Emergency&Distress122.9SARSecondaryandTraining123.1SAR122.925–foruseonlyforcommunicationswithorbetweenaircraftwhencoordinating natural resources programs of Federal or State natural resources agencies,includingforestrymanagementandfiresuppression,fishandgamemanagement and protection and environmental monitoring and protection.

Typical Uses Fixed Wing Rotary WingAir-to-Air 122.750F

122.850M 122.850M122.925M 122.925M122.975U 122.975U

123.025A123.075U 123.075U

Air-to-Ground 122.850M 122.850M122.925M 122.925M122.975U 122.975U

123.025A123.075U 123.075U

A–Helicopterair-to-air,airtrafficcontroloperations.F–Fixed-wingair-to-air. M–Multicom. U–Unicom.AskFAA/FCCforemergencyuseof123.3or123.5(flighttraining).

AllfrequenciesonthispageuseAM(emissiondesignator6K00A3E).

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VHF Marine Channel Listing

ThischartsummarizesaportionoftheFCCrules--47CFR80.371(c)and80.373(f)

Type of Message Appropriate Channels *

DISTRESS SAFETY AND CALLING - Use this channel to get the attention of another station (calling) or in emergencies (distress and safety).

16

INTERSHIPSAFETY-Usethischannelforship-to-shipsafetymessages and for search and rescue messages to ships and aircraft of the Coast Guard.

6

COAST GUARD LIAISON - Use this channel to talk to the Coast Guard (butfirstmakecontactonChannel16).

22A

COAST GUARD - These channels are Coast Guard working channels, not available to commercial or non-commercial vessels for normal use.

21A,23A,81A,83A

U.S. Government - Environmental protection operations. 81A

U.S. Government - This channel is a working channel for U.S. Government vessels and U.S. Government coast stations only.

82A

NONCOMMERCIAL - Working channels for voluntary boats. Messages must be about the needs of the ship. Typical uses include fishingreports,rendezvous,schedulingrepairsandberthinginformation.UseChannels67and72onlyforship-to-shipmessages.

96,679,68,69,718,72,78A,79A4,

804

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COMMERCIAL - Working channels for working ships only. Messages mustbeaboutbusinessortheneedsoftheship.Usechannels8,67,72and88Aonlyforship-to-shipmessages.

15,7A,8,9,10,11,18A,19A,635, 677,79A,80A,88A1

PUBLICCORRESPONDENCE(MARINEOPERATOR)-Usethesechannels to call the marine operator at a public coast station. By contacting a public coast station, you can make and receive calls from telephones on shore. Except for distress calls, public coast stations usually charge for this service.

24,25,26,27,28,84,

85,86

PORTOPERATIONS-Thesechannelsareusedindirectingthemovement of ships in or near ports, locks or waterways. Messages must be about the operational handling movement and safety ofships.Incertainmajorports,Channels11,12and14arenotavailable for general port operations messages. Use channel 20 onlyforship-to-coastmessages.Channel77islimitedtointershipcommunications to and from pilots.

15, 53, 12, 14,20,635,65,

66,73,74,7510,7610,77

NAVIGATIONAL - (Also known as the bridge-to-bridge channel.) This channel is available to all ships. Messages must be about ship navigation, for example, passing or meeting other ships. You must keep your messages short. Your power output must not be more than one watt. This is also the main working channel at most locks and drawbridges.

13,67

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MARITIME CONTROL - This channel may be used to talk to ships and coast stations operated by state or local governments. Messages must pertain to regulation and control, boating activities, or assistance to ships.

17

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING - Use this channel for distress and safety calling and for general purpose calling using only digital selective calling techniques.

70

WEATHER - On these channels you may receive weather broadcasts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These channels are only for receiving. You cannot transmit on them.

WX-1 through WX-7

Footnotes

1.NotavailableintheGreatLakes,St.LawrenceSeaway,orthePugetSoundandtheStraitofJuandeFucaanditsapproaches.

2.OnlyforuseIntheGreatLakes,StLawrenceSeaway,andPugetSoundandtheStraitofJuandeFucaanditsapproaches.

3.AvailableonlyintheHoustonandNewOrleansareas.

4.AvailableonlyintheGreatLakes.

5. Available only in the New Orleans area.

6.Availableforintership,ship,andcoastgeneralpurposecallingbynoncommercial ships.

7.AvailableonlyInthePugetSoundandtheStraitofJuandeFuca.

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8.AvailableforportoperationscommunicationsonlywithintheU.S.CoastGuarddesignatedVTSradioprotectionareaofSeattle(PugetSound).Normaloutputmust not exceed 1 watt.

9.AvailablefornavigationalcommunicationsonlyintheMississippiRiver/SouthwestPass/Gulfoutletarea.

10. Available for navigation-related port operations or ship movement only. Output power limited to 1 watt.

* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

December 21, 2010 Adapted fromhttp://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_bandplan&id=ship_stations

Shipboard repeaters:457.525457.550457.575457.600MHzInputsare+10.225MHz(foreignvesselsmayuse+10.0MHzoffset–notpermittedin U.S. waters).

maritime freqs. assignable to aircraft: (HF)2.7382.8303.0234.1255.680MHz (VHF)channels6891618A22A676872&88A See47CFR80.379forrestrictions.maritime Distress Frequencies - radiotelephone(HF,USB-2K80J3E)2182,4125,6215,8291,12290,16420kHz(VHF,FMwideband-16K00F3E)156.800MHz(Channel16)

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http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_bandplan&id=ship_stations

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VHF Marine Channels & Frequencies

Source: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtVhfChannel Number

*

Ship Transmit

MHz

Ship Receive

MHzUse

01A 156.050 156.050 PortOperationsandCommercial,VTS.Avail-able only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi

area

05A 156.250 156.250 PortOperationsorVTSintheHouston,NewOrleans and Seattle areas

6 156.300 156.300 Intership Safety

07A 156.350 156.350 Commercial

8 156.400 156.400 Commercial (Intership only)

9 156.450 156.450 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial

10 156.500 156.500 Commercial

11 156.550 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas

12 156.600 156.600 PortOperations.VTSinselectedareas

13 156.650 156.650 Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a

listening watch on this channel in US waters.* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

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Channel Number

*

Ship Transmit

MHz

Ship Receive

MHzUse

14 156.700 156.700 PortOperations.VTSinselectedareas.

15 -- 156.750 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class CEPIRBs.

16 156.800 156.800 International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on

this channel.

17 156.850 156.850 State&LocalGovernmentMaritimeControl

18A 156.900 156.900 Commercial

19A 156.950 156.950 Commercial

20 157.000 161.600 PortOperations(duplex)

20A 157.000 157.000 PortOperations

21A 157.050 157.050 U.S. Coast Guard only

22A 157.100 157.100 Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.

Broadcastsannouncedonchannel16.


24 157.200 161.800 PublicCorrespondence(MarineOperator)* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

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Channel Number

*

Ship Transmit

MHz

Ship Receive

MHzUse

25 157.250 161.850 PublicCorrespondence(MarineOperator)




63A 156.175 156.175 PortOperationsandCommercial,VTS.Available only in New Orleans/Lower

Mississippi area.



67 156.375 156.375 Commercial. Used for bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River.

Intership only.

68 156.425 156.425 Non-Commercial

69 156.475 156.475 Non-Commercial

70 156.525 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed)

71 156.575 156.575 Non-Commercial

72 156.625 156.625 Non-Commercial (intership only)* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

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Channel Number

*

Ship Transmit

MHz

Ship Receive

MHzUse

73 156.675 156.675 PortOperations

74 156.725 156.725 PortOperations

77 156.875 156.875 PortOperations(intershiponly)

78A 156.925 156.925 Non-Commercial

79A 156.975 156.975 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only

80A 157.025 157.025 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only

81A 157.075 157.075 U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations.

82A 157.125 157.125 U.S. Government only





87A 157.375 157.375 PublicCorrespondence(MarineOperator)

88A 157.425 157.425 Commercial, intership only.* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

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Shipboard repeaters: 457.525457.550457.575457.600MHz,widebandFM. Inputs are +10.225 MHz Foreignvesselsmayuse+10.0MHzoffsetoutsideU.S.waters.On-board Communications: NarrowbandFM:457.5375,457.5625,467.5375,467.5625MHzmaritime freqs. assignable to aircraft: (HF)2.7382.8303.0234.1255.680MHz (VHF)channels6891618A22A676872&88A See47CFR80.379forrestrictions.maritime Distress Frequencies - radiotelephone (HF,USB-2K80J3E)2182,4125,6215,8291,12290,16420kHz

(VHF,FMwideband-16K00F3E)156.800MHz(Channel16)

Channel Number

*

Ship Transmit

MHz

Ship Receive

MHzUse

AIS 1 161.975 161.975 AutomaticIdentificationSystem(AIS)

AIS 2 162.025 162.025 AutomaticIdentificationSystem(AIS)* “A” indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Used in U.S. waters only.

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Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)

151.820MHz

151.880MHz

151.940MHz

154.570MHz(sharedwithbusinessband)

154.600MHz(sharedwithbusinessband)

Maximum power output 2 watts.

Narrowband on 151 MHz frequencies.Narrowbandorwidebandonthe154MHzfrequencies.

Externalgainantennasmaybeused(mustbenomorethan60feetabovegroundor20feet above the structure on which it is mounted).

Voice or data, except: no store-and-forward packet operation no continuous carrier operation no interconnection with the public switched network no use aboard aircraft in flight

Authorized emission types: A1D,A2B,A2D,A3E,F2B,F1D,F2D,F3E,G3E.

Personalorbusinessuse.

EquipmentmustbecertificatedperFCCrulesPart95,SubpartJ.

No license required.

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GMRS FrequenciesAuthorized bandwidth: 20 kHz. Repeater outputs (inputs are +5 MHz):

462.550462.575462.600462.625462.650462.675*462.700462.725*nationwidetraveler’sassistance;ifCTCSSisrequired,try141.3Hz.

Simplex prohibited on repeater inputs.

Interstitial frequencies (simplex, not more than 5 watts): 462.5625.5875.6125.6375.6625.6875.7125(sharedwithFRS)

NorthofLineA/EastofLineC:462.650,467.650,462.700,467.700maynotbeused;small control stations limited to 5 watts.

FRS FrequenciesAuthorizedbandwidth:12.5kHz.Channels1-14:Powerlimit:0.5wattsERP

462.5625/5875/6125/6375/6625/6875/7125(sharedwithGMRS)467.5625/5875/6125/6375/6625/6875/7125

Cb FrequenciesCh MHz Ch MHz Ch MHz Ch MHz Ch MHz1 26.965 2 26.975 3 26.985 4 27.005 5 27.0156 27.025 7 27.035 8 27.055 9 27.065 10 27.075

11 27.085 12 27.105 13 27.115 14 27.125 15 27.13516 27.155 17 27.165 18 27.175 19 27.185 20 27.20521 27.215 22 27.225 23 27.255 24 27.235 25 27.24526 27.265 27 27.275 28 27.285 29 27.295 30 27.30531 27.315 32 27.325 33 27.335 34 27.345 35 27.35536 27.365 37 27.375 38 27.385 39 27.395 40 27.405* 26.995 * 27.045 * 27.095 * 27.145 * 27.195

* Remote Control Channels

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Common business FrequenciesIS=Special Industrial Ib=business

27.49 IB Itinerant 35.04 IB Itinerant 43.0400 IS Itinerant 151.5050 IS Itinerant 151.6250 IB REDDOTItinerant 151.9550 IB PURPLEDOT 152.8700 IS Itinerant 154.5700 IB BLUEDOT(alsoMURS) 154.6000 IB GREENDOT(alsoMURS) 158.4000 IS Itinerant 451.8000 IS Itinerant 456.8000 IS Itinerant 464.5000 IB BROWNDOTItinerant35w. 464.5500 IB YELLOWDOTItinerant35w. 467.7625 IB JDOT 467.8125 IB KDOT 467.8500 IB SILVERSTAR 467.8750 IB GOLDSTAR 467.9000 IB REDSTAR 467.9250 IB BLUESTAR 469.5000 IB Simplexorinputto464.500if repeater.Itinerant35w.max 469.5500 IB Simplexorinputto464.550if repeater.Itinerant35w.max

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Railroad Frequencies

160.215(ch.007)-161.565(ch.097),every15kHzInterstitialnarrowbandchannelsbetweench.002-097areoffset7.5kHz.

161.205 RailroadPoliceMutualAid(channel073)Ch.002-006areusedinCanadaonly: 159.810 159.930 160.050 160.185 160.200

452.325/457.325452.375/457.375452.425/457.425452.475/457.475

452.775/457.775452.825/457.825452.875/452.875452.900/457.900

452.8500452.8375-lowpower452.8625-lowpower452.8875-lowpower

(telemetry / remote control / remote indicator frequencies omitted)

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SaR (Search and Rescue) Frequencies

land SaRTypicalfreqs.are:155.160,.175,.205,.220,.235,.265,.280,or.295IfCTCSSisrequiredtry127.3Hz(3A).

air SaR3023,5680,8364kHzuppersideband(lifeboat/survivalcraft),4125kHzuppersideband(distress/safetywithshipsandcoaststations)121.5 MHz emergency and distress122.9MHzSARsecondary&training123.1MHzSARprimary

Water SaR156.300(VHFMarinech.06)SafetyandSAR156.450(VHFMarinech.09)Non-commercialsupplementarycalling156.800(VHFMarinech.16)DISTRESSandcalling156.850(VHFMarinech.17)State&LocalGovernmentMaritimeControl157.100(VHFMarinech.22A)CoastGuardLiaison

VhF Marine Channels6,9,15,16,21A,22A(USCGLiaison),23A,81A,83A

USCG auxiliary138.475,142.825,143.475,149.200,150.700

USCG/DOD Joint SaR345.0MHzAMinitialcontact,282.8MHzAMworking

Military SaR40.50widebandFM USArmy/USNSAR138.450AM,138.750AM USAFSAR

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Maritime hF and VhF Distress FrequenciesGlobalMaritimeDistress&SafetySystem,DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)&Radio-telephone Channels - for use only by vessels and coast stations authorized in the Maritime Services(FCCPart80,NTIA7.5and8.2.29).Thesearenot nationwide interoperability channels, and are not for land-based public safety agencies. These frequenciesmaybeprogrammedonlyintoradioscertificatedforPart80operations,andonlybyapersonholdingaFirstorSecondClassRadiotelegraphOperator’sCertificate,Radiotelegraph Operator License, or General Radiotelephone Operator License.

ThesimplexDSCfrequenciesexcept2187.5and16804.5kHzaremonitoredbytheUSCoast Guard and are used for digital alerting and calling for distress, urgency and safety. Once the DSC call has been sent, the corresponding radiotelephone frequency is used for voice communications.

The simplex voice frequencies are used for distress and safety communications, and exceptfor2182and16420kHzaremonitoredbytheUSCG.Frequenciesaremoni-tored according to propagation; not all frequencies are monitored at all times. These radiotelephonechannelsuseuppersideband(USB-2K80J3E);thefrequencyshownisthesuppressedcarrierreferencefrequency.VHFchannel16useswidebandFM(16K0F3Eor16K0G3E).

DSC Voice*2187.5kHz *2182kHz4207.5kHz 4125kHz6312.0kHz 6215kHz8414.5kHz 8291kHz12577.0kHz 12290kHz*16804.5kHz *16420kHz

156.525MHz(Channel70) 156.800MHz(channel16)* International distress channel that is not monitored by USCG

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hF Disaster CommunicationsFixed, Base, Mobile Fixed

2326 I 5135 A2411 5140 A, I2414 5192 I2419 5195 I2422 7477 A2439 7480 A2463 7802 D2466 7805 I2471 79322474 7935 C, D2487251125352569258728012804 A2812

• Carrier frequencies in kHz. A= Alternate channel I=Interstate coordination C=Conterminous US D=Daytime Operations Only

• May be licensed only to the central governments of the 50 States and 6 US territories.SeeFCCrules90.264,90.20(d)(6),and90.129(m).

• Emissions:Only2K80J3E(USB),100HA1Aandthoseemissiontypeslistedin§90.237(g)arepermitted.

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hF long Distance CommunicationsFixed, Base, Mobile Fixed (including itinerant)

2289 5046.6 E 7480.12292 5052.6 E 7483.12395 5055.6 E 7486.1 E2398 5061.6 W 7549.1 D3170 5067.6 7552.14538.6 N 5074.6 E 7555.1 W4548.6 N 5099.1 7558.1 W4575 5102.1 7559.1 W4610.5 5313.6 7562.1 W4613.5 7697.14634.5 6800.1 N4637.5 6803.14647 6806.1 W

6855.1 N,M6858.1 N6861.1 W6885.1 N6888.1 N

• Carrier frequencies in kHz. • D=Daytime Operations Only, N=Night Operations Only, e=Eastof108°West

Longitude (WL), M= West of the Mississippi River, W=Westof90°WL.• May be licensed for repair of telecommunications circuits, power &

pipeline distribution etc.SeeFCCrules90.266,90.35(c)(1),and90.129(o).• Emissions:Only2K80J3E(USB),100HA1A,100HA1B,andthoseemission

typeslistedin§90.237(g)arepermitted.

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Standard Time and Frequency broadcastsRadio station WWV (Fort Collins, Colorado),WWVH (Kauai, Hawaii), and CHU (Ontario, Canada) broadcast continuous time signals on precise frequencies. Because the broadcasts occur simultaneously on several HF frequencies at high power, at least one of the signals should be receivable at all times throughout the US and Canada. This can be useful for testing HF receivers and antennas, and for selecting frequencies based on currently observable propagation.

Frequencies (MHz)

WWV WWVH CHU

2.500 2.500 3.330

5.000 5.000 7.850

10.000 10.000 14.670

15.000 15.000

20.000

25.000

Double Sideband AM Double Sideband AM Full Carrier USB

Male Voice Female Voice English and French

Standard Time by Telephone1-303-499-7111-WWV(Colorado) 1-808-335-4363-WWVH(Hawaii)1-202-762-1401,1-202-762-1069(DSN762-1401,762-1069)-Washington,DC1-719-567-6742(DSN560-6742)-ColoradoSprings,COThe Washington DC and Colorado Springs CO lines alternate between local (EST/EDT or MST/MDT) and UTC (Z) time.

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amateur Radio emergency FrequenciesThese frequencies (except 5167.5 khz) are not available for licensing to public Safety agencies. an amateur Radio Operator license of the appropriate class is required in order to transmit on these frequencies.emergency Center of activity Frequencies - emergency communications networks in North/Central/South America and the Caribbean are encouraged to establish their operations within 20 kHz +/- of these frequencies (kHz):

3750or3985LSB 7060,7240,or7290LSB

14300USB 18160USB 21360USB

US Government stations and RaCeS stations may exchange emergency communi-cations on any Amateur frequency. DHS (including FEMA) and USCG stations, among others,havefrequencyauthorizationsalignedwiththefiveAmateurServicesecondarychannels at 5 MHz:

Carrier Frequency (kHz) Center Frequency (kHz)

5330.5 5332.0

5346.5 5348.0

5357.0 5358.5

5371.5 5373.0

5403.5 5405.0

alaska emergency Frequency - 5167.5 khz USbcarrierfrequency,5168.9kHzassigned (center) frequency - may be used in or within 50 nautical miles of Alaska for emergencycommunications,includingexercises.InteroperabilitywithPart90PrivateLand Mobile Radio Service stations is authorized.

(continued)

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automatic link establishment (ale) http://HFLink.netEmergency/Disaster Relief Interoperation Voice Channels (kHz, USB*):

Netcall: HFL

3791.0 14346.0

3996.0 18117.5

5371.5 21432.5

7185.5 24932.0

7296.0 28312.5Text Message Channels (kHz, USB*):

Netcall: HFN

3596.0 18106.0

7102.0 21096.0

10145.5 24926.0

14109.0 28146.0*Carrierreferencefrequency(centerofALEsignalisoffset+1625Hz)

Maritime Mobile Service Net(andothers):14300kHzUSBhttp://14300.nethurricane Watch Net:14325kHzUSBhttp://www.hwn.orgNational hurricane Center, during hurricanes (kHz):

14325USB-primary 7268LSB-alternate

3815LSB-Caribbean 3950LSB-NorthFlorida 3940LSB-SouthFlorida

http://www.wx4nhc.orgIRLPNode:9219,EchoLinkConference:Wx-Talk

amateur Radio emergency Frequencies (continued)

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http://HFLink.net

http://14300.net

http://www.hwn.org

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amateur Radio Calling Frequencies

Frequency (mHz) mode

28.400 USB

29.600 FM

50.125 USB

52.525 FM

144.2 USB

144.39 FM-APRS

146.52 FM

223.5 FM

432.1 USB

446.0 FM

927.5 FM

1294.5 FM

These are not public Safety frequencies - an amateur radio Operator license is required to use them.

amateur Radio Repeater Coordinators

http://nfcc.us/index.php/nfcc-coordinators

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http://nfcc.us/index.php/nfcc-coordinators

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EAG

3.585-3.600 - automatically controlled digital > 500 Hz

T = Technician N = NoviceRTTY & data Phone & image CW only

5346.5 5357.0 5371.5 5403.5 E,A,G

License ClassesE = Amateur Extra A = AdvancedG = General

3.525 3.600

60 Meters (5.3 MHz)5332 5348 5358.5 5373 5405

USB carrier reference frequency (dial frequency)

E,A,GCW carrier, or digital carrier + audio offset frequency

5330.5

3.800 (200 W)

Amateur Radio Bands (US)

160 Meters (1.8 MHz)E,A,G

1.800 2.000 MHz

80 Meters (3.5 MHz)3.500 3.600 3.700 4.000 MHz

N,T

amateur Radio bands (US)

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EAG



EAG

RTTY & data Phone & image CW only

(200 W)7.025 7.125

14.0950–14.0995 & 14.1005–14.112 - Auto. digital > 500 Hz

14.150

14.17514.025 14.150 14.225 (200 W)

14.35020 Meters (14 MHz)

Amateur Radio Bands (US) - continued

30 Meters (10.1 MHz)Amateurs must avoid interference to foreign fixed service stations

200 Watts PEP E,A,G

40 Meters (7 MHz)

7.000 7.125 7.300


N,T7.175

14.000

10.100 10.150 MHz

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EAG




21.200

17 Meters (18 MHz)

E,A,G

18.068 18.110 18.168 MHz

24.890 24.930 24.990 MHz

E,A,G

12 Meters (24 MHz)

21.225 N,T21.275 (200 W)

21.025


15 Meters (21 MHz)

21.000 21.200 21.450 MHz

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50.1-54.0 - automatically controlled digital

144.1-148.0 - automatically controlled digital

50.0 50.1 54.0 MHz

SSB PhoneRTTY & data Phone & image CW only

2 Meters (144 MHz)

E,A,G,T

144.0 144.1 148.0 MHz

28.000 28.50028.300

6 Meters (50 MHz)

E,A,G,T


10 Meters (28 MHz)

E,A,GN,T (200 W)

29.700 MHz

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* Geographical and power restrictions may applyFixed digital message forwarding systems only

RTTY & data Phone & image

222.0 225.0 MHz

70 cm (420 MHz) *

E,A,G,T

420.0 450.0 MHz

33 cm (902 MHz) *

E,A,G,T

902.0 928.0 MHz

Automatically controlled digital stations may operate on all frequencies above 50.1 MHz; 500 Hz bandwidth limitation

does not apply.


1.25 Meters (222 MHz)E,A,G,T

N (25 W)219.0 220.0

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Automatically controlled digital stations may operate on all frequencies above 50.1 MHz; 500 Hz bandwidth limitation

does not apply.

* Geographical and power restrictions may applyRTTY & data Phone & image

23 cm (1240 MHz) *

E,A,G,T

N (25 W)

1240 1270 1295 1300 MHz

WA2WDT

In addition to the automatically controlled digital sub-bands shown in this chart, in which the emission may occupy a bandwidth greater than 500 Hz below 50 MHz, except for the Amateur secondary channels at 5 MHz a station may be automati-cally controlled while transmitting a RTTY or data emission on any other frequency authorized for such emission types provided that:

1) The station is responding to interrogation by a station under local or remote control; and

2) No transmission from the automatically controlled station occupies a bandwidth of more than 500 Hz.

(FCCrule97.221)

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amateur Radio bands (US) - continued

All licensees except Novice are authorized all modes on the following frequencies:

2300-2310 MHz 47.0-47.2 GHz2390-2450 MHz 76.0-81.0 GHz3300-3500 MHz 122.25-123.0 GHz5650-5925 MHz 134-141 GHz10.0-10.5 GHz 241-250 GHz

24.0-24.25 GHz All above 275 GHz

amateur radio power limits (US)

FCC Rule 97.313

(a) An amateur station must use the minimum transmitter power necessary to carry out the desired communications.

(b) No station may transmit with a transmitter power exceed-ing 1.5 kW PEP.

[60 meters: 100W PEP ERP; 30 meters: 200W PEP; additional restrictions apply under certain conditions, and to Novice and Technician licensees.]

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NOTES

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NOTES

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NOTES

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NOTES

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EmErGENCy mEDICal prOCEDUrESICS 206 – Block 8 – “Dutch Creek Protocol”

In the event of a medical emergency provide the following information to the Communications Unit.

1. Declare the nature of the emergency. a. Medical injury/illness? b. If injury/illness, is it Life Threatening?

2. If Life Threatening, then request that the designated frequency be cleared for emergency traffic.

3.Identifytheon-scenePointofContact(POC)byResourceandLastname(i.e.POCisTFLDSmith).

4.Identifynatureofincident,numberinjured,patientassessment(s)andlocation(geographicandGPScoordinates).

5. Identify on-scene medical personnel by position and name (i.e. EMT Jones).

6.Identifypreferredmethodofpatienttransport.7.Requestanyadditionalresourcesand/orequipmentneeded.8.Documentallinformationreceivedandtransmittedontheradioor

phone. 9.Identifyanychangesintheon-scenePointofContactormedical

personnel as they occur.

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