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City and County of Honolulu
System Type: Ericsson EDACS/ProVoice digital
RF Band: 800 MHz

Introduction
In 1996, the City & County of Honolulu contracted with Ericsson/GE to install and implement an islandwide 800 MHz trunked radio system that had the capability of doing both analog and digital voice at an initial cost of $19 million. The radio system would eventually handle communications for a variety of city, county, and state agencies, including: Honolulu Police, Honolulu Fire, EMS, Ocean Safety, and Oahu Transit Services. Numerous problems with AEGIS digital voice, system upgrades to support ProVoice digital and mobile data computers pushed the price tag to over $60 million in just five years.

System Layout
The Honolulu County EDACS radio system handles analog and digital voice communications, as well as MDT traffic utilizing 13 repeaters located at these locations on the island of Oahu:

  • Simulcast
  • Sand Island
  • Puu Manawahua
  • Waikiki
  • Waimanalo
  • Kaneohe
  • Kaaawa
  • Kawela
  • Mokuleia
  • USN-Whitmore
  • Lualualei
  • Waianae
  • Keaau

System Users
Users include the following city, state, and federal agencies: Honolulu Police Department (mid-1996, full switchover to 800 MHz June 1997, full switchover to ProVoice digital 9 April 2002), Department of Emergency Management (June 2001), ESD-Ocean Safety Division (October 2001), Oahu Transit Services-TheBus (November 2002), Oahu Transit Services-TheHandiVan (November 2003), Honolulu DPS Sheriffs (3rd Quarter 2004), Honolulu Fire Department (Initial testing 2004, VHF/800 MHz simulcast 11 May 2005, full switchover mix mode analog/digital 1 June 2005), ESD-Emergency Medical Services (initial tests 18 September 2005, UHF/800 MHz simulcast June 2007).

The Federal Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard (Sector Honolulu) have radios for interoperability with other agencies.

Radios Used
These agencies use the following radios:

  • Honolulu Police (Orion mobiles, Jaguar 700P portables)
  • Department of Emergency Management (Orion mobles, Jaguar 700P/7100 portables)
  • Ocean Safety Division (Jaguar 700P Portable)
  • Oahu Transit Services-TheBus (Buses: phone handset with multi-function MDC; Transit supervisors use LPE-200s)
  • Oahu Transit Services-TheHandiVan: EDACS 500M mobiles
  • Honolulu DPS Sheriffs (Jaguar 700P portables)
  • Honolulu Fire Department (Orion mobiles, Jaguar 7100 portables)
  • Emergency Medical Services (Jaguar 700P/7100 portables)

Monitoring this system
Any scanner with EDACS trunking capability (TrunkTracker II or higher) are able to monitor analog traffic of an EDACS trunked radio system. The list of scanners capable of doing this is quite extensive, so I will not list them here. It is important to note that digital transmissions (AEGIS or ProVoice) cannot be monitored with any scanner.

When monitoring an EDACS system in conventional mode, you will understand quite easily the frustration of trying to monitor such a system -- loud beeps unrelated to normal system traffic prevents the scanner from scanning to find the next transmission. Buzzsaw noises that you hear on system frequencies are either digital transmissions or packet data from mobile data computers (MDCs). The anti-scanner beeps was designed by General Electric (GE) to discourage scanner enthusiasts from monitoring system traffic. Thanks to EDACS capable scanners and several years of hard work, Ericsson EDACS systems in Hawaii and around the nation can now be monitored.

System Frequencies
The following list are frequencies for the City & County of Honolulu 800 MHz Ericsson EDACS radio system, in logical channel number (LCN) order. The system in 1996 was first designed with 18 radio transmitter sites (not listed above were Aliamanu, Round Top, Leahi, Koko Head and Kapaa). From October to November 2001, the Aliamanu, Round Top, Leahi, and Koko Head radio transmitter sites were merged and frequencies were added into a single simulcast system that now covers the entire south shore of Oahu from Campbell Industrial Park to Hawaii Kai. The Kapaa radio site was merged wit the Kaneohe radio site to provide wide-area coverage in the windward site. The site modification allowed more voice frequencies to become available for other sites on the island. In turn, the availability of more frequencies allowed all other sites around the island to receive upgrades. The upgrades were done in part to prepare the system for additional users and traffic from mobile data computers. In 2007, two additional frequencies were added to the Simulcast site.

You need to program your scanner in LCN order and in EDACS mode to be able to monitor system traffic. If you do neither, your scanner may tune to a wrong transmission, miss a transmission, or not be able to find a control channel in order.

SITE 02 - SAND ISLAND, 9 CHANNELS (1996: 8 Channels) Updated 6/11/2008 
01-866.1625, 02-866.4125, 03-866.6625, 04-868.1125, 05-867.1625, 06-868.3625, 07-867.5375,
08-868.6125, 09-868.8625, 10-867.1750 (LCN 10 not active 6/11/2008)

SITE 03 - KEAAU, 4 CHANNELS (1996: 3 Channels)
Updated 6/11/2008
01-866.9125, 02-867.9125, 03-868.3375, 04-867.3625

SITE 04 - WAIMANALO, 7 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels)
Updated 6/10/2008 01-867.8125, 02-868.0625, 03-868.3125, 04-868.5625, 05-868.8125, 06-867.4125, 07-866.9250
SITE 06 - KANEOHE, 8 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels)
No change 6/10/2008 01-866.1125, 02-866.3625, 03-866.6125, 04-866.8625, 05-867.2875, 06-867.8625, 07-868.2500, 08-868.5000 SITE 07 - KAAAWA, 5 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels) Updated 6/10/2008 01-866.0875, 02-866.3375, 03-866.5875, 04-866.8375, 05-867.4250
SITE 10 - USN WHITMORE, 6 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels)
Updated 6/11/2008 01-866.0625, 02-866.3125, 03-866.5625, 04-866.8125, 05-868.8875 SITE 11 - PUU MANAWAHUA, 8 CHANNELS (1996: 6 Channels) Updated 6/11/2008 01-867.5625, 02-867.7875, 03-868.0375, 04-868.2875, 05-868.5375, 06-868.7875, 07-867.0375
08-866.6750

SITE 12 - WAIANAE, 5 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels)
Updated 6/11/2008 01-867.1125, 02-867.5875, 03-867.8375, 04-868.5875, 05-868.8375, 06-868.1750
SITE 15 - LUALUALEI, 5 CHANNELS (2001: 4 Channels)
Updated 6/11/2008 01-866.0875, 02-866.3375, 03-866.5875, 04-866.8375, 05-867.4125, 06-867.6750 SITE 17 - WAIKIKI, 7 CHANNELS (1996: 3 Channels, 2008: 5 Channels) Updated 5/1/2008 01-866.2500, 02-866.7500, 03-867.0625, 04-867.3125, 05-867.6125, 06-868.6750, 07-868.4250
SITE 18 - SIMULCAST, 16 CHANNELS (1996: 8 Channels, 2001: 14 Channels)
Updated 5/1/2008 01-866.1375, 02-866.3875, 03-866.6375, 04-866.8875, 05-867.1375, 06-867.3875, 07-867.6375, 08-867.8875, 09-866.0375, 10-866.2875, 11-866.5375, 12-867.3375, 13-868.1625, 14-868.6625, 15-867.9250, 16-868.9250
SITE 21 - KAWELA, 7 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels)
Updated 6/10/2008 01-867.2500, 02-867.7500, 03-868.0875, 04-868.7500, 05-868.4125, 06-866.7875, 07-866.1750 SITE 22 - MOKULEIA, 7 CHANNELS (1996: 4 Channels) Updated 6/10/2008 01-868.3875, 02-868.1375, 03-868.6375, 04-867.0875, 05-868.9125, 06-867.6625, 07-866.4250

System Talkgroups

SYSTEM PATCHES
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0022 00-026 MAINTENANCE PATCH-MT ANALOG
0023 00-027 FIRE PATCH-FD DIGITAL
0025 00-031 FIRE PATCH-FD? DIGITAL
0026 00-032 ? PATCH DIGITAL
0027 00-033 ? PATCH
0256 02-000 POLICE AGENCY-2 ALL

HPD DISTRICT 1 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0272 02-020 POLICE D1-FLEET
0273 02-021 POLICE D1-PAT DIGITAL
0274 02-022 POLICE EVENT-1 DIGITAL
0275 02-023 POLICE CRU-1 DIGITAL
0276 02-024 POLICE TAC-1 DIGITAL
0278 02-026 POLICE ALERT-1 ANALOG
0279 02-027 POLICE A1-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 2 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0288 02-040 POLICE D2-FLEET
0289 02-041 POLICE D2-PAT DIGITAL
0290 02-042 POLICE EVENT-2 DIGITAL
0291 02-043 POLICE CRU-2 DIGITAL
0292 02-044 POLICE TAC-2 DIGITAL
0294 02-046 POLICE ALERT-2 ANALOG
0295 02-047 POLICE A2-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 3 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0304 02-060 POLICE D3-FLEET
0305 02-061 POLICE D3-PAT DIGITAL
0306 02-062 POLICE EVENT-3 DIGITAL
0307 02-063 POLICE CRU-3 DIGITAL
0308 02-064 POLICE TAC-3 DIGITAL
0310 02-066 POLICE ALERT-3 ANALOG
0311 02-067 POLICE A3-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 4 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0320 02-080 POLICE D4-FLEET
0321 02-081 POLICE D4-PAT DIGITAL
0322 02-082 POLICE EVENT-4 DIGITAL
0323 02-083 POLICE CRU-4 DIGITAL
0324 02-084 POLICE TAC-4 DIGITAL
0326 02-086 POLICE ALERT-4 ANALOG
0327 02-087 POLICE A4-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 5 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0336 02-100 POLICE D5-FLEET
0337 02-101 POLICE D5-PAT DIGITAL
0338 02-102 POLICE EVENT-5 DIGITAL
0339 02-103 POLICE CRU-5 DIGITAL
0340 02-104 POLICE TAC-5 DIGITAL
0342 02-106 POLICE ALERT-5 ANALOG
0343 02-107 POLICE A5-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 6 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0352 02-120 POLICE D6-FLEET
0353 02-121 POLICE D6-PAT DIGITAL
0354 02-122 POLICE EVENT-6 DIGITAL
0355 02-123 POLICE CRU-6 DIGITAL
0356 02-124 POLICE TAC-6 DIGITAL
0358 02-126 POLICE ALERT-6 ANALOG
0359 02-127 POLICE A6-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 7 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0368 02-140 POLICE D7-FLEET
0369 02-141 POLICE D7-PAT DIGITAL
0370 02-142 POLICE EVENT-7 DIGITAL
0371 02-143 POLICE CRU-7 DIGITAL
0372 02-144 POLICE TAC-7 DIGITAL
0374 02-146 POLICE ALERT-7 ANALOG
0375 02-147 POLICE A7-PAT ANALOG

HPD DISTRICT 8 FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0384 03-000 POLICE D8-FLEET
0385 03-001 POLICE D8-PAT DIGITAL
0386 03-002 POLICE EVENT-8 DIGITAL
0387 03-003 POLICE CRU-8 DIGITAL
0388 03-004 POLICE TAC-8 DIGITAL
0390 03-006 POLICE ALERT-8 ANALOG
0391 03-007 POLICE A8-PAT ANALOG

OTHER HPD GROUPS
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0435 03-063 POLICE VIP DIGITAL
0437 03-065 POLICE COMMON ANALOG
0444 03-074 POLICE CRU-COM DIGITAL

HPD TRAINING FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0481 03-121 POLICE TRNG A ANALOG
0482 03-122 POLICE TRNG B DIGITAL
0483 03-123 POLICE TRNG C DIGITAL
0484 03-124 POLICE TRNG D DIGITAL
0485 03-125 POLICE TRNG E DIGITAL
0486 03-126 POLICE TRNG F DIGITAL
0487 03-127 POLICE TRNG G DIGITAL

MAINTENANCE - RADIO SHOP FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0496 03-140 MAINTENANCE MAINT ALL
0497 03-141 MAINTENANCE MAINT-A DIGITAL
0498 03-142 MAINTENANCE MAINT-B DIGITAL
0499 03-143 MAINTENANCE MAINT-C ANALOG
0500 03-144 MAINTENANCE MAINT-D DIGITAL

HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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0768 06-000 FIRE HFD ALL ANALOG
0784 06-020 FIRE HFD FLEET ANALOG
0785 06-021 FIRE HFD DISP ANALOG
0801 06-041 FIRE B1 TAC 3 DIGITAL
0802 06-042 FIRE B1 TAC 4 DIGITAL
0803 06-043 FIRE B1 TAC 5 ANALOG
0817 06-061 FIRE B2 TAC 3 DIGITAL
0818 06-062 FIRE B2 TAC 4 DIGITAL
0819 06-063 FIRE B2 TAC 5 ANALOG
0833 06-081 FIRE B3 TAC 3 DIGITAL
0834 06-082 FIRE B3 TAC 4 DIGITAL
0835 06-083 FIRE B3 TAC 5 ANALOG
0849 06-101 FIRE B4 TAC 3 DIGITAL
0850 06-102 FIRE B4 TAC 4 DIGITAL
0851 06-103 FIRE B4 TAC 5 ANALOG
0865 06-121 FIRE B5 TAC 3 DIGITAL
0866 06-122 FIRE B5 TAC 4 DIGITAL
0867 06-123 FIRE B5 TAC 5 ANALOG
0881 06-141 FIRE B1 TAC 1 DIGITAL
0882 06-142 FIRE B1 TAC 2 ANALOG
0883 06-143 FIRE B2 TAC 1 DIGITAL
0884 06-144 FIRE B2 TAC 2 ANALOG
0885 06-145 FIRE B3 TAC 1 DIGITAL
0886 06-146 FIRE B3 TAC 2 ANALOG
0887 06-147 FIRE B4 TAC 1 DIGITAL
0888 06-150 FIRE B4 TAC 2 ANALOG
0889 06-151 FIRE B5 TAC 1 DIGITAL
0890 06-152 FIRE B5 TAC 2 ANALOG
0897 07-000 FIRE ISLAND 1 DIGITAL
0898 07-001 FIRE ISLAND 2 DIGITAL
0899 07-002 FIRE ISLAND 3 ANALOG

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY OCDA) FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1040 08-020 CIVIL DEFENSE CD FLEET ANALOG
1041 08-021 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D1 ANALOG
1042 08-022 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D2 ANALOG
1043 08-023 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D3 ANALOG
1044 08-024 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D4 ANALOG
1045 08-025 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D5 ANALOG
1046 08-026 CIVIL DEFENSE CD D6 ANALOG
1047 08-027 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D1 ANALOG
1048 08-030 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D2 ANALOG
1049 08-031 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D3 ANALOG
1050 08-032 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D4 ANALOG
1051 08-033 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D5 ANALOG
1052 08-034 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D6 ANALOG
1053 08-035 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D7 ANALOG
1054 08-036 CIVIL DEFENSE CDPAT D8 ANALOG
1055 08-037 CIVIL DEFENSE CD ISLWIDE ANALOG

GOLF COURSES (Heard GC maintenance on here)
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1057 08-041 PARKS/REC EWA GOLF ANALOG

OCEAN SAFETY FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1072 08-060 OCEAN SAFETY OS FLEET ANALOG
1073 08-061 OCEAN SAFETY OSDIST1 ANALOG
1074 08-062 OCEAN SAFETY OSDIST2 ANALOG
1075 08-063 OCEAN SAFETY OSDIST3 ANALOG
1076 08-064 OCEAN SAFETY OSDIST4 ANALOG

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
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1088 08-080 EMS EMS FLEET ANALOG
1089 08-081 EMS EMS MED 1 ANALOG
1090 08-082 EMS EMS MED 2 ANALOG
1099 08-093 EMS EMS TAC 1 DIGITAL
1100 08-094 EMS EMS TAC 2 DIGITAL
1103 08-097 EMS EMS COM ANALOG

BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1105 08-101 BWS BWS ANALOG

OAHU TRANSIT SERVICES (TheBUS) FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1200 09-060 OTS BUS FLEET ANALOG
1201 09-061 OTS BUS 1 ANALOG
1202 09-062 OTS BUS 2 ANALOG
1203 09-063 OTS BUS 3 ANALOG
1204 09-064 OTS BUS 4 ANALOG
1205 09-065 OTS BUS 5 ANALOG
1206 09-066 OTS BUS 6 ANALOG
1207 09-067 OTS RD SUPV ANALOG
1208 09-070 OTS COVERT 1 ANALOG
1209 09-071 OTS COVERT 2 ANALOG
1210 09-072 OTS COVERT 3? ANALOG
1217 09-081 OTS BUS MAINT ANALOG
1218 09-082 OTS SHUTTLE ANALOG
1219 09-083 OTS SPEC OP 1 ANALOG
1220 09-084 OTS SPEC OP 2 ANALOG
1221 09-085 OTS ADMIN ANALOG
1222 09-086 OTS MISC ANALOG

OAHU TRANSIT SERVICES (HANDI-VANS) FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1233 09-101 HANDI-VAN PTRAN1 ANALOG
1234 09-102 HANDI-VAN PTRAN2 ANALOG
1235 09-103 HANDI-VAN PTRAN3 ANALOG
1236 09-104 HANDI-VAN PTRAN4 ANALOG
1237 09-105 HANDI-VAN PTMAINT1 ANALOG
1238 09-106 HANDI-VAN PTMAINT2 ANALOG
1239 09-107 HANDI-VAN PTMAINT3 ANALOG

INTEROPERABILITY FLEET
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DECIMAL AFS AGENCY ALPHA MODE
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1249 09-121 INTEROP CMD EOC DIGITAL
1250 09-122 INTEROP CMDSTAFF DIGITAL
1251 09-123 INTEROP OPS DIGITAL
1252 09-124 INTEROP BRFIRE DIGITAL
1253 09-125 INTEROP BRPOLICE DIGITAL
1254 09-126 INTEROP BRMEDIC DIGITAL
1255 09-127 INTEROP PIO DIGITAL
1256 09-130 INTEROP LIAISION DIGITAL
1257 09-131 INTEROP CMDSAFE DIGITAL
1258 09-132 INTEROP LOGISTIC DIGITAL
1259 09-133 INTEROP INTCMD11 DIGITAL
1260 09-134 INTEROP INTCMD12 DIGITAL
1261 09-135 INTEROP INTCMD13 DIGITAL
1262 09-136 INTEROP INTCMD14 DIGITAL
1263 09-137 INTEROP INTCMD15 DIGITAL
1265 09-141 CIVIL DEFENSE INTEROP1 ANALOG
1266 09-142 FIRE INTEROP2 ANALOG
1267 09-143 POLICE INTEROP3 DIGITAL
1268 09-144 EMS INTEROP4 DIGITAL

OTHER TALKGROUPS
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1279 09-157 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE DIGITAL
1569 12-041 US COAST GUARD CGUARD ANALOG

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