Radio AH7E Hawaii

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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DECIMAL	AFS	AGENCY		ALPHA		MODE
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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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DECIMAL	AFS	AGENCY		ALPHA		MODE
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1279	09-157	MAINTENANCE	MAINTENANCE	DIGITAL
1569	12-041	US COAST GUARD	CGUARD		ANALOG