I've lived in Utah since 1993, so my Utah Radio Page contains the most information. Several times a year, I go back to visit (usually driving, and monitoring along the way).
There are only three things I miss from the Golden State, family, VHF/UHF ham repeaters which acually have some life to them, and decent Mexican food.
Lack of available spectrum has forced many California public safety agencies to continue to use conventional (non trunked) radio technology, considered outdated and obsolete in most other metropolitan areas of the country. Now that the the TV stations have finally vacated channels 60-69, sufficient bandwidth has been freed to bring them up to the current standards.
Two significant projects monitoring hobbyists who live in Contra Costa and Alameda counties should be watching are the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority, and the California Highway Patrol Enhanced Radio System (pdf file from the CHP website). At present, the CHP is actively upgrading their Lo-band channels, and frequencies are being changed. The California forums at radioreference.com are a good place to keep up to date on the CHP changes.
The EBRCS November 2011 Newsletter details current status and estimated completion dates. It also spells out their encryption policies. The good news:
We will not be like Orange County, where all Law Enforcement communications (except one mutual aid channel) are unmonitorable. It's a safe bet we won't be able to listen to SWAT and surveillance. Let's just hope they leave the tac channels open.
The radioreference.com database entry contains everything known so far in order to program one of the newer scanners capable of monitoring it.
453.175 127.3pl Pleasant Hill PD 2 460.025 127.3pl (was shared by Concord PD, WCPD, PHPD, and Martinez PD when I lived there, current use unknown) 460.1 127.3pl (was used as a mutual aid VHF link when I lived there, current use unknown) 460.15 127.3pl Concord PD 1 460.25 127.3pl Concord PD 2 460.3 127.3pl Pleasant Hill PD 3 (simplex) 460.325 127.3pl Walnut Creek PD 2 460.425 127.3pl Walnut Creek PD 1 460.45 127.3pl unknown 460.475 127.3pl Martinez PD 460.5 127.3pl Pleasant Hill PD 1 460.55 127.3pl Concord PD 3 42.92 131.8pl CHP "Maroon channel" repeater out (both dispatch and mobile units heard) 155.31 136.5pl Contra Costa Sheriff West dispatch 155.25 136.5pl Contra Costa Sheriff Central dispatch 155.19 136.5pl Contra Costa Sheriff East dispatch
radioreference.com lists additional tac and jail frequencies for the Sheriff's Office that I have not yet heard any activity on.
160.11 141.3pl Consolidated Fire Central dispatch 159.615 186.2pl Consolidated Fire East dispatch 159.735 156.7pl Consolidated Fire West dispatch 33.44 127.3pl simulcast of 159.735 153.8 Consolidated Fire Tac
radioreference.com lists additional tac frequencies for Consolidated Fire that I have not yet heard any activity on.
935.6875 D134 AMR Ambulance Dispatch 155.28 Ambulance > Hospital (HEAR) 488.9125 Ambulance > Hospital 860.2375 Contra Costa Community College District Police 148.6625 Naval Weapons Station Security 156.075 CALCORD 154.68 CA state DOJ 151.43 Fish & Game dispatch ch2 (Mt. Diablo)
If you own a trunktracker, but don't yet understand what all of the following information means, don't sweat it. I've highlighted all of the essential information that you need to enter into your scanner in red. Feel free to email me if you need any additional explanation.
Suprisingly, I did not find any radio shops operating any 900 MHz Motorola systems on Mt. Diablo, for rent to business subscribers. Time and equipment constraints preventing me from looking for LTR systems.
FCC licenses WPPF534, WPPU273, and WQHN973
BART MAP=00000000 OPTIONS=nVDf PLAN=8 DESCR=E-GE THRESHOLD=50 DISPOSITION=cbdbebfulxnbsr v866.0750,1,ffff,1cc3 v866.7250,2,ffff,1f0f v866.8875,3,ffff,1e11 v867.3750,4,ffff,1d91 v867.6000,5,ffff,1da7 v867.8000,6,ffff,1eae v867.8500,7,ffff,1f6c v867.9625,8,ffff,1cd6 v868.1500,9,ffff,1f2e d 868.6875,a,ffff,0 ;VER=3 ;ID_hex,COLOR_dec,PRIO_dec,TITLE_str,LASTNOTED_hex,HITS_hex,USAGE_hex,ID_dec,ID_str,LASTNOTED_mm/dd/yyyy,LASTNOTED_hh:mm 0011,7,0,"?",49565097,1,0,17, 17,12/27/2008,10:58 0012,7,0,"BART PD Dispatch",495679b4,260,0,18, 18,12/27/2008,13:53 0013,7,0,"?",495656b3,2,0,19, 19,12/27/2008,11:24 0015,7,0,"?",4956754a,d,0,21, 21,12/27/2008,13:34 0016,7,0,"?",49567938,1a,0,22, 22,12/27/2008,13:51 0017,7,0,"?",4952f531,5,0,23, 23,12/24/2008,21:51 0018,7,0,"?",4952f45b,3,0,24, 24,12/24/2008,21:47 001b,7,0,"?",49567462,48,0,27, 27,12/27/2008,13:30 0021,7,0,"?",49565b14,0,0,33, 33,12/27/2008,11:43 0025,7,0,"?",49566281,0,0,37, 37,12/27/2008,12:14 002a,7,0,"?",49565e8d,0,0,42, 42,12/27/2008,11:57 0111,7,0,"?",4956673c,4,0,273, 273,12/27/2008,12:34 0112,7,0,"?",495679b3,0,0,274, 274,12/27/2008,13:53 0113,7,0,"?",495679b3,0,0,275, 275,12/27/2008,13:53 0114,7,0,"?",495679b3,0,0,276, 276,12/27/2008,13:53 0115,7,0,"?",495679b3,0,0,277, 277,12/27/2008,13:53 0116,7,0,"?",495679b4,0,0,278, 278,12/27/2008,13:53 0117,7,0,"?",495679b4,0,0,279, 279,12/27/2008,13:53 0118,7,0,"Colma Turn Back",4956792c,64,0,280, 280,12/27/2008,13:51 0119,7,0,"Dublin Turn Back",495679b4,30,0,281, 281,12/27/2008,13:53 011a,7,0,"Bay Point Turn Back",495678c2,5d,0,282, 282,12/27/2008,13:49 011f,7,0,"?",495670a5,c,0,287, 287,12/27/2008,13:15 0131,7,0,"Concord Tower",495675cf,cb,0,305, 305,12/27/2008,13:37 0132,7,0,"Daly City Tower",4956795a,6d,0,306, 306,12/27/2008,13:52 0133,7,0,"Hayward Tower",49567814,61,0,307, 307,12/27/2008,13:46 0134,7,0,"Richmond Tower",495679b4,be,0,308, 308,12/27/2008,13:53 0161,7,0,"Tango 1 (on board train technicians)",49567951,98,0,353, 353,12/27/2008,13:52 0191,7,0,"?",495665f5,5,0,401, 401,12/27/2008,12:29 01a1,7,0,"?",49566707,5,0,417, 417,12/27/2008,12:33 01b1,7,0,"?",4956778d,8,0,433, 433,12/27/2008,13:44 01c1,7,0,"?",4956762d,8,0,449, 449,12/27/2008,13:38 01d1,7,0,"?",49565938,0,0,465, 465,12/27/2008,11:35 01d2,7,0,"Radio technicians",495676f1,1b,0,466, 466,12/27/2008,13:41 01d3,7,0,"?",4956752d,b,0,467, 467,12/27/2008,13:34 01d4,7,0,"Train Control Techs",4956746f,19,0,468, 468,12/27/2008,13:31 01d5,7,0,"?",495672ff,0,0,469, 469,12/27/2008,13:25 01da,7,0,"?",4956520c,0,0,474, 474,12/27/2008,11:04 01ec,7,0,"?",49567595,1,0,492, 492,12/27/2008,13:36 0211,7,0,"?",49566b11,1,0,529, 529,12/27/2008,12:51 0212,7,0,"?",4956677c,3,0,530, 530,12/27/2008,12:35 0213,7,0,"?",49566730,4,0,531, 531,12/27/2008,12:34 0216,7,0,"?",49566717,1,0,534, 534,12/27/2008,12:34 0601,7,0,"?",495679b4,0,0,1537, 1537,12/27/2008,13:53
The radioreference.com database was used to identify talkgroups with significant traffic observed on them.
base: 406.0 MHz step: 12.5 kHz offset: 380 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MAP=2??????? OPTIONS=nVDf PLAN=0 DESCR=Type II NetWkd 97.3 Hz THRESHOLD=50 DISPOSITION=ebfulxnbsr d 407.5500,1f8,ffff,0 av410.3500,2d8,15c,5a ;VER=3 ;ID_hex,COLOR_dec,PRIO_dec,TITLE_str,LASTNOTED_hex,HITS_hex,USAGE_hex,ID_dec,ID_str,LASTNOTED_mm/dd/yyyy,LASTNOTED_hh:mm 02d0,7,0,"?",4955a6c7,0,0,720, 720,12/26/2008,22:53 0380,7,0,"?",4955a685,1,8,896, 896,12/26/2008,22:52 0660,7,0,"?",4955acf3,0,0,1632, 1632,12/26/2008,23:20 0860,7,0,"?",4955b69a,2,4,2144, 2144,12/27/2008,00:01
The first time you use Trunker on a system in the 406-420 MHz government band, you must set PLAN=0, and manually calculate the frequencies.
Math used on this system, the conversion of 2d8 to 410.35 as an example:
2d8 (hex) = 728 (dec)
((ch - offset) * step) + base = freq
((728 - 380) * .0125) + 406.0 = 410.35
base: 413.0 MHz step: 25.0 kHz offset: 380 Golden Gate National Recreational Area MAP=2??????? OPTIONS=nVDf PLAN=0 DESCR=Type II NetCap 90 Hz THRESHOLD=50 DISPOSITION=cbebfulxnbsr d 416.0250,1f5,ffff,0 v417.5750,233,e7,d46 v419.8250,28d,fe,b42 ;VER=3 ;ID_hex,COLOR_dec,PRIO_dec,TITLE_str,LASTNOTED_hex,HITS_hex,USAGE_hex,ID_dec,ID_str,LASTNOTED_mm/dd/yyyy,LASTNOTED_hh:mm 0010,7,0,"?",49545936,21,0,16, 16,12/25/2008,23:10
The radioreference.com database indicates that this system has a cell 2, however Trunker did not find any cell 2 neighbored to cell 1.
Math formula used on this system, the conversion of 1f5 to 416.025 as an example:
1f5 (hex) = 501 (dec)
((ch - offset) * step) + base = freq
((501 - 380) * .025) + 413.0 = 416.025
FCC license WNQQ810
Shell Communications, Inc MAP=22222222 OPTIONS=nVDf PLAN=9 DESCR=Type II 76.76 Hz THRESHOLD=50 DISPOSITION=cbebfulxnbsr c 935.2375,12,ffff,0 dv937.3875,be,ffff,83 dv937.8875,e6,ffff,580 v939.6500,173,ffff,5a9 v939.6875,176,ffff,4f3 ;VER=3 ;ID_hex,COLOR_dec,PRIO_dec,TITLE_str,LASTNOTED_hex,HITS_hex,USAGE_hex,ID_dec,ID_str,LASTNOTED_mm/dd/yyyy,LASTNOTED_hh:mm 0010,7,0,"?",4954153c,10,0,16, 16,12/25/2008,18:20 0020,7,0,"?",49540e01,0,0,32, 32,12/25/2008,17:49 0030,7,0,"?",495416bb,15,0,48, 48,12/25/2008,18:26 0040,7,0,"?",49540e08,0,0,64, 64,12/25/2008,17:49 0050,7,0,"?",495415dd,8,0,80, 80,12/25/2008,18:23 0070,7,0,"?",495414ea,3,0,112, 112,12/25/2008,18:19 0080,7,0,"?",495411e5,7,0,128, 128,12/25/2008,18:06 00a0,7,0,"?",4954168a,4,0,160, 160,12/25/2008,18:26 00b0,7,0,"?",49541562,8,0,176, 176,12/25/2008,18:21 02f0,7,0,"?",4954154d,0,0,752, 752,12/25/2008,18:20 0300,7,0,"?",49541649,f,0,768, 768,12/25/2008,18:24
FCC license WNNH925
Tesoro Petroleum (Golden Eagle Refinery) MAP=22222222 OPTIONS=nVDf PLAN=9 DESCR=Type II 90 Hz THRESHOLD=50 DISPOSITION=ebfulxnbsr c v935.1875,e,ffff,59b v937.6500,d3,ffff,4c1 v937.9875,ee,ffff,4ff d 938.0000,ef,ffff,0 v938.9625,13c,ffff,4ea v938.9750,13d,ffff,64b dv938.9875,13e,ffff,6df ;VER=3 ;ID_hex,COLOR_dec,PRIO_dec,TITLE_str,LASTNOTED_hex,HITS_hex,USAGE_hex,ID_dec,ID_str,LASTNOTED_mm/dd/yyyy,LASTNOTED_hh:mm 00d0,7,0,"?",49531bac,6,0,208, 208,12/25/2008,00:35 00f0,7,0,"?",49531d2e,14,0,240, 240,12/25/2008,00:42 0110,7,0,"?",495314d4,6,0,272, 272,12/25/2008,00:06 0130,7,0,"?",49531bbd,3,0,304, 304,12/25/2008,00:35 0150,7,0,"?",49531bf0,1,0,336, 336,12/25/2008,00:36 0190,7,0,"?",4953183b,2,0,400, 400,12/25/2008,00:20 01b0,7,0,"?",4953086f,6,0,432, 432,12/24/2008,23:13 01d0,7,0,"?",495319f3,0,0,464, 464,12/25/2008,00:28 0210,7,0,"?",49531dc4,53,0,528, 528,12/25/2008,00:44 0270,7,0,"?",4952fa7c,1,0,624, 624,12/24/2008,22:14 0290,7,0,"?",495307d8,1,0,656, 656,12/24/2008,23:11 0330,7,0,"?",49540798,9,0,816, 816,12/25/2008,17:22 0350,7,0,"?",4953181b,4,0,848, 848,12/25/2008,00:20 0370,7,0,"?",49531dfa,17,0,880, 880,12/25/2008,00:45 0390,7,0,"?",49531cb0,e,0,912, 912,12/25/2008,00:40 03d0,7,0,"?",49531bb2,0,0,976, 976,12/25/2008,00:35 0470,7,0,"?",49530a1c,9,0,1136, 1136,12/24/2008,23:20 0490,7,0,"?",49531d26,2f,0,1168, 1168,12/25/2008,00:41 0710,7,0,"?",4953083f,0,0,1808, 1808,12/24/2008,23:12 0730,7,0,"?",4952fae8,3,0,1840, 1840,12/24/2008,22:15 0770,7,0,"?",49531dcd,19,0,1904, 1904,12/25/2008,00:44
154.905 CHP vehicular repeaters 154.71 CLERS 154.92 CLEMARS 154.935 CLEMARS 2 155.475 NALEMARS 460.025 CLEMARS UHF 39.46 CLEMARS Lo-Band 153.755 CESRS 42.34 CHP Blue 154.28 White Fire 1 154.265 White Fire 2 154.295 White Fire 3 154.16 OES 1 154.22 OES 2 153.83 OES Fire Tac 860.4375 Pleasant Hill PD MDT Data 453.6 123.0pl Pleasant Hill Public Works 44.76 Moraga PD/EBRPD ch1 44.96 Moraga PD/EBRPD ch2 460.375 Pittsburg PD 45.24 136.5pl CCC Marshals 140.175 Naval Weapons Station Security 140.85 Naval Weapons Station Tacitcal 139.5 Naval Weapons Station Fire 464.525 100.0pl Kaiser Hosp security 167.05 FCC ch1 167.07 FCC ch2 453.825 CA State Police 151.415 Fish & Game ch1 151.43 Fish & Game ch2 163.15 US Parks Police 464.475 Sunvalley Mall Security 153.815 City of Concord 155.88 City of Concord 152.39 (office) Concord Taxis 157.65 (cabs) Concord Taxis 488.4375 Ambulance 488.9125 Ambulance 936.7125 Ambulance 935.6875 136.5pl Ambulance WNNH912 451.3 Pacific Telephone 48.42 PG&E 48.82 PG&E 48.48 Water District 452.975 Contra Costa Times 423.925 Link freq used by N6AMG/R 436.45 156.7pl Link freq used by WA6HAM/R or WA6AEO/R 425.7 Link freq used by WA6HAM/R or WA6AEO/R
Email is always welcome from those with additional information or questions.
This page was last revised on Saturday, 19 November 2011