Gary's Northern California Radio Page

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), and I currently have a receiver set up at the home of relatives, which allows my to listen via the 'net. When tuned to amateur frequencies, it is openly available as Echolink node 401270.

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.


Heard on my Dec. 2008 visit to Concord:

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             CHP "Maroon channel" repeater out (both dispatch and mobile units heard)

155.31            Contra Costa Sheriff West dispatch
155.25            Contra Costa Sheriff Central dispatch
155.19            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            Consolidated Fire Central dispatch
159.615           Consolidated Fire East dispatch
159.735           Consolidated Fire West dispatch
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          AMR Ambulance Dispatch
155.28            Ambulance > Hospital
488.9125          Ambulance > Hospital

463.2875          Animal Control

860.2375          Contra Costa Community College District Police

148.6625          Naval Weapons Station Security

154.68            CA state DOJ

151.43            Fish & Game dispatch ch2 (Mt. Diablo)

Trunked systems monitored using M Trunker v3.8.3 and E Trunker v3.8.3:

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.

EDACS System 000A, BART

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.

Motorola System 5434, Cell5, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mt Diablo


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

Motorola System 4825, Cell 1, Golden Gate National Recreational Area

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

Motorola System 3437, Shell Refinery (Martinez)

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

Motorola System 283E, Tesoro Petroleum (Avon Refinery)

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

From my 1993 lists:

154.905            CHP vehicular repeaters
154.71             CLERS
154.92             CLEMARS
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 created on Wednesday, 28 January 2009