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National Interoperability

Field Operations

Guide

U.S. Department o Homeland Security

Of ce o Emergency Communications

Version 1.4

January 2011

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INTRODUCTION

The 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 guidefor 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 yourflexibility.

To download or request copies of the NIFOG, please visit

http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/nifog

Your comments are welcome at [email protected]

Thank you.

Chris Essid, Director Ross Merlin, NIFOG Author

DHS Office of Emergency Communications

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

USING THE NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE ..1

Recommendations for Programming the Federal Interoperability Channels ... 19

Regulations and Guidelines for National Interoperability ............................. ........... 20

Conditions for Use of Federal Interoperability Channels .........................................21

Law Enforcement Plans ............................ ............................... .............................. ..... 22Incident Response Plans ............................................................................................23FCC Rules and Regulations ............................ ............................. .............................. 24NTIA Rules and Regulations ........................... ............................. .............................. 24

INTEROPERABILITY CHANNELS ..................................................................25

Non-Federal VHF National Interoperability Channels ............................... ................. 25

VHF Low Band ................................................................................................................25VHF High Band ..............................................................................................................26VHF Inland .............................. ............................. .............................. .............................. 27

Counties Where VTAC17/VTAC17D May Be Used .......................... .............................. 28

Non-Federal UHF National Interoperability Repeater Channels ............................ 29

700 MHz Interoperability Channels ..................................................................................30

Non-Federal 800 MHz National Mutual Aid Repeater Channels ............................33

VHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan ......................34

UHF Incident Response (IR) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan ...................... 35

VHF Law Enforcement (LE) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan ....................... 36UHF Law Enforcement (LE) Federal Interoperability Channel Plan ....................... 37

Federal / Non-Federal SAR Command Interoperability Plan ...................................38

Federal / Non-Federal VHF SAR Operations Interoperability Plan ......................... 39

VHF Public Safety Mutual Aid and Common Channels ............................................. 40

UHF MED (Medical, EMS) Channels...................................................................................41

The 25 Cities Project Federal Interoperability Channels ...........................................44

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Broadcasts .............................. ............................. .. 49

COMMON COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES .............................................50

Operations Center Telephone Numbers .........................................................................50

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Emergency Support Functions (ESF) ......................... .............................. ......................... 51

FEMA Regions - States and Territories..............................................................................52

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers ...........................................................53

CTCSS Tones and Codes ........................................................................................................54

DCS Codes .......................... .............................. ............................. .............................. ............... 55

P25 Digital Codes ........................... ............................. .............................. .............................. 56

RS-232 Connectors (DB25 and DB9) .................................................................................57

RJ-45 Wiring ............................. .............................. ............................. ............................. .......... 58

Telephone Connectors ..........................................................................................................59

Telephone Block Wiring .......................... ............................. .............................. ................... 60

Telephone Keypad Letters ...................................................................................................61

DSN Area Codes ............................. .............................. ............................. ............................... 61

Cellular Telephone Emergency Response .......................... .............................. .............. 61

Satellite Phone Dialing Instructions .................................................................................62

INMARSAT-M Service Codes ................................................................................................64

Wireless Priority Service (WPS) ............................ ............................. .............................. .... 65

GETS - Govt. Emergency Telecomm. Service .................................................................65

Text Messaging..................................... ............................. .............................. ......................... 66

Line-of-Sight Formulas ........................... ............................. .............................. .................... 68

COMMONLY USED FREQUENCIES ...............................................................69

Aviation Frequencies.............................. ............................. .............................. ..................... 69VHF Marine Channel Listing ............................ ............................. .............................. ......... 70

VHF Marine Channels & Frequencies .......................... ............................. ........................ 74

Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) ............................. .............................. ............................. 79

GMRS Frequencies .............................. ............................. .............................. ......................... 80

FRS Frequencies .............................. ............................. .............................. .............................. 80

CB Frequencies ........................... .............................. ............................. .............................. ..... 80

Common Business Frequencies .............................. ............................. .............................. 81

Railroad Frequencies .......................... ............................. .............................. ......................... 82

SAR (Search And Rescue) Frequencies ........................... ............................. .................... 83

NOTES .............................................................................................................84

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USING

THENATIONALINTEROPERABILITYFIELDOP

ERATIONSGUIDE

WhatistheNationalIntero

perabilityFieldOperationsGu

ide?

TheNationalInteroperabilityFieldOperationsGuide(NIFOG)isapocket-sized

listingoflandm

obileradio(LMR)frequenciesthatareoftenusedindisastersor

otherincidents

whereradiointeroperabilityisrequired,an

dotherinformationuseful

toemergencycommunicators.

Termsusedinthisdocument:

FCCFederalCommunicationsCommission

FCCRules

containedinTitle47,CodeofFederalRegulations(47CFR)

Federalu

sedhereintodifferentiatebetweenradiostationsoftheUnitedStates

Governmen

tandthoseofanyState,tribal,local,orre

gionalgovernmental

authority.F

ederalFrequenciesrefertofrequencies(channels)availablefor

assignmenttoU.S.GovernmentAgencies.AlthoughtheFCCisaFederal

Governmen

tagency,thefrequenciesitadministersarenotfederalfrequencies

-theyarea

dministeredforstate/tribal/localgovernments,commercialentities,

andindividuals.

NCC-(1)thePublicSafetyNationalCoordinationCommittee,aFederal

AdvisoryCommitteeformedbytheFCCtoadviseitoninteroperability;

(2)NationalCoordinatingCenterforTelecommunications.

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NPSTCtheNationalPublicSafetyTelecommunicationsCouncilisafederation

oforganizationswhosemissionistoimprovepublicsafetycommunications

andinteroperabilitythroughcollaborativeleadership.

Afterthecharterfor

theNCCe

xpired,NPSTCcontinuedNCCseffortsto

establishacommon

channelnomenclature.NPSTCchannelIDsusedintheNIFOGarebased

ontheStandardChannelNomenclatureforthePublicSafetyInteroperability

Channels,APCOANS1.104.1-2010,approvedJune

9,2010bytheAmerican

NationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)-seehttp://www.npstc.org/documents/

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

NTIANationalTelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration

NTIAManualTheNTIAManualofRegulationsandProceduresforFederal

RadioFrequencyManagementhttp://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/redbook/

redbook.html

FrequenciesareinMegaHertz(MHz)unlessotherwisenoted.

Emissions

onfrequenciesabove30MHzarenarrowbandanalogFM,unless

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HowistheNIFOGused?

TheNIFOGmaybeusedbyradiotechnicianswhenprogrammingchannelsinradios.

Werecommendha

vingthesechannelsprogrammedinradiosatalltimes,aspermitted

bytheapplicableregulations,ratherthanwaitinguntiladisasterisimminentoroccurring

todotheprogramm

ing.

TheNIFOGalsois

ausefultoolforemergencycommunicatio

nsplanners,providing

themwithinformationontheineroperabilitychannelsmostlikelytobeintheradiosof

respondersfroman

otherdisciplineorjurisdiction.



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DontIneedal

icenseorthesechannelsbeore

pro

gramm

ingthem

intoradios?

IfyouarelicensedunderPart90oftheFCCrules,youm

ayprogramfrequencies

thatyouarenotlicensedtouseIFthecommunicationsinvolvedrelatedirectlytothe

imminentsafety-of-lifeorpropertyorwithU.S.Governmentstations...inconnection

withmutualac

tivities(seeFCCrules90.427and90.417).

However,note

that90.403(g)requiresthat[f]ortransmissionsconcerningtheimminent

safety-of-lifeo

rproperty,thetransmissionsshallbesusp

endedassoonasthe

emergencyisterminated.Also,thesafety

oflifeprovisionof90.417(a)makesitclear

thattheexcep

tionappliesonlywhenthecommunicationsinvolvedrelatedirectlytothe

imminentsafetyoflifeorproperty.BecauseoneoverridingpolicyconcernoftheFCC

isthepreventionofharmfulinterference,anyexceptions

tothegeneralprohibitionon

usingnon-licensedfrequenciesarelimitedinnaturetorespondingtoanimminentthreat

tosafety-of-lifeorproperty,andlicenseesarenotallowedtoexceedtheboundsofthose

communications.

Seealso90.407dealingwithcommunicationsduringan

emergencywhichdisrupts

normalcommunicationsfacilitiesand90.411dealingwithcivildefensecommunications.

TherearenorestrictionsonU.S.Governmentstationsprogrammingfrequenciesinto

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HowcanIusethese

requenciesiIdonthavealicenseorthem?

Therearesevenw

aysyoucanlegallyusetheseradiofreque

ncies:

1.Youoryourem

ployermayalreadyhaveaFederalComm

unicationsCommission

(FCC)licenseoraNationalTelecommunicationsandInfo

rmationAdministration

(NTIA)authorizationforsomeoftheinteroperabilityandmutualaidfrequencies.

2.ForFCClicensees

,thenon-FederalNationalInteroperability

Channels

VCALL10-VTAC14,UCALL40-UCALL43D,and8CALL90

-8TAC94Darecoveredbya

blanketauthorizationfromtheFCC-Publicsafetylicen

sees...canoperatemobile

unitsontheseinteroperabilitychannelswithoutanindivid

uallicense.SeeFCC

00-348,released10/10/2000,paragraph90.

3.Youmayopera

teonfrequenciesauthorizedtoanotherlic

enseewhenthatlicensee

designatesyou

asaunitoftheirsystem,inaccordancew

ithFCCrule90.421.

4.Inextraordinarycircumstances,theFCCmayissueaSp

ecialTemporaryAuthority

(STA)forsuch

useinaparticulargeographicarea.

5.Inextraordinarycircumstances,theNTIAmayissueaTe

mporaryAssignmentfor

suchuseinap

articulararea.

6.I

youareanFCC

licensee,youmayoperateamobilestationontheFederal

Interoperability

ChannelsonlywhenauthorizedbytheFC

C(bylicenseorSTA)and

onlyforinterop

erabilitywithFederalradiostationsauthorizedbytheNTIAtouse

thosechannels

.Youmaynotusethesechannelsforinte

roperabilitywithotherState,



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tribal,regional,orlocalradiostationsthesearenot

asubstituteforyour

regularmu

tualaidchannels.SeeFCCPublicNotice

DA01-1621,releasedJuly

13,2001.

7.WhennecessaryfortheIMMEDIATEprotectionoflifeorproperty,FCCPart90

licenseesm

ayuseprudentmeasuresbeyondthespe

cificsoftheirlicense.See

FCCrule9

0.407,Emergencycommunications.U.S.Governmentstationsare

authorized

byNTIArule7.3.6tooperateonanyPart

90frequencywiththe

permission

oftheFCClicenseewhensuchuseisnecessaryforcommunications

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(FCCrules)

90.407Emerge

ncycommunications.

Thelicenseeofanystationauthorizedunderthispartmay,duringaperiodof

emergencyinwhichthenormalcommunicationfacilitiesaredisruptedasa

resultofhu

rricane,flood,earthquakeorsimilardisaster,utilizesuchstationfor

emergencycommunicationsinamannerotherthanthatspecifiedinthestation

authorizationorintherulesandregulationsgoverningtheoperationofsuch

stations.TheCommissionmayatanytimeorderthe

discontinuanceofsuch

specialuseoftheauthorizedfacilities.[49FR36376

,Sept.17,1984]

90.411Civildeensecommunications.

Thelicenseeofanystationauthorizedunderthispartmay,onavoluntarybasis,

transmitco

mmunicationsnecessaryfortheimplementationofcivildefense

activitiesassignedsuchstationbylocalcivildefense

authoritiesduringanactual

orsimulate

demergency,includingdrillsandtests.Th

eCommissionmayatany

timeorder

thediscontinuanceofsuchspecialuseoftheauthorizedfacilities.

[49FR363

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(FCCrules-continued)

90.417Interstationcommunication.

(a)Anysta

tionlicensedunderthispartmaycommunicatewithanyotherstation

withoutres

trictionastotype,service,orlicenseewhenthecommunications

involvedre

latedirectlytotheimminentsafety-of-lifeorproperty.

(b)Anysta

tionlicensedunderthispartmaycommunicatewithanyother

stationlice

nsedunderthispart,withU.S.Governmentstations,andwith

foreignstations,inconnectionwithmutualactivities,providedthatwherethe

communicationinvolvesforeignstationspriorapprovaloftheCommissionmust

beobtained,andsuchcommunicationmustbepermittedbythegovernmentthat

authorizes

theforeignstation....

90.421Operationomobilestationunitsnotundertheco

ntrolothelicensee.

Mobilestations,asdefinedin90.7,includevehicular-mountedandhandheld

units.Suchunitsmaybeoperatedbypersonsotherthanthelicensee...

90.427Precaut

ionsagainstunauthorizedoperation.

(a)...

(b)Except

forfrequenciesusedinaccordancewith

90.417,noperson

shallprogramintoatransmitterfrequenciesforwhich

thelicenseeusingthe

transmitterisnotauthorized.



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(NTIArules)

7.3.4EmergencyCommunicationsorwhichanImmediat

eDan

gerExiststoHumanLie

orPro

perty

1.Insituation

swhereimmediatedangerexiststohuma

nlifeorproperty,anagency

mayopera

tetemporarilyonanyregularlyassignedfrequencyinamannerother

thanthats

pecifiedinthetermsofanexistingassignm

ent.Emergencyoperations

undersuchsituationsshouldcontinueonlyaslongasnecessarytoensurethatthe

dangertohumanlifeorpropertynolongerexists.Em

ergencyoperationsunderthese

circumstan

cesshallbereevaluatedonaregularbasisuntilsuchtimeasnormal/

routineoperationscanbereestablished.

2.Interoperablecommunicationsfordisaster/emergency

responseinvolvingFederal,

State,local,andtribalentitiesshallbeinconformance

withSection4.3.16ofthis

Manual.Additionalinformationregardinginteroperable

communicationscanalsobe

foundintheNationalInteroperabilityFieldOperations

Guide(NIFOG)...promulgated

bytheDep

artmentofHomelandSecurity.

7.3.6EmergencyUseoNon-FederalFre

quencies

Inemergencysituations,agovernmentradiostationmayutilizeanyfrequency

authorized

toanon-governmentradiostation,under

Part90oftheFCCRulesand

Regulation

s,whensuchuseisnecessaryforcommu

nicationswithnon-government

stationsan

disdirectlyrelatedtotheemergencyathand.Suchuseissubjecttothe

followingc

onditions:



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a.Thenon-gov

ernmentlicenseehasgivenverbalorwrittenconcurrence.

b.Operationsa

reconductedinaccordancewiththeFCC

RulesandRegulations.

c.Useisrestrictedtotheserviceareaandstationauthorizationofthelicensee.

d.Alloperation

sareunderthedirectcontrolofthelicenseeandshallbeimmediately

terminatedw

hendirectedbythelicensee.

e.Operationsd

onotexceed60days.

f.Awrittenrep

ortofeachsuchuseshallbeprovided,throughtheagencysFAS

[FrequencyAssignmentSubcommittee,ofNTIAsIRAC

(InterdepartmentRadio

AdvisoryCommittee)]representative,totheFCCasso

onaspracticable.

7.5.2Fre

quenciesAuthorizedbytheFCCorShipStations

Frequenciesau

thorizedbytheFederalCommunicationsC

ommissionforship

stationsmaybe

usedbyGovernmentmobilestationstocommunicatewith

non-Governmentstationsinthemaritimemobileservice.

7.5.3Fre

quencieso

rtheSaetyoLieandPro

perty

...(5)Thefrequ

ency40.5MHzisdesignatedasthemilitaryjointcommonfrequency.

Useofthischannelislimitedtocommunicationsnecessarytoestablishcontactwhen

otherchannelinformationisnotavailableandforemergencycommunications.This

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(6)TheprovisionsofthisManualdonotpreventmob

ilestations,ormobileearth

stations,in

distressfromusinganyfrequencyatitsdisposaltoattractattention,make

knownitsposition,andobtainhelp.(SeeITURadioR

egulationAp.13PartA1,6,1.)

7.5.4Fre

quenciesorCoordinatingSearchandRescueOperations

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

ission,maybeusedbystations

oftheaero

nauticalmobileserviceandbyothermobileandlandstationsengagedin

coordinate

dsearchandrescueoperations.

(3)Thefre

quency156.3MHz[VHFMarinechannel6

]maybeusedfor

communicationsbetweenshipstationsandaircraftstations,usingG3Eemission,

engagedincoordinatedsearchandrescue(SAR)op

erations.Whencontrolofthe

sceneofa

SARincidentisunderaCoastGuardcoaststation,156.3MHzmaybe

usedbysh

ipstationstocommunicatewiththatcoaststation.

DoestheNIFOG

authorizemetousecertainre

quencies?

NO.TheNIFO

Gdoesnotgrantauthoritytooperateona

nyradiofrequencies.Such

authoritycancomeonlyfromtheFCCortheNTIA.

IstheNIFOGth

enationalemergencycommunicationspla

n?

TheNIFOGis

thenationalguideforpossibleuseinasituationwherenootherradio



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interoperabilityarra

ngementwaspromulgatedbylocalauthorities,orwhereemergency

respondersareunawareofsuchanarrangement.TheNIFOG

doesNOTsupersede

anyFederal,State,tribal,local,orregionalemergencycommunicationsplan.Ifyouare

dispatchedtoadisasterorincidentsceneandhavenootherinformationonhowtomake

contactwithotheremergencyresponders,theNIFOGprovide

susefulsuggestionsfor

whichfrequenciestousetoattemptinitialcontact.

Aretheintero

perab

ilitychannelsdiscussedintheNIFOGavaila

blenationwide?

No.Notallfrequenciesareavailablenationwideforuseasde

scribedintheNIFOG.In

particular,theNon

-FederalVHFInlandInteroperabilityChannelsmaybeusedonlyin

certaininlandparts

ofthecountry,awayfromcoastalareasandmajorwaterways(see

themaptitledCountiesWhereVTAC17/VTAC17DMayBeUsedonpage28forfurtherdetails).

Otherchannelsinthisplanmaynotbeusableduetothepote

ntialforadjacentchannel

interferenceinsom

eareas,orduetoauthorizedon-channelusesthataredifferentthan

thecommonusesdescribedintheNIFOG.

ForadetailedlistofwhichcountiesareinwhichVHFPublic

Coast(VPC)area,see:

http://www.fcc.g

ov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/FCCCN

TY2K.txtand

http://www.fcc.g

ov/oet/info/maps/areas/data/2000/READM

E_FCCCNTY2K.txt

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



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WhodoIconta

cttouseintero

perabilitychannels?

Thesechannelsca

nbeusedwherelicensedorauthorizedbyFCCorN

TIA,includingauthorizationbyaSTA.

TheCOML(CommunicationsUnitLeader)actsas,ordelegatestheroleorequencymanager;assigning

specifcusestoavailableradiochannelsandcoordinatingwiththeFCCandNTIAorauthorizationtouse

additionalchanne

lsasneeded.

IaccesstotheCOMLhasnotbeenpre-arrangedorisnotworkingas

planned,trythecallingchannels

specifedintheNI

FOGatornearthecommandpost,incidentscene,orstagingarea.

AtaFederally-d

eclareddisasterwhereaJointFieldOfce(JF

O)isestablished,

CommunicationsisundertheLogisticsSectionandtheOperationsSection-doesntthat

contradictICS?

No.CommunicationsorthepersonnelworkingintheJFOistheresp

onsibilityotheJFOCommunications

Unit,whichisund

ertheLogisticsSection.Communicationsorthose

aectedbythedisaster,including

localfrstresponders,victims,andlocalinrastructure,aswellasFed

eralassetssupportinglocal

disasteroperation

s,istheocusotheDisasterEmergencyCommunications(DEC)Branch(ESF#2-

Communications),whichisintheJFOOperationsSection.TheDECBranchmayhavepersonnelinthe

TacticalCommunicatonsGroup,WirelessCommunicationsTaskForce

fllingtheroleoSpectrumManager.

Workingwiththe

LogisticsSectionCommunicationsUnitLeaderand

thelocalCOMLresponsibleorthe

aectedarea,Wir

elessCommunicationsTaskForceLeadercoordinat

estheuseoradiorequenciesused

byFederalrespon

derswithStateandlocalgovernmentauthorities.

TheWirelessCommunicationsTask

ForceprovidesdirectaccesstotheFCCandNTIAdecision-makers.



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HowdoIre

questaSpecialTem

poraryAuthorization(STA)?

FCClicenseesrequesta

SpecialTemporaryAuthorization(STA)romtheFC

C:

DuringNormalFCCBusinessHours(MondaythroughFriday,8:00am-5:30p

mEST/EDT)

TracySimmons-STALice

nsing(Part90--LandMobileandPublicSaety),Pu

blicSaety&Homeland

SecurityBureau-phone:717-338-2657

email:[email protected]

orfleelectronically:FCCForm601-ULS

http://wireless.cc.gov/uls/then

clickonULSOnlineFiling

OutsideoNormalFCCBu

sinessHours(5:30pm-8amEST/EDT,weekends,a

ndholidays)

CommunicationsandCrisisManagementCenter(CCMC)-

phone:202-418-1122


FirstRespondersandPublicSaetyEntitieswith

generalSTAin

quiries

AllanManuel,PublicSae

ty&HomelandSecurityBureau

phone:202-418-1164

m

obile:202-391-5331


or

FCC24/7OperationsCenterphone:202-418-1122


U.S.GovernmentradiostationsrequesttemporaryassignmentorSTAsviatheiragencyrepresenta-

tivetotheFrequencyAssignmentSubcommittee(FAS)otheInterdepartmentRadioAdvisoryCommit-

tee(IRAC).Thetelephone

numberortheNTIAFrequencyAssignmentBranchis202-482-1132.

[Seethepreviouspageo

rrequestingSTAswhenaJointFieldOceisoperationaloranincident.]



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DoestheNIFOGspeciyexactlyhowtopro

gramchannels?

No.Thereis

noone-size-fits-allsolutionduetodifferingradiodesigns.The

NIFOGuses

theANSIStandardChannelNomenclatu

reforthePublicSafety

InteroperabilityChannelsforchannelnames-seeNPSTConpage2.

Forsomech

annels,thestandardnomenclaturespecifi

esadirect(talk-around)

channelforrepeaterswhichtakesupanadditionalmemoryslot.Someradioshave

aswitchthatpermitstalk-aroundonarepeaterchanne

l,andusingthisfeature

wouldsavememoryslots.Similarly,someradiosmayhaveaswitchorbuttonto

enableordisablereceiveCTCSS;forradiosthatdont,anotherchannelmaybe

programmedsobothmodeswouldbeavailable.

Untilthenar

rowbandtransitioniscomplete,somemutualaidchannelsmaybe

widebandin

someareasandnarrowbandinothers.Th

estandardnomenclature

doesnotalw

aysaddresshowtolabelthesamefreque

ncieswithdifferent

bandwidths.

Forthelegacypolice,EMS,andfiremutualaidchannels155.475,

155.340,154.265,154.280and154.295,wesuggestV

LAW31W,VMED28W,

VFIRE22W,

VFIRE21W,andVFIRE23WasthewidebandnamesforVLAW31,

VMED28,VFIRE22,VFIRE21,andVFIRE23onthesa

mefrequencies.Forthe

SARcommo

nchannel,155.160MHz,wesuggestSARWFMforwidebandand

SARNFM

fornarrowband.

Also,consid

erprogrammingadditionalVHFMarinechannelsaspossible

interoperabilitychannels(forusewhenproperlyauthorized),basedonlocal



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orregionaluse.Inparticular,channelsusedbydrawbridgetendersmaybe

appropriate;seehttp://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.pdfforauthorizedchannel

usesandhttp://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtVhfforfrequencies.

RecommendedmodesforusingFederalInteroperability

Channels:useanalogfor

allIncidentRe

sponsechannels(CTCSS167.9Hz)andLawEnforcementchannels

LEA,LE1,LE

B,LE10,andLE16(CTCSS167.9Hz);useP25digitalforthe

remainingLEchannels,NAC$68F.CTCSSshouldalwaysbetransmittedonthe

analogchannels,butcarriersquelch(CSQ,noCTCSS)shouldbeusedonreceive.

Considerallow

ingtheusertoenableordisableCTCSSonreceivebyaswitchor

button;otherw

iseuseCSQonreceive.

ShouldFire/EM

SradioshavetheLawEnorcementintero

perabilitychannels

pro

grammed,a

ndviceversa?

Yes.Radiosfo

rpublicsafetypersonnelshouldhaveasm

anyoftheseinteroperability

channelsprogrammedaspossible,aspermittedbythea

pplicableregulations.

Interoperabilitymayrequirecrossingjurisdictionalandfunctionallines.Onthe

Federalinteroperabilitychannels,IncidentResponse(IR

)meanseverybody

Fire,Rescue,EMS,PublicWorks,LawEnforcement,etc.TheLawEnforcement

(LE)channels

willbeusedprimarilyforLawEnforcementactivities,butcouldbe

designatedfor

otherincidentsupportifthatwouldnotham

perLawEnforcement

activities,andifassignedbytheagencyincontroloftheincident.



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Howdoemergencyrespondersusethecallin

gchannels?

Asyouapproa

chanincidentsceneorstagingarea,you

mightestablishcontactona

dispatchorwo

rkingchannel.Ifyoucantmakecontact,orifnochannelwasdesignated

forthispurpos

e,attempttomakecontactononeofthed

esignatedinteroperability

callingchanne

ls.Ifitisarepeaterchannelandyougetn

oresponse,trythedirect

ortalk-aroundmodeifyourradiohasthatcapability.In

somecases,thetalk-around

channelexists

asadistinctchannelontheradio.Forexample,theVHFIncident

ResponseFederalInteroperabilityChannelisknownasNC1.Thetalk-aroundforthis

repeaterchannelisknownasIR5.

Thenon-Fede

ralnationalinteroperabilitycallingchannelsareVCALL10,UCALL40,

and8CALL90;theFederalIRandLEcallingchannelsareNC1(direct:IR5),NC2

(direct:IR15),LEA,andLEB.Ifyouareunabletomakecontactonthesechannels,

considerthew

idebandinteroperabilitychannelsifyouareauthorizedtousethem,orif

yoursituationqualifiesasIMMEDIATEprotectionoflife

orproperty.Youmaybeableto

learnwhatyouneedwithouttransmitting,byjustlisteningtoradiotrafficononeofthese

channels.

HowdoSearch

andRescuepersonnelonland,onwatercrat,andonaircratcoordinate

byradio?

CertainVHFM

arinechannelsaredesignatedinthisplan

forSearchandRescue

(SAR)interoperability.Searchersonland,inboats,andinaircraftneedtobeableto



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communicatewitheachothertocoordinaterescues.Thereis

noVHFchannelauthorized

andreadilyavailabletoallthreecommunities.SomeaircraftinvolvedinSARhave

VHFMarineradios,asdomostboaters;theVHFradiosthatmanygroundSARgroups

usearecapableof

coveringtheVHFMarinefrequencies.We

recommendthatSAR

participantshavethechannelsinthisplanpre-programmedintheirradios.VHFMarine

channelsshallnotbeusedforconventional,terrestrialsearch

andrescueoperations

theyareinthisplanduetothelikelihoodofboatsbeinginvolv

edinSARincoastalareas.

Also,155.16MHzislicensedtomanySARorganizations.We

encouragepublicsafety

entitiestoobtainlic

ensesforthisfrequencytofacilitateinteroperability.Likewise,we

encourageSARorganizationswithVHFradiostoprogramtheappropriateVHFMarine

channelsintheirra

diosandtoexercisegreatrestraintinusingthesechannelsonlywhen

authorized.

HowcanI

getanswe

rstoquestionsabouttheNationalIntero

perabilityFieldOperations

Guide,orhowcanI

oersuggestionstoim

proveit?

Pleasesendyourq

uestionsorcommentstotheU.S.Departm

entofHomelandSecurity,

OfficeofEmergenc

yCommunications,[email protected]

Vandincludeyourname,

agencyororganiza

tionaffiliation,andyoure-mailaddress.

HowdoI

getcopiesotheNIFOG?

ThelatestversionoftheNIFOGcanbedownloadedororderedfrom

http://www.safecom

program.gov/SAFECOM/nifog



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19

RecommendationsorPro

grammin

gtheFederalIntero

perabilityChannels

1.Ifthereisenoughroominyourradio,programallc

hannelsasanalogandagain

asdigita

lchannels.Ifnot,programasfollows:

a.IncidentResponsechannelsallanalog.

b.LawEnforcementchannelsprogramallasP2

5digitalwithNAC$68Fexcept

LEA,LE1,LEB,LE10,andLE16whichareto

beprogrammedanalogwith

TxCTCSS167.9Hz(6Z)andnoRxCTCSS(carriersquelch,CSQ)

2.Ifyourradiohasauser-selectableoptiontoenable

/disableCTCSSonreceive,

youmay

choosetoconfigurethisoptionsothattheusercanenablethesame

CTCSS

toneusedontransmitforreceive.Thedefaultconfigurationshouldbe

CSQrec

eive.

Noteonu

singtheFederalInteroperability

Channels:Thesechan-

nelsmay

notbeusedforstate/state,state

/local,orlocal/local

interoperability.AFederalentitymustbeinvolvedwhentheseare

used.



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20

Reg

ulationsandGuidelinesorNationalIntero

perability

1.TheFCCand

NTIArulesallowforsomeflexibilityinfrequencyusebypersonnel

directlyinvolvedinasituationwherethereisimminentdangertohumanlifeor

property.ThisdoesNOTmeanInanemergency,anyth

inggoes.

2.Forcommunicationsnotcoveredby#1,youruseofaradiofrequencymustbe

authorizedby:

a.Your(oryo

uragencys)FCClicenseorNTIAauthoriz

ation

b.LicensebyruleaprovisioninFCCrulesthatauth

orizesuseofaradio

frequency

underspecifiedconditionswithoutaspecificlicenseorauthorization

issuedtotheuser

c.ASpecialTemporaryAuthorizationprovidedbyFCC

orNTIA

3.DigitalP25operationsonnon-Federalinteroperabilitychannelsshouldtransmitthe

defaultNetworkAccessCode(NAC)$293,andreceive

withNAC$F7E(acceptany

incomingNAC).Specifytalkgroup$FFFF,whichinclude

severyone.

4.Defaultmode

sforusingFederalInteroperabilityChannels:useanalogforall

IncidentResponsechannelsandLawEnforcementcha

nnelsLEA,LE1,LEB,LE

10,andLE16;useP25DigitalfortheremainingLEcha

nnels,NAC$68F.



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21

ConditionsorUseoFederalIntero

perabilityChannels

1.TheVHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan,the

UHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalInteroperability

ChannelPlan,theVHF

LawEnforcement(LE)FederalInteroperabilityChann

elPlan,andtheUHFLaw

Enforcement(LE)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlanshowfrequenciesavailable

forusebya

llFederalagenciestosatisfylawenforcem

entandpublicsafetyincident

responsein

teroperabilityrequirements.Thesefrequencieswillbereferredto

hereinafter

asFederalInteroperabilityChannels.

2.TheFedera

lInteroperabilityChannelsareavailablefo

ruseamongFederalagencies

andbetwee

nFederalagenciesandnon-federalentitieswithwhichFederalagencies

havearequirementtooperate.

3.Thechannelsareavailabletonon-federalentitiestoe

nablejointFederal/non-federal

operationsforlawenforcementandincidentresponse

,subjecttotheconditionthat

harmfulinte

rferencewillnotbecausedtoFederalstations.Thesechannelsare

restrictedto

interoperabilitycommunicationsandarenotauthorizedforroutineor

administrativeuses.

4.Extendedo

perationsandcongestionmayleadtofreq

uencyconflicts.Coordination

withNTIAisrequiredtoresolvetheseconflicts.

5.Onlynarrow

bandemissionsaretobeusedontheFederalInteroperabilityChannels.



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6.Equipmentused(transmittersandreceivers)mustmeetthestandardsestablishedin

Section5.3.5.2

oftheNTIAManual:

a.TIA/EIA603-Bfornarrowbandanalog;

b.TIATSB102

.CAAB-Afornarrowbanddigital

7.AcompletelistingofconditionsforusebyFederalusersc

anbefoundinSection

4.3.16oftheNTIAManual.

8.Useofthesefre

quencieswithin75milesoftheCanadian

borderand5milesofthe

Mexicanborderrequirespecialcoordinationandinsomecaseswillnotbeavailable

foruse.

LawEnorcementP

lans

1.Frequencies16

7.0875MHzand414.0375MHzaredesignatedasNationalCalling

ChannelsforinitialcontactandwillbeidentifiedintheradioasindicatedintheLaw

EnforcementFederalInteroperabilityChannelPlans.

2.InitialcontactcommunicationswillbeestablishedusingnarrowbandanalogFM

emission(11K25F3E).

3.Theinteroperab

ilitychannelswillbeidentifiedinmobileandportableradiosas

indicatedinthe

LawEnforcementFederalInteroperability

ChannelPlanswith

ContinuousTon

e-ControlledSquelchSystems(CTCSS)frequency167.9Hzand/or

NetworkAccessCode(NAC)$68F.



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IncidentResponsePlans

1.Frequencies169.5375MHz(pairedwith164.7125M

Hz)and410.2375MHz(paired

with419.2375MHz)aredesignatedasthecallingchannelsforinitialcontact

andwillbe

identifiedintheradioasindicatedintheIncidentResponseFederal

InteroperabilityChannelPlans.

2.Initialcontactwillbeestablishedusingnarrowbanda

nalogFMemission(11K25F3E).

3.Toensure

accessbystationsfromoutsidethenorma

lareaofoperation,Continuous

Tone-ControlledSquelchSystems(CTCSS)willnotbeusedonthecallingchannels.

4.Theinteroperabilitychannelswillbeidentifiedinmobileandportableradiosasindicated

intheVHF

IncidentResponse(IR)FederalInteropera

bilityChannelPlanandthe

UHFIncid

entResponse(IR)FederalInteroperabilityChannelPlan.



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24

FCCRulesandRegu

lations

Title47,CodeofFederalRegulations,Parts0-199

http://wireless.fcc.g

ov/rules.html

Part80

M

aritimeServices

ForinformationonVHFMarinechannels,see

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

tVhf

Part87

AviationServices

Part90

P

rivateLandMobileRadioServices

Part95

P

ersonalRadioServices(includesGMRS,FRS,CB,&MURS)

Part97

A

mateurRadioService

NTIARulesandReg

ulations

Title47,CodeofFederalRegulations,Part300

http://www.ntia.doc

.gov/osmhome/redbook/redbook.html



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25

INTEROPERABILITYCHANNEL

S

Non-FederalVHFNationalIntero

perabilityChannels

Description

Channel

Name

Mobile

Receive

Fre

quency

Mobile

Tran

smit

Fre

qu

ency

CTCSSTone

VHFLowBand

LawEnforcement

LLAW1

39.4600

45.8600

CSQ/156.7(5A)

LLAW1D

39.4600

39.4600

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Fire(Proposed)

LFIRE2

39.4800

45.8800

CSQ/156.7(5A)

LFIRE2D

39.4800

39.4800

CSQ/156.7(5A)

LawEnforcement

LLAW3

45.8600

39.4600

CSQ/156.7(5A)

LLAW3D

45.8600

45.8600

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Fire(Proposed)

LFIRE4

45.8800

39.4800

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Fire

LFIRE4D

45.8800

45.8800

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Frequency39.4

800MHzispendingFCCassignmentfore

xclusivefireintersystemuse.

Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSStransmit.Iftheusercanenable/

disablewithoutrep

rogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocouldbeprogrammedfor

receive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoenable/disable.



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perabilit

yChannels

VHFHighBand

Description

ChannelName

MobileReceiveFre

q.

MobileT

ransmitFre

q.

CTCSSTone

Calling

VC

ALL10

155.7525

15

5.7525

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Tactical

VTAC11*

151.1375

15

1.1375

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Tactical

VTAC12*

154.4525

15

4.4525

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Tactical

VTAC13

158.7375

15

8.7375

CSQ/156.7(5A)

Tactical

VTAC14

159.4725

15

9.4725

CSQ/156.7(5A)

TacRpt

VTA

C33*

159.4725

15

1.1375

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

TacRpt

VTA

C34*

158.7375

15

4.4525

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

TacRpt

VT

AC35

159.4725

15

8.7375

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

TacRpt

VTA

C36*

151.1375

15

9.4725

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

TacRpt

VTA

C37*

154.4525

15

8.7375

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

TacRpt

VT

AC38

158.7375

15

9.4725

CSQ/136.5(4Z)

*VTAC11-12,VTAC33-3

4,andVTAC36-37maynotbeusedinPuertoRicoortheUSVI.

Deaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSStransmit.Itheusercanenable/disablewithoutre-

programmingtheradio

,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocouldbeprogramm

edorreceive,andtheuserinstructed

howandwhentoenab

le/disable.

VTAC33-38recommen

dedordeployabletacticalrepeateruseonly(FCCS

tationClassFB2T).

VTAC36-38arepreerred;VTAC33-35shouldbeusedonlywhennecessaryduetointererence.



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perability

Channels

VHFInland

Descript

ion

ChannelName

MobileRX(MHz)

MobileTX(MHz)

TacticalnarrowbandFM

VTAC17

161.8500

157.2500

TacticalnarrowbandFM

VTAC17D

161.8500

161.8500

Deaultoperations

houldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS156.7Hz(5A)transmit.Itheusercan

enable/disableCTC

SSwithoutreprogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocouldbe

programmedorre

ceive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoen

able/disable.

ForVTAC17/VTAC17Donly:Basestations:50wattsmax,antennaH

AAT400eetmax.Mobile

stations:20wattsm

ax,antennaHAAT15eetmax.Thesechannelsareortacticaluseandmaynot

beoperatedonboa

rdaircratinight.Thesechannelsusenarrowban

dFMandareavailableonly

incertaininlandareasatleast100milesromamajorwaterway.Thesechannelsusethesame

requenciesasVHF

Marinechannel25,whichuseswidebandFM.Use

onlywhereauthorized.See

maponnextpage.

Intheseauthorizedareas,interoperabilitycommu

nicationshavepriorityover

grandatheredpubliccoastandpublicsaetylicensees.



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CountiesWhereVTAC17/VTAC17DMayBeUsed

Num

bersIndicateVHFPublicCoastStationAreas-see

47CFR80.371(c)(ii)



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Non

-FederalUHFNationalIntero

perabilityR

epeaterChannels

Description

ChannelName

MobileRX(MHz)

MobileTX(MHz)

Calling

UCALL40

453.21

25

458.2125

Calling

UCALL40D

453.21

25

453.2125

Tactical

UTAC41

453.46

25

458.4625

Tactical

UTAC41D

453.46

25

453.4625

Tactical

UTAC42

453.71

25

458.7125

Tactical

UTAC42D

453.71

25

453.7125

Tactical

UTAC43

453.86

25

458.8625

Tactical

UTAC43D

453.86

25

453.8625

Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS156.7(5A)transmit.Iftheusercan

enable/disableCT

CSSwithoutreprogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocould

beprogrammedforreceive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoenable/disable.



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700 MHz Interoperability Channels

FCC Channel(Subscriber Load)

Transmit andReceive

FrequenciesPrimary Use

ChannelName

Receive Ch. Transmit Ch.

23-24 983-984 799.14375 GeneralPublic Safety 7TAC5123-24 769.14375 7TAC51D39-40 999-1000 799.24375 Calling

Channel7CALL50

39-40 769.24375 7CALL50D63-64 1 023-1024 799.39375 EMS 7MED65

63-64 769.39375 7MED65D79-80 1 039-1040 799.49375 EMS 7MED66

79-80 769.49375 7MED66D103-104 1063-1064 799.64375 General

Public Safety7TAC52

103-104 769.64375 7TAC52D119-120 1079-1080 799.74375 General

Public Safety7TAC55

119-120 769.74375 7TAC55D143-144 1103-1104 799.89375 Fire 7FIRE63

143-144 769.89375 7FIRE63D159-160 1119-1120 799.99375 Fire 7FIRE64

159-160 769.99375 7FIRE64D183-184 1143-1144 800.14375 General

Public Safety7TAC53

183-184 770.14375 7TAC53D199-200 1159-1160 800.24375 General

Public Safety7TAC56

199-200 770.24375 7TAC56D223-224 1183-1184 800.39375 Law

Enforcement7LAW61

223-224 770.39375 7LAW61D



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Transmit andReceive

FrequenciesPrimary Use

ChannelName

Receive Ch. Transmit Ch.

239-240 1199-1200 800.49375 LawEnforcement

7LAW62239-240 770.49375 7LAW62D

263-264 1223-1224 800.64375 GeneralPublic Safety

7TAC54263-264 770.64375 7TAC54D

279-280 1239-1240 800.74375 Mobile Data 7DATA69279-280 770.74375 7DATA69D

303-304 1263-1264 800.89375 MobileRepeater

7MOB59303-304 770.89375 7MOB59D

319-320 1279-1280 800.99375 Other PublicService

7GTAC57319-320 770.99375 7GTAC57D

641-642 1601-1602 803.00625 E MS 7MED86641-642 773.00625 7MED86D

657-658 1617-1618 803.10625 General

Public Safety

7TAC71

657-658 773.10625 7TAC71D681-682 1641-1642 803.25625 CallingChannel

7CALL70681-682 773.25625 7CALL70D

697-698 1657-1658 803.35625 E MS 7MED87697-698 773.35625 7MED87D

721-722 1681-1682 803.50625 Fire 7FIRE83721-722 773.50625 7FIRE83D


7TAC72737-738 773.60625 7TAC72D



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Transmitand ReceiveFrequencies

Primary UseChannel

NameReceive Ch. Transmit Ch.


7TAC75

761-762 773.75625 7TAC75D

777-778 1737-1738 803.85625 Fire 7FIRE84777-778 773.85625 7FIRE84D

801-802 1761-1762 804.00625 LawEnforcement

7LAW81

801-802 774.00625 7LAW81D817-818 1777-1778 804.10625 General

Public Safety7TAC73

817-818 774.10625 7TAC73D


7TAC76841-842 774.25625 7TAC76D

857-858 1817-1818 804.35625 LawEnforcement

7LAW82

857-858 774.35625 7LAW82D

881-882 1841-1842 804.50625 MobileRepeater

7MOB79881-882 774.50625 7MOB79D


7TAC74

897-898 774.60625 7TAC74D921-922 1881-1882 804.75625 Mobile Data 7DATA89

921-922 774.75625 7DATA89D

937-938 1897-1898 804.85625 Other PublicService

7GTAC77

937-938 774.85625 7GTAC77D12.5 kHz narrowband channels shown as odd-even channel pairs o 6.25 kHz channels.

Re: http://www.apco911.org/requency/documents/700_NB_channel_centers.pd



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Non

-Federal800MHzNationalMutualAidR

epeaterChannels

Description

Ch.Name

MobileRX(MHz)*

MobileTX(MHz)*

Calling

8CALL90

851.0125(866.0125)

806.0125(821.0125)

CallingDirect

8CALL90D

851.0125(866.0125)

851.0125(866.0125)

Tactical

8TAC91

851.5125(866.5125)

806.5125(821.5125)

TacticalDirect

8TAC91D

851.5125(866.5125)

851.5125(866.5125)

Tactical

8TAC92

852.0125(867.0125)

807.0125(822.0125)

TacticalDirect

8TAC92D

852.0125(867.0125)

852.0125(867.0125)

Tactical

8TAC93

852.5125(867.5125)

807.5125(822.5125)

TacticalDirect

8TAC93D

852.5125(867.5125)

852.5125(867.5125)

Tactical

8TAC94

853.0125(868.0125)

808.0125(823.0125)

TacticalDirect

8TAC94D

853.0125(868.0125)

853.0125(868.0125)

Defaultoperation

shouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS156.7(5A)transmit.Iftheusercan

enable/disableCT

CSSwithoutreprogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonecouldalso

beprogrammedforreceive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoenable/disable.

*Thefrequencyin

parenthesis,whichis15MHzhigher,isthefre

quencyusedbeforerebanding-

channelnameswereICALL,ITAC1-ITAC4.WidebandFM20K0

F3Ebeforeandafterrebanding.



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VHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalIntero

perabilityChannelPlan

SuggestedAssignment

(subjecttoavailability&

localplans)

Channel

Name

Note

MobileRX

(MHz)

MobileTX

(MHz)

IncidentCalling

NC1

Calling

169.5375

164.7125

IncidentCommand

1

IR1

170.0125

165.2500

MedicalEvacuationControl

IR2

170.4125

165.9625

LogisticsControl

IR3

170.6875

166.5750

InteragencyConvo

y

IR4

173.0375

167.3250

IncidentCalling(Direct)

IR5

DirectforNC1

Calling

169.5375

169.5375(S)

IncidentCommand

1(Direct)

IR6

DirectforIR1

170.0125

170.0125(S)

MedicalEvacuationControl

(Direct)

IR7

DirectforIR2

170.4125

170.4125(S)

LogisticsControl(Direct)

IR8

DirectforIR3

170.6875

170.6875(S)

InteragencyConvo

y(Direct)

IR9

DirectforIR4

173.0375

173.0375(S)

*SeeConditionsforUseofFederalInteroperabilityChannelsonpages22-24.

Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS167.9/C

SQtransmit.Iftheusercan

enable/disableCTCS

Swithoutreprogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocouldbe

programmedforrece

ive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoe

nable/disable.



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UHFIncidentResponse(IR)FederalIntero

perabilityChannelPlan

SuggestedA

ssignment

(subjecttoavailab

ility&localplans)

Channel

Name

Note

MobileRX

(MHz)

MobileTX

(MHz)

IncidentCalling

NC2

Calling

410.2375

419.2375

Adhocassignment

IR10

410.4375

419.4375

Adhocassignment

IR11

410.6375

419.6375

SARIncidentCommand

IR12

410.8375

419.8375

Adhocassignment

IR13

413.1875

413.1875(S)

InteragencyCon

voy

IR14

413.2125

413.2125(S)

IncidentCalling(Direct)

IR15

DirectforN

C2

Calling

410.2375

410.2375(S)

Adhocassignment(Direct)

IR16

DirectforIR

10

410.4375

410.4375(S)

Adhocassignment(Direct)

IR17

DirectforIR

11

410.6375

410.6375(S)

SARIncidentCommand(Direct)

IR18

DirectforIR

12

410.8375

410.8375(S)

*SeeConditionsforUseofFederalInteroperabilityChannelson

pages22-24.

Defaultoperationshouldbecarriersquelchreceive,CTCSS167.9/CSQtransmit.Iftheusercan

enable/disableCT

CSSwithoutreprogrammingtheradio,theindicatedCTCSStonealsocouldbe

programmedforre

ceive,andtheuserinstructedhowandwhentoenable/disable



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VHFLawEnorcement(LE)FederalIntero

pera

bilityChannelPlan

Description

C

hannel

Name

Note

MobileRX

(MHz)

MobileTX

(MHz)

CTCSSorNAC

Calling

LEA

Analog

167.0875

167.0875(S)

167.9Tx,

CSQRx

Tactical

LE1

Analog

167.0875

162.0875

167.9Tx,

CSQRx

Tactical

LE2

167.2500

162.2625

$68F

Tactical

LE3

167.7500

162.8375

$68F

Tactical

LE4

168.1125

163.2875

$68F

Tactical

LE5

168.4625

163.4250

$68F

Tactical

LE6

DirectforLE2

167.2500

167.2500(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE7

DirectforLE3

167.7500

167.7500(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE8

DirectforLE4

168.1125

168.1125(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE9

DirectforLE5

168.4625

168.4625(S)

$68F

*SeeConditions

forUseofFederalInteroperabilityChannelsonpages22-24.

CTCSSonreceiveonlyifuserselectable;elseCSQ.



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UHFLawEnorcement(LE)FederalIntero

pera

bilityChannelPlan

Description

Ch

annel

N

ame

Note

MobileRX

(MHz)

MobileTX

(MHz)

CTCSSorNAC

Calling

LEB

Analog

414.0375

414.0375(S)167.9Tx,CSQRx

Tactical

LE10

Analog

409.9875

418.9875

167.9Tx,CSQRx

Tactical

LE11

410.1875

419.1875

$68F

Tactical

LE12

410.6125

419.6125

$68F

Tactical

LE13

414.0625

414.0625(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE14

414.3125

414.3125(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE15

414.3375

414.3375(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE16

DirectforLE

10-Analog

409.9875

409.9875(S)167.9Tx,CSQRx

Tactical

LE17

DirectforLE11

410.1875

410.1875(S)

$68F

Tactical

LE18

DirectforLE12

410.6125

410.6125(S)

$68F

*SeeConditionsforUseofFederalInteroperabilityChannelson

pages22-24.

CTCSSonreceive

onlyifuserselectable;elseCSQ



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Federal/Non-FederalSARCommandInter

operabilityPlan

ChannelName*

MobileRX(MHz)

MobileTX(MHz)

CTCSS

IR12**

410.8375

419.8375

167.9Tx,CSQRx

VTAC14

159.4725

159.4725

156.7Tx,CSQRx

(156.7Rxifuser

selectable)

UTAC43

453.8625

458.8625

156.7Tx,CSQRx

(156.7Rxifuser

selectable)

8TAC94(ITA

C4

beforereband

ing)

853.0125(868.0125

beforerebanding)

808.0125(823.0125

beforerebanding)

156.7Tx,CSQRx

(156.7Rxifuser

selectable)

VHFMarine

Ch.17***

156.8500(thisuse

requiresFCCSTA)

156.8500(thisuse

requiresFC

CSTA)

none

*Ifarepeaterisnotavailable,substitutethecorrespondingtalk-aroundchannel:IR18forIR12,

UTAC43DforUT

AC43,8TAC94Dfor8TAC94.

**SeeConditionsforUseofFederalInteroperabilityChannelsonpages22-24.

***VHFmarinech.17iswidebandFM,emission16K00F3E.



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Federal/Non-FederalVHFSAROperationsIntero

perabilityPlan

Suggested

SARFunction

Fr

equency(MHz)

GroundOperations

155.1600narrowbandFM

(orwidebandFMtill1/1/2013)

MaritimeOperations

*

157.050or157.150(VHF

Marinech.21Aor23A)asspecifiedby

USCGSectorCommander

AirOperationscivilian

123.100MHzAM(mayno

tbeusedfortestsorexercises)

AirOperationsUSCG/Military

345.0MHzAMforinitialcontactonly,thenmoveto282.8MHz

AMorotherworkingchannel

Airrescueassetstoairrescueassets

(deconfliction)

AschartedonstandardairchartorMULTICOM122.850(southor

westsector)&122.900MHz(northoreastsector),orasspecified

byFAA.122.850maynotbeusedfortestsorexercises

GroundtoAirSARw

orkingchannel

157.17583A(21A,23A,81Aalternatesasspecifiedbylocal

USCGSectorCommander)**

GroundtoMaritimeS

ARworkingchannel



Maritime/Air/Ground

SARworkingchannel*



EMS/MedicalSupport

155.3400(widebandFM)

Hailing*&DISTRESSonly-

Maritime/Air/Ground

156.800VHFMarinechan

nel16

*UseVHFMarinech.16tomakecontact(30secondsmax.),thenmovetoappro

priateworkingchannelasdirectedbylocalUSCGSector

Commander.Non-maritim

euseoan

yVHFMarinechannelre

quiresFCCSpecialTem

poraryAuthorityorappro

priatelicense.VHFmarine

channelsusewidebandFM

,emission16K0F3E

**VHFMarinechannels:16=156.80021A=157.05022A=157.10023A=157.150

81A=157.07582A=157.12583A=157.1750

DirectionromUSCG,FCC,orFAAoverridesinormationinthistable.Thistabledoesnotco

nveyauthoritytooperate.



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VHFPublicSaetyMutualAidandCommonChannels

Fre

quency(MHz)

Usage

WidebandID

Narrowban

dID

Note

155.1600

Searchand

RescueCommon

SARWFM

SARNFM

NotdesignatedbyFCC;

availabilityvaries.

154.2650mobile

FireMutualAid

VFIRE22W

VFIRE22

NotavailableinPuertoRico

andtheU.S.VirginIslands.

154.2725

FireMutualAid

VFIRE24

154.2800

base/mobile

FireMutualAid

VFIRE21W

VFIRE21

154.2875

VFIRE25

154.2950mobile

FireMutualAid

VFIRE23W

VFIRE23

154.3025

VFIRE26

155.3400

base/mobile

EMSMutualAid

VMED28W

VMED28

MaybedesignatedforEMS

MutualAid.

155.3475

VMED29

MaybedesignatedforEMS

MutualAid.

155.4750

base/mobile

LawEnforcement

MutualAid

VLAW31W

VLAW31

155.4825

LawEnforcement

MutualAid

VLAW32

Rulesforuseofthesechannelsarecontainedin47CFR90.20andNTIAManualSection4.3.11&7.3.6.

SeealsoNon-FederalVHFNationalInteroperabilityChannelsandNon-F

ederalVHFInlandInteroperability

Channelsonpage26

-28ofthisdocument.



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UHF MED (Medical, EMS) Channels

Base & Mobile TX Mobile TX Channel Name Bandwidth

462.950 467.950 MED9 * W,N,U

462.95625 467.95625 MED91 * U

462.9625 467.9625 MED92 * N,U

462.96875 467.96875 MED93 * U

462.975 467.975 MED10 * W,N,U

462.98125 467.98125 MED101 * U

462.9875 467.9875 MED102 * N,U

462.99375 467.99375 MED103 * U

* Used primarily or dispatch; may be used or mutual aid. 47CFR90.20(d)(65).

463.000 468.000 MED1 W,N,U

463.00625 468.00625 MED11 U

463.0125 468.0125 MED12 N,U

463.01875 468.01875 MED13 U

463.025 468.025 MED2 W,N,U

463.03125 468.03125 MED21 U

Direct mode: receive & transmit on Base & Mobile TX req.; Repeater mode:

transmit on Mobile TX req., receive on Base & Mobile TX req. CTCSS as

required by local plan. Bandwidth: W=wide, N=narrow, U=ultra-narrow (6.25

kHz). Add D to channel name when operating in Direct mode.



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463.0375 468.0375 MED22 N,U

463.04375 468.04375 MED23 U

463.050 468.050 MED3 W,N,U

463.05625 468.05625 MED31 U

463.0625 468.0625 MED32 N,U

463.06875 468.06875 MED33 U

463.075 468.075 MED4 W,N,U

463.08125 468.08125 MED41 U

463.0875 468.0875 MED42 N,U

463.09375 468.09375 MED43 U

463.100 468.100 MED5 W,N,U

463.10625 468.10625 MED51 U

463.1125 468.1125 MED52 N,U463.11875 468.11875 MED53 U

463.125 468.125 MED6 W,N,U


transmit on Mobile TX req., receive on Base & Mobile TX req. CTCSS as

required by local plan. Bandwidth: W=wide, N=narrow, U=ultra-narrow (6.25




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463.13125 468.13125 MED61 U

463.1375 468.1375 MED62 N,U

463.14375 468.14375 MED63 U463.150 468.150 MED7 W,N,U

463.15625 468.15625 MED71 U

463.1625 468.1625 MED72 N,U

463.16875 468.16875 MED73 U

463.175 468.175 MED8 W,N,U

463.18125 468.18125 MED81 U

463.1875 468.1875 MED82 N,U

463.19375 468.19375 MED83 U


transmit on Mobile TX req., receive on Base & Mobile TX req. CTCSS asrequired by local plan. Bandwidth: W=wide, N=narrow, U=ultra-narrow (6.25




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The 25 Cities Project Federal Interoperability Channels

The 25 Cities Project Federal Interoperability Channels were developed through the

Department o Justice 25 Cities project to support local, state, ederal, and tribal

voice communications interoperability. Each metropolitan area has agreed upon poli-

cies and procedures regarding use o these channels. Most 25 Cities VHF channels are

accessible by non-VHF users via permanent or ad hoc patching capabilities. All agen-cies interested in using these requencies, who are not currently participating in the

25 Cities eort, should contact the local FBI Radio Manager prior to programming any

equipment. For requencies and programming details or other questions regarding

the project, contact Rob Zanger, U.S. Department o Justice, Wireless Management

O ce at 202.598.2000 or [email protected].

Inormation as o November 17, 2010.

CITY CHANNEL NAME

ATLANTA ATL FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

BALTIMORE BA FIOLE3 (VHF P25 Voted System)

BOSTON BPD FIO (VHF Voted System - Analog)

CHICAGO

CG-COM-N, CG-COM-C, CG-COM-S(VHF P25 Multicast Voted System)

CG-TAC-N, CG-TAC-C, CG-COM-S

(VHF P25 Multicast Voted System)

DALLASDFW EAST (VHF P25 Voted System)

DFW WEST (VHF P25 Voted System)

(continued)



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CITY CHANNEL NAME

DENVER

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

DEN IO-W


EL PASOEP FIO-W, EP FIO-E

(VHF P25 Multi-cast Voted System)

HAMPTON ROADS NORFOLKHRN FIO

(VHF P25 Voted System)

HARTFORD, CTCFedcom-N, CFedcom-S

(VHF P25 Multi-cast Voted System)

HONOLULU

HNL FIO

(VHF P25 Stand Alone 125 watt repeater)

HNL FIO2

(VHF P25 Stand Alone 125 watt repeater)

LE 4

(VHF P25 Transportable 125 watt repeater)

HNL FIRE (VHF Voted System Analog)

HOUSTONHOU CMD (VHF P25 Voted System)

HOU PAT (VHF P25 Voted System)

JACKSONVILLE JAX FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

(continued)



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CITY CHANNEL NAME

LOS ANGELES

LA FIO1 (VHF P25 Voted System)



MIAMI MIA FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAULFEDCOM-MP, FEDCOM-SP


NEW ORLEANS NOLA FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

NEW YORK

NYC FIO (NYC), NYC FIO-N (Orange-

Putnam), NYC FIO-E (Suolk), NYC FIO-S

(Central NJ)

(VHF P25 Multicast Voted system)

NYC FIO2 (VHF P25 Voted System)

ORLANDO ORL FIO (VHF P25 Voted System

PHILADELPHIA PH FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

(continued)



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CITY CHANNEL NAME

ST LOUIS

STL CALL (VHF P25 Voted System)

8CALL90(800 MHz Simulcast Voted

Repeater System)

STL TAC ( VHF P25 Voted System)

8TAC91 (800 MHz Simulcast Voted

Repeater System)

All o the above repeaters can be

networked together.

(continued)



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CITY CHANNEL NAME

SAN FRANCISCO

SF MA U-A (UHF Stand Alone 125 watt

repeater - Analog)

SF MA V-A (VHF Stand Alone 125 wattrepeater - Analog)

CLEMARS 7 (LLAW1) (Low Band repeater)

SF MA T-A (UHF-T Band Stand Alone 125

watt repeater - Analog)

8TAC94 (800 MHz Stand Alone 125 watt

repeater- Analog)

SF FED-V (VHF P25 Stand Alone 125 watt

repeater)

SF FED-U (UHF P25 Stand Alone 125 watt

repeater)

All o the above repeaters can benetworked together.

SF FED-ED, SF FED-ES, SF FED-ET, SF FED-

EW (VHF P25 Multicast Voted System)

TAMPA TAM FIO (VHF P25 Voted System)

WASHINGTON DCDC IO-1 (VHF P25 Voted System)

DC IO2LE2 (VHF P25 Voted System)



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NOAAWeatherRadioAllHazardsBroadcasts

NWRbroadcasts

NationalWeatherService(NWS)warning

s,watches,forecastsand

othernon-weatherrelatedhazardinformation24hoursaday.ChannelsWX1-WX7are

usedintheUS&

Canada;channelsWX8-WX9areusedfo

rCanadaMarineWeather

broadcastsinsomeareas.Thesechannelsshouldbeprogrammedaswideband

FM(16K0F3E)R

ECEIVEONLY.SomeradiomanufacturersnumbertheUSweather

channelsintheo

rdertheycameintouse,othersnumberth

eminfrequencyorder.For

programminginland-mobileradios,frequencyorderisreco

mmended.

WeatherRadioBroadcastsReceiv

eOnly

(WX

1-WX7US&Canada;WX8-WX9Canada

MarineWeather)

WX1

WX2

WX3

WX4

WX5

WX6

WX7

162.400

1

62.425

162.450

162.475

162.500

162.525

162.550

M

arine21B

Marine83B

WX8

WX9

161.650

161.775



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COMMONCOMMUNICATIONSREFERENCES

OperationsCenterTele

phone

Numbers

DHS

MainNumber..................................................................202-282-8000

NOCSeniorWatchOfficer.............................................202-282-8101

FCC

FederalCommunicationsCommission

CommunicationsandCrisisManagementCenter

(CCMC

)e-mailcomm-ctr@fcc.gov................................202-418-1122,-2813FAX

FEMA

FederalEmergencyManagementAgency,

Nationa

lResponseCoordinationCenter(NRCC)

.........202-646-2828

(genera

lnumberforallESFsseenextpage)[email protected]

NCS

Nationa

lCommunicationsSystem

NCCRadioRoom/SHARESHFRadio...........................703-235-5080

OperationsCenter/NCCWatch....................................703-235-5080

ARC

AmericanNationalRedCross

24-hrD

isasterOperationsCenter..................................800-526-3571,202-303-5555

ARRL

AmericanRadioRelayLeague.......................................emergency@arrl.org

MainNumber..................................................................860-594-0200-0259fax



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EmergencySupportFunctions(ESF)

ESF#1:Transp

ortation

ESF#9:UrbanSea

rch&

Rescue

ESF#2:Communications

ESF#10:Oil&Haza

rdous

MaterialsResponse

ESF#3:Public

Worksand

Engine

ering

ESF#11:Agricultureand

NaturalResources

ESF#4:Firefighting

ESF#12:Energy

ESF#5:Emergency

Manag

ement

ESF#13:PublicSafetyand

Security

ESF#6:MassCare,Housing,

andHumanServices

ESF#14:Long-Term

CommunityRecovery

ESF#7:ResourceSupport

ESF#15:ExternalAffairs

ESF#8:Public

Healthand

MedicalServices



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FEMA Regions - States and Territories

Region I: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT - 1-617-956-7506 or 1-877-336-2734

Region II: NJ, NY, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

NJ and NY: 1-212-680-3600

PR and USVI: 1-787-296-3500

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

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

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

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

Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE - 1-816-283-7061

Region VIII: 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

Region X: AK, ID, OR, WA - 1-425-487-4600

FEMA Headquarters, Washington DC: 1-202-646-2500

FEMA Disaster Assistance: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)



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U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers

24 hour Regional Contacts for Emergencies

Last Modied 4/29/2009

RCC Location Phone Number

Atlantic Area SAR

CoordinatorPortsmouth, 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

Pacifc SAR

CoordinatorAlameda, CA (510)437-3700

RCC Alameda Alameda, CA (510)437-3700RCC Seattle Seattle, WA (206)220-7001

RCC Honolulu Honolulu, HI (808) 535-3333

Sector Guam Apra Harbor, GU (671)355-4824

RCC Juneau Juneau, Alaska (907)463-2000



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CTCSS Tones and Codes

Freq.

(Hz)

Motorola

Code

NIFC &

CA Fire *

Freq.

(Hz)

Motorola

Code

NIFC &

CA Fire *

67.0 XZ 136.5 4Z 4

69.3** WZ 141.3 4A 13

71.9 XA 146.2 4B 5

74.4 WA 151.4 5Z 14

77.0 XB 156.7 5A 6

79.7 WB 162.2 5B 15

82.5 YZ 167.9 6Z 7

85.4 YA 173.8 6A

88.5 YB 179.9 6B

91.5 ZZ 186.2 7Z

94.8 ZA 192.8 7A 16

97.4 ZB 203.5 M1

100.0 1Z 9 206.5 8Z

103.5 1A 8 210.7 M2

107.2 1B 10 218.1 M3110.9 2Z 1 225.7 M4

114.8 2A 11 229.1 9Z

118.8 2B 233.6 M5

123.0 3Z 2 241.8 M6

127.3 3A 12 250.3 M7

131.8 3B 3 254.1 0Z

* California FIRESCOPE tone list, used by NIFC and CAfire agencies

Ref. http://www.firescope.org/macs-docs/MACS-441-1.pdf

** 69.4 in some radios



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

023 047 155 731 325 526 516 432

025 244 156 265 331 465 523 246

026 464 162 503 332 455 526 325

031 627 165 251 343 532 532 343036 172 172 036 346 612 546 132

043 445 174 074 351 243 565 703

047 023 205 263 364 131 606 631

051 032 212 356 365 125 612 346

053 452 223 134 371 734 624 632

054 413 225 122 411 226 627 031

065 271 226 411 412 143 631 606

071 306 243 351 413 054 632 624

072 245 244 025 423 315 654 743

073 506 245 072 431 723 662 466

074 174 246 523 432 516 664 311

114 712 251 165 445 043 703 565

115 152 252 462 446 255 712 114

116 754 255 446 452 053 723 431122 225 261 732 454 266 731 155

125 365 263 205 455 332 732 261

131 364 265 156 462 252 734 371

132 546 266 454 464 026 743 654

134 223 271 065 465 331 754 116

143 412 274 145 466 662

145 274 306 071 503 162

152 115 311 664 506 073

032 051 315 423



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P25 Digital Codes

NAC Network Access Codes

$293 default NAC

$F7E receiver will unsquelch with any incoming NAC

$F7F a repeater with this NAC will allow incoming signals

to be repeated with the NAC intact

TGID Talkgroup ID

$0001 default

$0000 no-one, talkgroup with no users used forindividual call

$FFFF talkgroup which includes everyone

Unit ID

$000000 no-one never associated with a radio unit

$000001-$98767F for general use

$989680-$FFFFFE for talkgroup use or other specialpurposes

$FFFFFF designates everyone used when implementing agroup call with a TGID3



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12345

6789

RS-232 Connectors (DB25 and DB9)

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):

same for DB25, except top pins 13 - 1, bottom 25 - 14 (left to right)

DB9 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.** On the DB25, 1 is the protective ground, 7 is the signal ground.



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RJ-45 Wiring

T568A (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 Rec vData+

4 1 blue blue

5 1 white/blue white/blue

6 3 orange TxData - green RecvData-

7 4 white/brown white/brown

8 4 brown brown

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



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Telephone Connectors

Pin numbers are from left to right, holding the plug with the contacts

up and looking at the side that does not have the spring clip. T and

R indicate Tip and Ring.

Pin RJ25 RJ14 RJ11

1 T32 T2 T2

3 R1 R1 R1

4 T1 T1 T1

5 R2 R2

6 R3

Circuit Twisted-Pair Colors 25-Pair Colors Solid Colors

T1 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 Block WiringTip,

Ring

Tip Color

(reverse for Ring)

50 Pin

Position

66 or 110

Block Position1 White/Blue 26,1 1,22 White/Orange 27,2 3,4

3 White/Green 28,3 5,64 White/Brown 29,4 7,85 White/Slate 30,5 9,106 Red/Blue 31,6 11,127 Red/Orange 32,7 13,148 Red/Green 33,8 15,169 Red/Brown 34,9 17,1810 Red/Slate 35,10 19,2011 Black/Blue 36,11 21,2212 Black/Orange 37,12 23,2413 Black/Green 38,13 25,2614 Black/Brown 39,14 27,2815 Black/Slate 40,15 29,3016 Yellow/Blue 41,16 31,32

17 Yellow/Orange 42,17 33,3418 Yellow/Green 43,18 35,3619 Yellow/Brown 44,19 37,3820 Yellow/Slate 45,20 39,4021 Violet/Blue 46,21 41,4222 Violet/Orange 47,22 43,4423 Violet/Green 48,23 45,4624 Violet/Brown 49,24 47,4825 Violet/Slate 50,25 49,50



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Telephone Keypad Letters

1:(QZ) 2:ABC 3:DEF

4:GHI 5:JKL 6:MNO

7:P(Q)RS 8:TUV 9:WXY(Z)

* 0 #DSN Area Codes

(Deense Switched Network)

312 - CONUS 313 Caribbean

314 - Europe 315 - Pacific

317 - Alaska 318 - Southwest Asia

319 - Canada

Cellular Telephone Emergency Response

Some cellular telephone companies have transportable cellsites (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 providerrepresentatives for local events; however, the U.S. Departmentof Homeland Security National Communications SystemNational Coordinating Center will assist jurisdictions withreferrals to corporate level contacts for wireless/wireline serviceprovider representatives if needed.

The NCS-NCC 24x7 Watch can be reached at 1-703-235-5080

or e-mail [email protected]



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Satellite Phone Dialing Instructions

From a US Landline(helpful directions for someone to call you back)

To an Iridium phone directly as an International Call

011 + 8816xxxxxxx (Iridium Phone Number)

To an M4 phone directly as an International Call011 + 870 + 76xxxxxxx (Mobile Number)

Iridium PIN (default) is 1111

(enter when powering-on the Iridium Subscriber Unit)

From an M4: [Note - Cannot call Toll-Free numbers]

To a US Phone number:

00 + 1 + (10-digit US phone number)

To an Iridium phone directly

00 + 8816xxxxxxx (Iridium Phone Number)

To an M4 phone directly

00 + 870 + 7

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