THE MARITIMES SCANNING SITE

 

NON-TRUNKED 800 MHz FREQUENCIES USED IN THE MARITIMES, INCLUDING THOSE 

ASSOCIATED WITH THE NS TRUNK SYSTEM

 

Last updated May 30, 2006

 

The suite of 800 MHz frequencies utilized by the Nova Scotia Trunked Mobile Radio System is outlined elsewhere on this site.   Listeners should realize that several agencies using the trunk also employ non-trunked 800 MHz frequencies for short-range or specialized communications.  In most cases these are simplex frequencies used for mobile-to-mobile communications within the same locale.   “Mobile” also includes portable-to-portable.   The other type of non-trunked usage is the non-trunked repeater system used as a back-up by the Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Service.

 

The frequencies listed below are those that are known.  Other public safety and governmental users of the NSTMRS have their own specific simplex frequencies, not yet known to me.  EHS definitely has one.  In addition it is conceivable that commercial users could also utilize simplex frequencies.

 

Some frequencies shown are likely not actually associated with the TMR but may have been used with the obsolescent HRM municipal trunk.

 

The two frequencies indicated as Simplex All 1 and 2 are usable by any provincial government agency as well as associated agencies such as municipal government, volunteer organizations and the RCMP, as well as federal government departments.

 

Under frequency notes, USA I-Tac refers to the five frequencies that all public safety 800 MHz users are either required or recommended to have available in their systems in order to allow intercommunication.   Note that Simplex All 1 and 2 match the first two frequencies in that American allocation, and therefore any government or public safety user of the NS TMRS is capable of communication with American agencies, perhaps not a likely event.

 

Note that these or other frequencies in this range (866 – 869 MHz) are also possibly in use by other users in the Maritimes who are not connected to the NS Trunk.  Examples are in Moncton and Saint John.

 

800 MHz Channel #

Frequency

Type

Designation

Frequency Notes

601

866.0125

Simplex

Simplex All 1 (all NS public service users + Fredericton City)

 USA I-Tac Calling

 

866.0500

Simplex

Canada Border Services Agency

 

 

866.0625

Simplex

Unknown user

 

616

866.2125

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 2

 

 

866.2500

Simplex

HRP Simplex

Likely obsolete

624

866.3125

Simplex

EMO 2

 

 

866.4750

Repeater Output

HRFES

 

 

866.4875

Repeater Output

HRFES

 

639

866.5125

Simplex

Simplex All 2 (all NS public service users + Fredericton City)

Also apparently in use as HRM Transit’s Ferry Simplex

USA I-Tac 1

 

866.5500

Simplex

Canada Border Services Agency

 

642

866.5625

Simplex

DOT 2

 

646

866.6125

Repeater Output

HRFES Shubenacadie/Tangier/Prospect Rptrs

 

647

866.6250

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 1

 

654

866.7125

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 3

 

 

866.7500

Simplex

Canada Dept of Fisheries and Oceans

 

662

866.8125

Simplex

Volunteer Fire Dept Simplex (not HRFES)

 

 

866.9625

Simplex

HRM Simplex 1

 

 

866.9875

Simplex

HRFES

 

677

867.0125

Simplex

DNR 1
also Fredericton City

USA I-Tac 2

 

867.0500

Simplex

Canada Border Services Agency

 

680

867.0625

Simplex

Air Medical Transport Simplex

 

684

867.1125

Repeater Output

HRFES Chaplin/Tantallon Repeaters

 

 

867.1875

Simplex

Fredericton City

 

 

867.2500

simplex

HRM Works and EMO/EOC

 

700

867.3125

Simplex

Government Service Sector GSS 1

 

 

867.4625

Simplex

HRM Simplex 2

 

715

867.5125

Simplex

DNR 2
also Fredericton City

USA I-Tac 3. 

 

867.5625

Simplex

NS EHS SIMPLEX

 

722

867.6125

Repeater Output

HRFES Marinette/Sackville Repeaters

 

738

867.8125

Simplex

Government Service Sector GSS 2

 

 

867.9750

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

867.9875

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

753

868.0125

Simplex

DOT 1
also Fredericton City

USA I-Tac 4

756

868.0625

Simplex

EMO 1

 

760

868.1125

Repeater Output

HRFES Ecum Secum/Preston Repeaters

 

776

868. 3125

Simplex

Justice 1

 

 

868.4625

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.4750

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.4875

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.5250

Repeater Output

RCMP rptrs at Hfx Airport and near Bear River (Digby)

P-25 

798

868.5875

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 4

 

800

868.6125

Repeater Output

HRFES Musquodoboit/Queensland Rptrs

 

 

868.9625

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.9750

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.9875

Repeater Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr