THE MARITIMES SCANNING SITE

 

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

ASSOCIATED WITH THE NS TRUNK SYSTEM

 

Last updated July 7, 2011

 

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, specialized or back-up communications.  These frequencies are most often simplex, i.e. the units transmit and receive on the same frequency, with no repeater involved.    In some cases there is a repeater system with an input frequency and an output frequency.   In the 800 MHz band the input frequency (not shown on this chart) is consistently 45 MHz lower.     If there is a repeater it may be that the output frequency is also used as a simplex frequency.    In these cases the user can select simplex or repeater on the dial.

 

The frequencies listed below are those that are known.  Other public safety and governmental users of the NSTMRS may have their own specific simplex frequencies, not yet known to me.  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.

 

Channel numbers in the Canadian band plan are shown in some cases.  Eventually I will look them all up and enter them here.

 

 

DFO = Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans

CBSA = Canada Border Services Agency

HRFES = Halifax Fire & Emergency Service

PNS = Province of Nova Scotia

DOT = Department of Transportation (may not be the current official name)

EMO = Emergency Management Office

VFD = Volunteer Fire Departments

DNR = Department of Natural Resources

AMT = Air Medical Transport

EHS = Emergency Health Services

GSS = Government Services Sector (= Miscl PNS agencies without their own specific channels)

HRP = Halifax Regional Police

HRM = Halifax Regional Municipality (cross-department use)

 

 

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

CBSA Simplex 1

 

 

866.0625

Simplex and Rptr Output

RCMP Local (Simplex) 1 and Repeater 2

 

616

866.2125

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 2

 

 

866.2500

Simplex

HRP Simplex (likely obsolete) and DFO Simplex 1

 

624

866.3125

Simplex

PNS EMO 2

 

 

866.4750

Rptr Output

HRFES

 

 

866.4875

Rptr 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

CBSA Simplex 2

 

642

866.5625

Simplex

PNS DOT 2

 

646

866.6125

Rptr Output

HRFES Shubenacadie/Tangier/Prospect

 

647

866.6250

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 1

 

654

866.7125

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 3

 

 

866.7500

Simplex

DFO Simplex 2

 

662

866.8125

Simplex

VFD 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

CBSA?

 

680

867.0625

Simplex

PNS AMT Simplex

 

684

867.1125

Rptr Output

HRFES Chaplin/Tantallon

 

 

867.1875

Simplex

Fredericton City

 

 

867.2500

simplex

HRM Works and EMO/EOC

 

700

867.3125

Simplex

PNS GSS 1

 

 

867.4625

Simplex

HRM Simplex 2

 

715

867.5125

Simplex (poss also a rptr output)

DNR 2
also Fredericton City

USA I-Tac 3. 

 

867.5625

Simplex

PNS EHS SIMPLEX

 

722

867.6125

Rptr Output

HRFES Marinette/Sackville

 

738

867.8125

Simplex
and Rptr output

PNS GSS 2 &
Hazmat Rptr (most likely a portable repeater system)

 

 

867.9750

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

867.9875

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

753

868.0125

Simplex

DOT 1
also Fredericton City

USA I-Tac 4

756

868.0625

Simplex

PNS EMO 1

 

760

868.1125

Rptr Output

HRFES Ecum Secum/Preston

 

776

868. 3125

Simplex

PNS Justice 1

 

 

868.4625

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.4750

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.4875

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.5250

 

Simplex & Rptr Output

 

RCMP Local 2 & Rptr 1

P-25  poss locations at Bear River and Hfx A/P

798

868.5875

Simplex

HRFES Simplex 4

 

800

868.6125

Rptr Output

HRFES Musquodoboit/Queensland

 

 

868.9625

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.9750

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr

 

 

868.9875

Rptr Output

HRFES Vehicle Rptr