Frequencies
Common/Shared
Interoperability (All Agencies)
Tacs can be used in CTCSS/PL or P25 (Digital), 293 NAC. Radios will be used to coordinate emergency communications between state and local public safety entities, for interoperability. See the Nationwide Public Safety Interop for more info.
IREACH, 155.055 D156 should be used on transmit. See the IREACH WIKI for information and guidelines.
IREACH, 155.055 D156 should be used on transmit. See the IREACH WIKI for information and guidelines.
| STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois Project 25 Phase II | May be used by some agencies for interop. |
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155.055 | KA5825 | M | 156 DPL | IREACH D156 | Illinois Radio Emergency Assistance Channel / Helo Landing Zone | FMN | Interop |
| 155.055 | KA5825 | M | CSQ | IREACH | Illinois Radio Emergency Assistance Channel (Legacy/Monitor) | FMN | Interop |
| 769.00625 | WQOF260 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7FTAC1/7FTAC1D | Fire: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) [DuPage Fireground Orange] | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 774.93125 | WQMH855 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7FTAC2/7FTAC2D | Fire: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 769.04375 | WQOF260 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7FTAC3/7FTAC3D | Fire: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 769.03125 | WQMH855 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7GTAC4/7GTAC4D | General Government Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Multi-Tac |
| 774.95625 | WQOF260 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7GTAC5/7GTAC5D | General Government Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Multi-Tac |
| 769.01875 | WQMH855 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7LTAC6/7LTAC6D | Law: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Law Tac |
| 774.94375 | WQOF260 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7LTAC7/7LTAC7D | Law: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Law Tac |
| 774.98125 | WQMH855 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7LTAC8/7LTAC8D | Law: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | Law Tac |
| 774.96875 | WQOF260 | RM | 156.7 PL | 7MTAC9/7MTAC9D | Medical: Tactical (Repeat/Direct) | FMN | EMS-Tac |
Law Enforcement
See the ISP database for frequencies || ILEAS: See the ISP WIKI for more info and frequencies
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155.475 | KN3600 | M | CSQ | ISPERN | Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (HF-1) | FMN | Deprecated |
| 155.475 | KN3600 | B | 67.0 PL | ISPERN 67.0 | Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (HF-1) | FMN | Deprecated |
| 155.475 | KN3600 | M | 156 DPL | ISPERN D156 | Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (HF-1) | FMN | Deprecated |
| 155.370 | B | CSQ | ISP S/W P2P | Statewide Point-to-Point (HF-5/Future Abandoned) | FMN | Deprecated |
MABAS - Mutual Aid Box Alert System (Statewide Fire Mutual Aid)
Interagency/Illinois Fire Emergency Radio Network (IFERN) MABAS Basics (PDF)
MABAS Alerts (2 Tone Paging) are 1.5sec/3.5sec 1082.0/701.0
MABAS Fireground Alert Tone - 1500 hz (3-5 seconds long) --to be used for Evacuation/Dangerous Situations/Personnell Accounting/Emergency Traffic
MABAS Alerts (2 Tone Paging) are 1.5sec/3.5sec 1082.0/701.0
MABAS Fireground Alert Tone - 1500 hz (3-5 seconds long) --to be used for Evacuation/Dangerous Situations/Personnell Accounting/Emergency Traffic
| 769.00625 | M | 156.7 PL | FG Orange | Fireground: Orange (DuPage County) |
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.265 | WQAG579 | BM | 210.7 PL | F2 IFERN-1 | Base/Mobile Interoperability | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 154.3025 | WQAG579 | BM | 67.0 PL | IFERN-2 | Base/Mobile Interoperability 2 | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 154.2875 | WQAG579 | M | 136.5 PL | F11 FG-GRAY | Fireground Gray (Logistics/Support) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 154.2725 | WQAG579 | M | 94.8 PL | F12 FG-BLACK | Fireground Black (HazMat Ops) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 153.8375 | WQAG579 | M | 91.5 PL | F13 FG-GOLD | Fireground Gold (SRT Entry Teams) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 154.295 | WQAG579 | M | 85.4 PL | F14 FG-BLUE | Fireground Blue (EMS, Water Supply, Boat Ops) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 154.280 | WQAG579 | M | 74.4 PL | F15 FG-WHITE | Fireground White (Logistics, Support, SRT Ops) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
| 153.830 | WQAG579 | M | 69.3 PL | F16 FG-RED | Fireground Red (Main-Fire Ops/Accountability) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
Search and Rescue Teams
Search And Rescue Mutual Aid (SARMA)
Used by various agencies (152.285/157.545 for Weather Watching, and SAR Teams in IL, IN and MO)
155.205 only licensed in IL and parts of St Louis city and county. 155.22, 155.16, 155.28, for all of Illinois. 155.205 D331 FERMA can be used by IL Fire, EMS or Rescue agencies for Tac, Training or Local Events. For more info, see WIKI
155.205 only licensed in IL and parts of St Louis city and county. 155.22, 155.16, 155.28, for all of Illinois. 155.205 D331 FERMA can be used by IL Fire, EMS or Rescue agencies for Tac, Training or Local Events. For more info, see WIKI
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155.205 | WQCI585 | M | 205 DPL | SARMA MX/CBR | Mobile Extender/Cross-Band Repeater | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 155.205 | WQCI585 | BM | 331 DPL | FERMA V1 | Fire, EMS, Rescue: Mutual Aid / Events [Ch 1] | FMN | Interop |
| 155.220 | WQCI585 | M | 225 DPL | SARMA Tac-2 | Tac-2 [Ch 2] | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 155.280 | WQCI585 | M | 325 DPL | SARMA Tac-3 | Tac-3 [Ch 3] | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 152.285 | WQBB433 | RM | 205 DPL | SARMA V4/V5R | Search and Rescue/Disaster [Ch 4 Simplex] [Ch 5-Deployable Repeater] | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 157.545 | WQBB433 | M | 432 DPL | SARMA V6 | Search and Rescue [Ch 6] (when Rptr not in use) | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 155.160 | WQCI585 | M | 156 DPL | SARMA V7 | Operations [Ch 7] [Ch 8 127.3 NW SAR] | FMN | Emergency Ops |
| 152.285 | WQBB433 | BM | 88.5 PL | I-WARN Ch 1 | (Legacy) Weather Spotters / Search and Rescue | FMN | Emergency Ops |