Halifax County, Nova Scotia (NS) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Last Updated: September 6, 2024, 22:22 pm UTC

Entity	Entity Type
Halifax County Trunked Systems (8)	Trunked
Halifax County Amateur Radio	Amateur Radio
Halifax Regional Municipality	Category
Provincial	Category
Federal	Category
Non-government	Category
Education	Category
Businesses	Business Group
Halifax harbour marine traffic	Marine
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)	Aircraft / Airport
Shearwater Heliport (military) (YAW)	Aircraft / Airport
Transportation	Business Group

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Halifax Regional Municipality

Atlantic Provinces Public Safety Network (APPSN)
Project 25 Phase I

Halifax Regional Police and Emergency Health Services (ambulance) operate on the provincial trunked radio system

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
866.9625		M		HRM Simplex1	Simplex 1 (all HRM radios)	FM	Multi-Talk
867.4625		M		HRM Simplex2	Simplex 2 (all HRM radios)	FM	Multi-Talk

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency

Paging occurs on the following VHF frequencies. Dispatch and operations occurs on the provincial trunked mobile radio system (TMR); talkgroup information can be found on the TMR database entry.

Atlantic Provinces Public Safety Network (APPSN)
Project 25 Phase I

See talkgroups under the heading Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
151.400	VAC778	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Sackville site (for Halifax core stations)	FM	Fire Dispatch
152.180	CIG518	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Preston site (for Dartmouth core stations)	FM	Fire Dispatch
155.400	CIG518	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Halifax site (for stations 4 and 13 volunteers)	FM	Fire Dispatch
150.185	VAC780	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Harrietsfield site	FM	Fire Dispatch
151.505	XJF657	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Musquodoboit Harbour site	FM	Fire Dispatch
152.060	XJG955	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Hammonds Plains and Oyster Pond sites	FM	Fire Dispatch
153.890	XJH453	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Queensland and Preston sites	FM	Fire Dispatch
154.130	XJN917	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Chaswood and Tangier sites	FM	Fire Dispatch
154.175	XJI550	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Ecum Secum site	FM	Fire Dispatch
154.280	VCC718	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Prospect, Sheet Harbour and Shubenacadie sites	FM	Fire Dispatch
154.415	XJG928	B	CSQ	HRFE Paging	Paging: Middle Sackville site	FM	Fire Dispatch
866.475	CIG518	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Preston backup repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
866.6125	VCC718	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Prospect, Shubenacadie and Tangier backup repeaters	FM	Fire-Tac
867.1125	XJK412	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Tantallon and Chaplin backup repeaters	FM	Fire-Tac
867.6125	VAC778	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Sackville and Marinette backup repeaters	FM	Fire-Tac
868.1125	XJH453	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Preston, Ecum Secum and Chaswood backup repeaters	FM	Fire-Tac
868.6125	XJN916	RM		HRFE Backup Rptr	Queensland and Musquodoboit Harbour backup repeaters	FM	Fire-Tac
867.975		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
867.9875		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
868.4625		RM		HRFE VR Ops 2	Vehicle repeater for ops 2 talkgroup	FM	Fire-Tac
868.475		RM		HRFE VR Ops 3	Vehicle repeater for ops 3 talkgroup	FM	Fire-Tac
868.4875		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
868.9625		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
868.975		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac
868.9875		RM		HRFE VR	Vehicle repeater	FM	Fire-Tac

Transportation and Public Works

Atlantic Provinces Public Safety Network (APPSN)
Project 25 Phase I

Public Works and Halifax Transit supervisors use the provincial trunked mobile radio system. See talkgroups under the heading Halifax Transportation and Public Works

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
410.1625	XMZ363	RM	165 DPL	Transit AAB	Halifax Transit Access-A-Bus	FM	Transportation
410.1125	XJN986	B	127.3 PL	Transit Control1	Halifax Transit control centre 1	FM	Transportation
415.1125	XJN986	M	127.3 PL	Transit Bus 1	Halifax Transit buses 1	FM	Transportation
411.0375	XJN986	B	88.5 PL	Transit Control2	Halifax Transit control centre 2	FM	Transportation
416.0375	XJN986	M	88.5 PL	Transit Bus 2	Halifax Transit buses 2	FM	Transportation
413.9875	XJN986	B	103.5 PL	Transit Control3	Halifax Transit control centre 3	FM	Transportation
418.9875	XJN986	M	103.5 PL	Transit Bus 3	Halifax Transit buses 3	FM	Transportation
857.6125		M		HRM WorksSimplex	Public Works simplex	FM	Public Works

Halifax Water

Halifax Water
DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO)

Haliax Water also operates a two site MotoTRBO Connect Plus system

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.1875	F	HfxWaterData	Water distribution, telemetry (data) various Bedford-Sackville locations	Telm	Data
461.2625	F	HfxWaterData	Water distribution, telemetry (data) various Halifax locations	Telm	Data
465.1875	F	HfxWaterData	Water distribution, telemetry (data) various Dartmouth locations	Telm	Data

Provincial

Hospitals

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
139.920	CKO722	F	CSQ	Hosp. paging	Hospital paging network	FM	Data
140.670	CKO722	F	CSQ	Hosp. paging	Hospital paging network	FM	Data
452.8125	XML576	RM	9 RAN	QE2 Security	QE2 Halifax Infirmary site security	NXDN48	Security
460.3625	VEP817	RM	30 RAN	DartGenMtHopeSec	Dartmouth General Hospital/Mount Hope security	NXDN48	Security
463.0625	VAC574	RM	CC 8 TG 401 SL 1	IWK Hospital	IWK Children's hospital	DMR	Security
467.0625	XJE763	RM	33 RAN	VG Security	QE2 Victoria General site security	NXDN48	Security

Halifax Harbour Bridges

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.125	XJQ440	RM	CC 1 TG 40 SL 1	HDBC Ops	Bridge patrol	DMR	Public Works
463.000	CJR85	RM	CC 2 TG 50 SL 1	HDBC Maintenance	Bridge maintenance	DMR	Public Works

Justice

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
868.3125	CXZ995	M		BurnsideJail	Burnside Corrections Facility	FM	Corrections

Federal

Halifax Port Authority

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
454.275		RM		Hfx Port Auth.	Halifax Port Authority DMR	DMR	Public Works

Parks Canada

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
166.650		M	186.2 PL	Citadel Hill	Citadel Hill National Historic Site	FM	Public Works

Non-government

Waverley Fire School

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
153.800	XJL796	M		Fire School	Fireground operations (simplex)	FM	Fire-Tac

Education

Dalhousie University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
410.2875	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 100 SL 1	Dal Security	Security - Encrypted	DMR	Security
410.2875	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 110 SL 2	Dal Attendants	Building attendants	DMR	Schools
410.2875	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 130 SL 2	Dal MaintSecurty	Facilities Mangement to security dispatch	DMR	Schools
410.4125	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 140 SL 1	Dal Maint. Shops	Facilities Mangement shops	DMR	Schools
410.4125	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 150 SL 2	Dal Maint. Zones	Facilities Mangement zones	DMR	Schools
410.5375	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 170 SL 2	Dal Maint Spare1	Facilities Mangement spare 1	DMR	Schools
410.5375	XMQ829	RM	CC 1 TG 160 SL 1	Dal MaintTruckng	Facilities Mangement trucking	DMR	Schools
452.5125	VAC598	RM	156.7 PL	Dalplex	Dalplex and sports field	FM	Schools
460.6125	VFR979	RM	073 DPL	DalResidence	Student residence buildings	FM	Schools

Mount Saint Vincent University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.8875	VCC39	RM	151.4 PL	MSVUSecurity	Security	FM	Security

Nova Scotia Community College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.815	VFU443	RM	179.9 PL	NSCC Akerley	Akerley campus	FM	Schools
460.925	VFU444	RM	114.8 PL	NSCCWtrfrnt	Waterfront campus	FM	Schools
461.375	VFU445	RM	156.7 PL	NSCCITCampus	Institute of Technology campus	FM	Schools

Saint Mary's University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.130		M		SMU Security	Security	FM	Security
170.610		M	103.5 PL	SMU Security	Security office	FM	Security