Federal Operations (Statewide or Regional) (California) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

United States Forest Service

See United States Forest Service CA areawide agency page.

Department of Energy (DOE)

Western Area Power Administration

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
166.200		RM	293 NAC	WAPA Oso	Operations	P25	Federal

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Federal Protective Service

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
417.200	RM	127.3 PL	FPS Security	Security Operations	FM	Federal
415.200	RM	118.8 PL	FPS Maint	Maintenance	FM	Federal
409.400	RM	201 NAC	FPS LA	Los Angeles Basin (simulcast of Lukens)	P25E	Federal
410.800	RM	201 NAC	FPS LA	Los Angeles Basin - Lukens repeater	P25E	Federal
417.200	RM	118.8 PL	FPS LA	Los Angeles Basin	FM	Federal
419.800	M	103.5 PL	FPS LA	Los Angeles basin direct	FM	Federal
406.200	RM	127.3 PL	FPS OC ANALOG	Orange County - Santiago repeater	FM	Federal
406.200	RM	201 NAC	FPS OC P25	Orange County - Santiago repeater P25	P25E	Federal
406.200	RM	201 NAC	FPS SD	San Diego - Otay Mesa repeater	P25E	Federal
410.800	RM	127.3 PL	FPS Sac 1	Sacramento	FMN	Federal
408.200	RM	127.3 PL	FPS Sac 2	Sacramento - Tac 2	FMN	Federal

Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Southern CA

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
165.7375		RM	100.0 PL	ICE Bravo 1X	Air Ops	FMe	Federal

Marine Common System

Utilized by Various DHS units (ICE/CBP, USCG, etc) for Maritime Interdiction.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.1875	RM	820 NAC	MCS WEST	Marine Common System - San Nicholas Island	P25E	Federal
171.325	RM	820 NAC	MCS SOUTH	Marine Common System - Mt Soledad	P25E	Federal
172.0625	RM	820 NAC	MCS NORTH	Marine Common System - Santa Ynez	P25E	Federal
172.7125	RM	820 NAC	MCS CENTRAL	Marine Common System - San Pedro	P25E	Federal

United States Coast Guard - Northern CA

CGAS Sacramento (McClellan Airfield)

Marine VHF Frequency Assignments

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
163.1375	BM	293 NAC	USCG 113	Station Vallejo	P25e	Federal
164.900	BM	293 NAC	USCG 118	Sector Humboldt Bay	P25e	Federal
166.1875	BM	293 NAC	USCG 124	Sector San Francisco VHF Primary	P25e	Federal
412.975	BM	293 NAC	USCG 409	Sector San Francisco UHF Primary	P25e	Federal

United States Coast Guard - Southern CA

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
165.3375	RM	293 NAC	USCG 123	Operations 1	P25e	Federal
167.900	RM	293 NAC	USCG 125	Operations 2	P25e	Federal
165.3125	RM	293 NAC	USCG 121	Operations 3	P25e	Federal
162.250	BM	293 NAC	USCG 110	Station Morro Bay	P25e	Federal
163.1375	BM	293 NAC	USCG 113	Station Channel Islands	P25e	Federal
171.2375	BM	293 NAC	USCG 127	Sector San Diego Primary	P25e	Federal
413.025	BM	293 NAC	USCG 411	Sector Los Angeles / Long Beach - Air Ops	P25e	Federal

Department of Justice (DOJ)

25 Cities Project Federal Interoperability - Los Angeles Area

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.550	RM	653 NAC	LA FIO1	LA Federal Interop 1	P25	Interop
172.4125	RM	653 NAC	LA FIO2	LA Federal Interop 2	P25	Interop
173.600	RM	653 NAC	LA FIO3	LA Federal Interop 3	P25	Interop

25 Cities Project Federal Interoperability - San Francisco Area

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
168.7625	RM	167.9 PL	SF MA V-A	SF Mutual Aid VHF Analog (Twin Peaks)	FMN	Interop
409.0125	RM	167.9 PL	SF MA U-A	SF Mutual Aid UHF Analog (Twin Peaks)	FMN	Interop
483.1375	RM	156.7 PL	SF MA T-A	SF Mutual Aid T-Band Analog	FMN	Interop
171.6125	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-V	SF Federal VHF (Twin Peaks)	P25	Interop
410.4125	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-U	SF Federal UHF (Twin Peaks)	P25	Interop
169.6375	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-ET	SF Federal Multicast (Tam)	P25	Interop
169.8875	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-ES	SF Federal Multicast (San Bruno)	P25	Interop
170.375	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-EW	SF Federal Multicast (Wiedemann)	P25	Interop
170.5625	RM	653 NAC	SF FED-ED	SF Federal Multicast (Diablo)	P25	Interop

Drug Enforcement Administration

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
418.625	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 1	Mt Vaca/Lake Tahoe	FMN	Federal
418.900	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 2	Mt San Bruno	FMN	Federal
418.750	M	156 NAC	DEA 3	Channel 3 (Noted Sacramento/Stockton area)	P25	Federal
418.750	M	156.7 PL	DEA 3	Channel 3	FMN	Federal
418.675	M	156.7 PL	DEA 4	Channel 4	FMN	Federal
418.825	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 5	Mt Oso	FMN	Federal
418.950	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 6	Mt Diablo	FMN	Federal
418.975	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 7 / 8	Channel 7 (Repeater) Loma Prieta / Channel 8 (Simplex)	FMN	Federal
419.500	RM	156.7 PL	DEA 9 /10	Channel 9 (Repeater) / Channel 10 (Simplex)	FMN	Federal
172.2125		156 NAC	DEA NorCal	NorCal	P25	Federal
173.1625		156 NAC	DEA NorCal	NorCal	P25	Federal
173.475		156 NAC	DEA NorCal	NorCal - Monument Peak	P25	Federal
173.925	RM	156 NAC	DEA S Bay Area	South Bay Area	P25	Federal

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Northern CA

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
167.2125	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
167.2375	RM	167 NAC	FBI Sutro	Mt Sutro (Paired with 167.6875)	P25e	Federal
167.4125	RM	167 NAC	FBI Diablo	Mt Diablo (Paired with 167.7375)	P25e	Federal
167.4375	RM	167 NAC	FBI Vaca	Mt Vaca	P25e	Federal
167.4625	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
167.5375	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
167.5625	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
167.6375	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California (Paired with 167.6625)	P25e	Federal
167.6625	RM	167 NAC	FBI Oso	Mt Oso (Paired with 167.6375)	P25e	Federal
167.6875	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California (Paired with 167.2375)	P25e	Federal
167.7125	RM	167 NAC	FBI Diablo	Mt Diablo	P25e	Federal
167.7375	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California(Paired with 167.4125)	P25e	Federal
167.7625	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
167.7875	RM	167 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
169.675	RM	167 NAC	FBI Oso	Mt Oso	P25e	Federal
170.725	RM	167 NAC	FBI PineHill	Pine Hill	P25e	Federal
170.775	RM	167 NAC	FBI Sac	Sacramento Area	P25e	Federal
170.8125	RM	460 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal
171.6875	RM	167 NAC	FBI Sac	Sacramento Area	P25e	Federal
171.9875	RM	167 NAC	FBI Diablo	Mt Diablo (Paired with 167.4125)	P25	Federal
173.8625	RM	510 NAC	FBI NorCal	Northern California	P25e	Federal

United States Marshals Service - Northern CA

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
168.4875		RM	293 NAC	USMS BayArea	Bay Area	P25	Federal
173.175		RM	293 NAC	USMS NorCal	Northern California	P25	Federal

Department of State

Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DSS)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
409.525		RM	293 NAC	DSS LA	Southern California Regional Field Office	P25	Federal

Passport Agency

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
407.8625		M	0F0 NAC	LAPA Sec	Los Angeles Passport Agency Security	P25	Federal
413.125		M	293 NAC	LAPA WLA	Passport Agency - West Los Angeles	P25	Federal

Department of The Interior (DOI)

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.775		RM	CSQ	BIA Admin	Bureau of Indian Affairs Admin Net (Car-to-Car)	FM	Federal
155.385	WQFK974	RM	156.7 PL	HIA Net Rptr	Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation - Public Safety Dispatch (HIA Net)	FM	Multi-Dispatch
154.190	WQFK974	M	162.2 PL	HIA Tac 1	Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation - Tac 1	FM	Multi-Tac
154.355	WQFK974	M	192.8 PL	HIA Tac 2	Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation - Tac 2	FM	Multi-Tac
155.100	WQFK974	M	146.2 PL	HIA Tac 3	Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation - Tac 3	FMN	Multi-Tac

Bureau of Land Management

See Bureau of Land Management CA areawide agency page.

Bureau of Reclamation

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.625	RM	430 NAC	USBR Melones	Angels Camp New Melones Dam	P25	Federal
172.425	RM	4CE NAC	CVP North	Central Valley Project North	P25	Federal
167.175	RM	123.0 PL	CVP South A	Central Valley Project South - Analog	FM	Federal
167.175	RM	4CE NAC	CVP South D	Central Valley Project South - Digital	P25	Federal

National Park Service

See National Park Service CA areawide agency page.

United States Geological Survey - Northern CA

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
169.825	BM	293 NAC	USGS Simplex	Simplex - Menlo Park group	P25	Federal
172.750	RM	131.8 PL	USGS TAM A	Mt Tam	FM	Federal
172.750	RM	754 NAC	USGS TAM D	Mt Tam (Digital)	P25	Federal
164.725	RM	127.3 PL	USGS UMU A	Mt Umunhum	FM	Federal
164.725	RM	293 NAC	USGS UMU D	Mt Umunhum (Digital)	P25	Federal
171.725	RM	754 NAC	USGS Vollmer	Vollmer Pk	P25	Federal

Department of Veterans Affairs

Unknown Southern California Use

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.1125		293 NAC	VA 406.1125	Security	P25E	Federal
410.550	RM	293 NAC	VA 410.5500	Security	P25E	Federal
414.400		293 NAC	VA 414.400	Security	P25E	Federal

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.900	F	NOAA Los Angel 1	Control Link - Los Angeles Metro 1 (162.5500)	FMN	Federal
419.100	F	NOAA Los Angel 2	Control Link - Los Angeles Metro 2 (162.5500)	FMN	Federal
417.925	F	NOAA Monterey 1	Control Link - Monterey Area 1	FMN	Federal
419.375	F	NOAA Monterey 2	Control Link - Monterey Area 2	FMN	Federal
410.575	F	NOAA Malibu	Control Link - Malibu Marine Forcast (162.4250)	FMN	Federal
410.100	F	NOAA Ventura	Control Link - Santa Barbara/Ventura County (162.4000)	FMN	Federal
415.900	F	NOAA Santa Barb	Control Link - Santa Barbara Marine Forcast (162.4750)	FMN	Federal
169.025	F	NOAA Hanford	Hanford Weather Station	Telm	Federal
218.3475	F	NOAA Santa Clar	Santa Clarita link to Sandberg transmitter	FMN	Federal

United States Postal Service (USPS)

United States Postal Service - Northern California

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.5375		RM	023 DPL	USPS SF Sorting	San Francisco Sorting Facility Ops	FMN	Federal
409.9375		RM	482 NAC	USPS PI NORCAL	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal

United States Postal Service - Southern California

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.3375	RM	482 NAC	USPS PI LA	Postal Inspectors - Los Angeles Metro	P25	Federal
406.500	RM	CC 1 TG * SL *	USPS Sorting SCV	Sorting Facility - Santa Clarita (Castaic)	DMR	Federal
406.5375	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	DMR	Federal
406.5375	RM	CC 1 TG 2 SL 2	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	DMR	Federal
406.9375	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	USPS Sorting LA	Los Angeles Central Sorting Plant Ops	DMR	Federal
406.9375	RM	CC 1 TG 2 SL 2	USPS Sorting LA	Los Angeles Central Sorting Plant Ops	DMR	Federal
407.500	RM	CC 1 TG 3 SL 1	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	DMR	Federal
407.500	RM	CC 1 TG 4 SL 2	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	DMR	Federal
407.5375	RM	CC 1 TG 21 SL 1	USPS Sorting LAX	International Sort Facility LAX	DMR	Federal
407.5375	RM	CC 1 TG 22 SL 2	USPS Sorting LAX	International Sort Facility LAX	DMR	Federal
407.775	RM	482 NAC	USPS PI NLA	Postal Inspectors - North LA County	P25E	Federal
408.1375	RM	CC 1 TG 7 SL 1	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	DMR	Federal
408.1375	RM	565 DPL	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	FM	Federal
409.100	RM	565 DPL	USPS Sorting	Unknown LA area Sorting facility Ops	FM	Federal
409.1375	RM	CC 1 TG * SL 1	USPS Sorting SCV	Sorting Facility - Santa Clarita (Castaic)	DMR	Federal