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DeKalb County, Illinois

Last Updated: June 26, 2022, 1:12 am

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The city of Lee is location in both Lee and DeKalb Counties.

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DeKalb County

Government / 911

DeKalb County Public Safety
Project 25 Phase II

Used by Sheriff, Sandwich Police and Sycamore Police

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.86000	WPXU646	RM	141.3 PL	DeK Sheriff B/U	Sheriff/Rural: Dispatch - Backup	FMN	Law Dispatch
154.77000	KSA291	M	141.3 PL	DeK Sherif Tac10	Sheriff: Tactical (Tac 10)	FMN	Law Tac
155.25000	KSA291	BM	77.0 PL	DeKalb Police	{Link to/Back-Up} DeKalb City Police Dispatch (rarely used)	FMN	Law Dispatch
154.01000	WPEX986	BM	114.8 PL	DeKalb SheriffBM	Sheriff (DeKalb, Sycamore)	FMN	Law Tac
460.58750	WPEX986	M		DeK Sheriff RF1	Sheriff: Receive Links to 154.01	FMN	Law Tac
465.58750	WPEX986	M		DeK Sheriff RF2	Sheriff: Receive Links to 154.01	FMN	Law Tac
153.48500	WPJP732	RM	192.8 PL	DeKalbCountyFire	Fire: Countywide Dispatch	FMN	Fire Dispatch
154.07000	KAS657	BM	CSQ	DeKalb Fire Main	Fire: Main (Fireground)	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.12000	KFF244	RM	146.2 PL	DeKalb Highway 1	Highway Department (Road Maintenance, Plows)	FMN	Public Works
159.18000	KFF244	RM	146.2 PL	DeKalb Highway 2	Highway Department	FMN	Public Works
453.83750	WNWU479	M		DeKalb Highway U	Highway Department	FMN	Public Works

North Central Narcotics Task Force (NCNTF)

*see the wiki for more information

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.95000	KA5825	M	110.9 PL	NCNTF Ops	Primary Ground/Aircraft Surveillance - Old (see SC21)	FMN	Law Tac
155.05500	KA5825	M	110.9 PL	I-REACH 1109	Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid (backup to SC21 ops)	FMN	Interop

EMS Agencies and Hospitals

a Tec Ambulance (Sycamore)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.40000	WPVT262	M		aTec EMS	EMS	FMN	EMS Dispatch

Kishwaukee Community Hospital (DeKalb)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.20000	WQBU367	RM	CC 6 TG * SL 1	KCH Maintenance	Maintenance	DMR	Hospital
464.42500	WNHU864	RM		KCH Ops	Operations	FMN	Business
155.34000	WNXP458	B	88.5 PL	MERCI1 88.5	Patient Reports	FMN	Hospital
463.00000	WQCJ679	RM	103.5 PL	MED-1 103.5	Patient Reports	FMN	Hospital
462.85000	WQGM441	B		KCH Paging	Paging	Telm	Data

Valley West Community Hospital (Sandwich)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.34000	WPRF621	B	91.5 PL	MERCI1 91.5	Patient Reports	FMN	Hospital
462.87500	WQJG315	B		VWCH Paging	Staff Paging	Telm	Data

Municipalities and Districts

Townships

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.74500	KYX915	BM	141.3 PL	DeKalb Twp Roads	DeKalb Township Roads (All townships?)	FMN	Public Works

Cortland

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.86500	KJC531	RM	CC 10 TG * SL 1	Cortland PubWrks	Public Works	DMR	Public Works

DeKalb (City)

DeKalb County Public Safety Project 25 Phase II	Primary communications for Police as of 7/21.
STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois Project 25 Phase II	Police: backup to DeKalb County Public Safety P25 (as of 7/21)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.25000	KNEQ824	RM	77.0 PL	DeKalb Police	Police: Dispatch (Simulcast w/ P25)	FMN	Law Dispatch
155.58750	WPHP218	RM	311 DPL	DeKalb City Fire	Fire: Dispatch	FMN	Fire Dispatch
153.95000	KAS657	M	311 DPL	DeKCity Fire Tac	Fire: Special Ops	FMN	Fire Dispatch
458.93750	WPQE905	M		DeKalb Water	Public Works: Water Division	FMN	Public Works
155.41500	WPHP218	RM	136.5 PL	DeKalb Zone	Building / Code Enforcement Division	FMN	Public Works
453.67500	WPLX336	RM		DeKalb Parks 1	Parks Department	FMN	Public Works
155.82000	WQX225	BM		DeKlb Sanitary	Sanitary District	FMN	Public Works

Genoa

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.64000	WPUK791	RM	141.3 PL	Sy/Ge Police	(OLD) Police: Dispatch - Mobiles (w/ Sycamore)	FMN	Law Dispatch
154.80000	KTN241	RM	141.3 PL	Genea PD Tac	(OLD) Police: Dispatch - Portables (w/ Sycamore)	FMN	Law Dispatch
154.74000	KTN241	RM		Genea Police	Police	FMN	Law Tac
453.42500	WPBT707	RM		Geneoa PubWrks	Publc Works	FMN	Public Works

Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.44500	WPRR345	BM		G-K Fire ??	Fire	FMN	Fire Dispatch
155.29500	KVK304	BM		G-K RescueSquad	G-K Rescue Squad	FMN	Fire-Tac

Kirkland

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
153.98000	WPNV575	M		Kirlklnd PubWrks	Public Works: Street	FMN	Public Works

Sandwich

*see the wiki for more information

DeKalb County Public Safety
Project 25 Phase II

Used by Sheriff, Sandwich Police and Sycamore Police. Sandwich FD dispatched by KenCom.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.99500	WSI994	RM	103.5 PL	Sandwich EMA 1	Emergency Management [Ch 1]	FMN	Emergency Ops
155.80500	WQU318	BM	315 DPL	Sandwich EMA 2	Emergency Management [Ch 2]	FMN	Emergency Ops
155.92500	WSI994	BM		Sandwich EMA 3	Emergency Management [Ch 3]	FMN	Emergency Ops
155.92500	WSI994	BM		Sandwich EMA 5	Emergency Management [Ch 5]	FMN	Emergency Ops
39.18000	WSI994	BM	CSQ	Sandwich EMA L1	Emergency Management [L1]	FM	Emergency Ops
39.90000	WSI994	BM		Sand Police Port	Emergency Management [L2]	FM	Emergency Ops
45.28000	WSI994	B	315 DPL	Sand EMA Alerts	EMA: Alerting Receivers	FM	Emergency Ops
460.55000	KNCC851	RM	162 DPL	Sand PublicWorks	Public Works (D114 in)	FMN	Public Works

Shabbona

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.55000	WQBT607	M		Shabbona PW1	Village / Public Works	FMN	Public Works
458.55000	WQBT607	M		Shabbona PW2	Village / Public Works	FMN	Public Works

Somonauk

*see the wiki for more info

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.74500	WPFS751	BM		Somo Village	Village Ops	FMN	Public Works

Sycamore

DeKalb County Public Safety
Project 25 Phase II

System in use by sheriff's dept, fire, Sandwich PD and Sycamore PD

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.14500	KSD584	BM	156.7 PL	Sycamore Fire	Fire: Local	FMN	Fire-Tac
150.80500	WQFK699	M		Sycamr Fire MX	Fire: Mobile Extenders	FMN	Fire-Tac
158.79750	WPSD859	RM		Sycamore Gvt	City Operations	FMN	Public Works
461.81250	WQKA318	F		Sycamore WDD	Water Distribution Data	Telm	Data

Schools and Colleges

First Student

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
860.18750	WNVE333	RM	162.2 PL	Laidlaw DeKalb	Bus Ops (De Kalb)	FMN	Schools

DeKalb Community Unified School District 428

Conventional frequencies prevoiusly in the database are part of a school district DMR system that is being added to the database.

*see the wiki for more info/freq's

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.57500	WNWV422	RM	CC 1 TG 201 SL 1	Jeff Elm CustMnt	Jefferson Elementary School: Custodial/Maintenance	DMR	Schools
464.57500	WNWV422	RM	CC 1 TG 209 SL 2	Jeff Elm Staff2	Jefferson Elementary School: Staff	DMR	Schools
464.57500	WNWV422	RM	CC 1 TG 302 SL 2	Jeff Elm Staff3	Jefferson Elementary School: Staff	DMR	Schools
464.57500	WNWV422	RM	CC 1 TG 303 SL 2	Jeff Elm Staff4	Jefferson Elementary School: Staff	DMR	Schools

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.97500	WQPX971	RM		GK School Ops	Operations [was 464.575 100.0 Expired 2013]	FMN	Schools

Indian Creek School Dist 425 Shabbona

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.22000	KNDA341	BM		Dist 425 Buses	School Buses	FMN	Schools

Malta Community School District 433

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
45.96000	KNFP391	BM		Malta School Bus	Buses	FMN	Schools

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.54000	WNGB314	BM	CSQ	Sand School VHF	Operations	FMN	Schools
463.22500	WPFC911	RM		Sand Sch UHF	Operations	FMN	Schools

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.92500	WNDN322	RM	82.5 PL	Sycamore Sch Bus	Buses	FMN	Schools

Kishwaukee College (Malta)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
451.32500	WPVS836	RM	CC 8 TG 1 SL 1	Kish College Sec	Security	DMR	Security
464.47500	WNRP767	RM	CC 9 TG 10 SL 1	Kish College 2	Operations / Maintenance	DMR	Schools
464.47500	WNRP767	RM	CC 9 TG 60 SL 1	Kish Col Maint	Maintenance	DMR	Schools

Northern Illinois University (DeKalb)

Operations

STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois Project 25 Phase II	Campus Police are using talkgroup 3571. Other 357x talkgroups are in use.
A-Beep UHF - De Kalb LTR Standard	Huskie Line Bus Service communications

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.60000	WNGN215	RM	162.2 PL	NIU Police 2	Campus Police	FMN	Law Dispatch
453.87500		RM	141.3 PL	NIU Transporttn	Transportation [Ch 7] [NO LICENSE]	FMN	Law Dispatch
453.60000	KNGJ627	RM	162.2 PL	NIU Campus Ops	Campus Operations	FMN	Law Dispatch
453.65000	KNGJ628	RM	162.2 PL	NIU Maint A	Campus Maintenance (Police Secondary?)	FMN	Schools
452.77500	WQVI737	RM	189.9 PL	NIU Maint B	Maintenance	FMN	Schools
461.87500	WQYF365	M	67.0 PL	NIU Maint C	Operations/Maintenance	FMN	Schools
464.72500	WQYF365	M	263 DPL	NIU Maint D	Operations/Maintenance	FMN	Schools
461.90000	WPXN985	RM	141.3 PL	NIU Campus	Holmes Student Center /or/ stadium fitness center	FMN	Schools
463.85000		M	88.5 PL	NIU Weather	Weather Research (was 82.5 ?)	FMN	Schools
462.82500	KDU803	B		NIU Paging	Campus Paging	Telm	Data
452.36250	WQIP449	RM	100.0 PL	URH Ops 1	University Residence Hall	FMN	Schools
452.45000	WQIP449	RM		URH Ops 2	University Residence Hall	FMN	Schools

Sports and Events / Convention Center

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.60000	WNGN215	RM	141.3 PL	NIU Stadium	Stadium Operations	FMN	Schools
451.45000	WPWD335	RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 1	Convention Center (Low Power Repeater?)	FMN	Schools
452.40000	WPWD335	RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 2	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations (Low Power)	FMN	Schools
461.40000	WPWD335	RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 3	Convention Center (Low Power Repeater?)	FMN	Schools
462.17500	WPWD335	RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 4	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations (Low Power)	FMN	Schools
463.62500	WPWD335	RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 5	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations (Low Power)	FMN	Schools
464.51250		RM	073 DPL	NIU Conv 6	Convention Center [NO LICENSE?]	FMN	Schools
461.02500	WPWD335	M		NIU Conv 7	Convention Center	FMN	Schools
462.27500	WPWD335	M	141.3 PL	NIU Conv 8	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations	FMN	Schools
464.15000	WPWD335	M		NIU Conv 9	Convention Center	FMN	Schools
466.02500	WPWD335	M	141.3 PL	NIU Conv 10	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations	FMN	Schools
467.27500	WPWD335	M		NIU Conv 11	Convention Center	FMN	Schools
469.15000	WPWD335	M	141.3 PL	NIU Conv 12	Convention Center/Football Stadium Operations	FMN	Schools
161.64000	KLY306	B		NIU Remote 1	Remote Pickup for Radio Station	FM	Media
161.67000	KLY306	B		NIU Remote 2	Remote Pickup for Radio Station	FM	Media

Airports

Dekalb-Taylor Municipal Airport [DKB]

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.14500	KBV745	BM		DKB Airport	DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport	FMN	Public Works
133.50000		B	CSQ	Chi Apr/Dep	Approach/Departure (Chicago)	AM	Aircraft
122.70000	KIE7	B	CSQ	DKB UNICOM	UNICOM/CTAF	AM	Aircraft
458.08750	WPLT672	M		DKB AWOS	Airport: AWOS	Telm	Data
119.07500	WCM2	BM		DKB AWOS	Weather AWOS-3	AM	Data

Hinckley Airport [0C2]

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
122.90000		BM	CSQ	0C2 CTAF	CTAF	AM	Aircraft