City of Cambridge

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City of Cambridge

  • Cambridge utilizes 800mhz Motorola Type 2 trunking system for Police, Fire & E.M.S. as well as other city services
  • Sys ID: bb39
  • Some talkgroups are simulcast to conventional frequencies



System Frequencies

Frequency Use Verified
853.7375 Voice 2011.01.29
856.7875 Voice 2010.08.16
857.7875 Voice / Control Channel 2011.01.29
858.7875 Voice / Control Channel 2011.01.29
859.7875 Voice / Control Channel 2011.01.29
860.7875 Voice / Control Channel 2011.01.29
866.3250 Voice 2011.01.29
867.3000 Voice 2011.01.29
867.6875 Voice / CW ID 2011.01.29
868.7875 Voice 2011.01.29



Police Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag
17472 Dispatch??
17680 Training
17744 F-1 Dispatch Patched to 470.3125 & 470.1250
17776 F-2: Info
17808 F-3 : Patch : BAPERN 3 470.7875 MHz. PL-131.8
17840 F-4 : Patch : BAPERN Central 470.9875 MHz. D654
17872 F-5 Car to Car
16976 F-6: Interagency
17936 Admin
17968 Narcotics
17904 F-8 Supervisors
18128 Ch.12
18192 F-11 Traffic
17360 F-9 Special OPS 1
17392 Special OPS 2
18224 Special OPS 3
19024 M.I.T. Patch
20592 CCH Security


Fire Talkgroups

Talkgroup Use
16816 F-1: Dispatch
16848 Ch.2
16880 F-3: Patch : MetroFire Central 482.0250 MHz. PL-123.0
16912 F-4: Patch : MetroFire Red 483.3125 MHz. PL-131.8
16944 F-5: EMS
16976 F-6: Interagency
17040 F-8: F.A.Techs
17072 F-9: Supervisors
17104 F-11: Invest.
17168 F-12: Hazmat
17200 F-13
17232 F-14: Fireground Patched to Conventional 855.5625
17264 F-16: Fireground Patched to Conventional 854.4875
17680 Tech Services (Maintenance, IT, Radio Shop)
19792 F-15
20048 Fire Alarm Maintenance
21232 Fire Alert
22480 Belmont Fire


E.M.S. Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag
19632 Professional Amb
20816 Cambridge Hospital
20800 Mt. Auburn Hospital
17008 Somerville Hospital

Public Safety Shared Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag
17360 SOPS 1
17392 SOPS 2
18224 SOPS 3


Municipal Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag
16400 DPW F-1
16432 DPW F-2
16464 DPW F-3
16496 DPW F-4
16528 DPW F-5
16560 DPW F-6
16592 DPW F-7
16688 Unknown
16720 Municipal Golf
18416 Traffic/Parking
18448 Municipal Traffic/Parking
18480 Water/Sewer
18576 Municipal ?
18608 Municipal Golf Course
18672 Municipal School Buses
18768 Municipal Elder Vans
18800 Emergency Management
18896 Municipal ?
18960 Unknown
19024 MIT Police
19056 Unknown
19568 Cambridgeside Galleria Security (Maintenance - limited use)



Conventional Channels

Frequency Type Tone Alpha tag Notes Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
154.3550 146.2 Camb FD Disp-V
471.3125 146.2 Camb FD Disp-U
470.3125 R 131.8 Cambridge PD
470.1250 127.3 Cambridge PD (MBHSR) 2011.04.14
866.6250 R NAC 625 Cambridge PD 2011.04.10
866.8000 R D155 PD Spec.Ops. 2011.05.17
855.5625 D125 F/G 14
482.0375 141.3 F/G 14 Simulcast
854.4875 D125 F/G 16
482.2875 141.3 F/G 16 Simulcast
482.0500 R N404 (MBHSR License) Unk use 2011.07.11
472.1875 146.2 Pro Ambulance
484.0875 R NAC 495 Harvard PD Sounds like mobiles are encrypted, base in the clear 2011.07.26
484.2625 R 127.3
NAC 495 Mixed mode
Harvard PD
463.8500 R D432 Harvard Security 2010.10.26
852.4375 R 146.2 M.I.T. Police 2011.07.11
472.5375 R 131.8 M.I.T. Police Unsure if in use
461.7750 R 131.8 M.I.T. EMS Maintenance uses 206.5 PL