City of Cambridge

• Cambridge uses a 800mhz Motorola Type 2 trunking system for Police, Fire & E.M.S. as well as other city services.
• They also simulcast to conventional frequencies. It is reported that beginning in '06 CFD will no longer simulcast on 154.355.
• Their new simulcast frequency will be 471.3125, which was at one time CPD F-5. CPD will continue to simulcast on 470.3125
• Ch.1 can also be heard on 866.800/DPL-155

Trunked Frequencies

• Control channel shown in RED.

Trunked	Frequencies
853.2625	857.7875
856.7875	858.7875
859.7875	860.7875
867.300	867.4375
867.6875	868.7875

Police Talkgroups

ID	Use	ID	Use
17744	F-1: Dispatch	17776	F-2: Info.
17808	F-3: BAPERN 3	17840	F-4
17872	F-5	17904	F-6: Interagency
18032	F-7: Supervisors	18192	F-11: Traffic
18224	Detectives	17472	Dispatch??
17936	Admin.	18224	Special Ops.
17968	Narcotics	18032	Juvenile
19024	M.I.T. Patch	20592	CCH Security
17680	Training	18128	Ch.12

Fire Talkgroups

ID	Use	ID	Use
16816	F-1: Dispatch	16848	Ch.2
16880	F-3: Training	16912	F-4: Metro Fire
19792	F-15	16976	F-6: Interagency
17232	F-14: Fireground	17264	F-16: Fireground
16944	F-5: EMS	17040	F-8: F.A.Techs
17072	F-9: Supervisors	17104	F-11: Invest.
17168	F-12: Hazmat	17200	F-13
21232	Fire Alert	22480	Belmont Fire

E.M.S. Talkgroups

ID	Use
19632	Pro.Amb. Dispatch
20816	Cambridge Hospital
20816	Mt. Auburn Hospital
17008	Somerville Hospital

Conventional Channels

Frequency	PL	User
154.355	146.2	CFD Simcast
470.3125	131.8	CPD Simcast
471.3125	131.8	CPD F-5 Future FD Simcast
866.600	D-155	PD Spec.Ops. Ch.1 Simcast
853.2625	D-125	P.D. MBTA Galleria mall
852.2625	D-125	Fireground 14
854.4875	D-125	Fireground 16
472.1875	146.2	Pro.Amb.
471.0625	131.8	Harvard U.PD
484.0875	127.3	Harvard U.PD F-8 Dispatch
484.2625	127.3	Harvard U. PD F-11
867.4375	146.2	M.I.T.Police Dispatch
472.5375	131.8	M.I.T.Police
461.775	131.8	M.I.T. E.M.S.

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