Welcome to the home of
Santa Clara County Radio Frequencies


This website was created on September 25, 2005
Last update on December 13, 2009

This website is continually under construction and is here to provide you with your "one stop shop" for radio frequencies within Santa Clara County, California. You will find here:
** public service frequencies
** amateur (ham) radio frequencies
** aircraft frequencies
and many more that are used within the county.

Most recent updates are in "red".



Public Safety
County Agencies:

                                 
(CTCSS/PL)
SHERIFF                          
Primary     (Control 1)  156.210  (179.9)   Countywide
            (Control 2)  155.700            Westside 0700-0130 Hrs. - P25 Digital
            (Control 3)  156.150            County Wide - Tac - P25 Digital
Car-Car     (Tac 4)      154.650  (179.9)   Tactical Freq. for Control 1
Car-car     (Tac 5)      154.800            Tactical Freq. for Control 2
Car-Car     (Tac 6)      155.370  (186.2)   Tactical Freq. for Control 3
Transit/DoC (Control 7)  154.740  (162.2)   Transit/- Jail Transportation
Courts                   155.790            Court Security Repeater-
P25 Digital
                         156.090            Court Tac
LMA     (Law Mutual Aid) 154.920            CLEMARS
BAYMACS (Law Mutual Aid) 155.475            BAYMACS - VHF
CALCORD                  156.075            Medical Helos
Lifeflight               130.050 (AM)       Medical Helos
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COUNTY FIRE
Primary (County Fire)    154.250   (162.2)
Command Channels         153.905   (192.8)  County Command 1  (Campbell, Los Gatos)
                         155.985   (179.9)  County Command 2  (Valley & Redwood)
                         
154.145   (192.8)  County Command 3  (Morgan Hill, South County)  (Effective July 1, 2009)
                         154.400   (110.9)  County Command 4  (Los Altos, Los Altos Hills) (Effective July 1, 2009)
                         
Tactical                
154.175   (162.2)  County Tac 1 
                         154.205   (179.9)  County Tac 2 
                         153.830            County Yellow
                         153.845            County Blue

FMA (Fire Mutual Aid)    154.280            White I
                         154.265            White II
                         154.295            White III
County Wide               33.960   (156.7)  Red Net - Interagency Coordination
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AMBULANCE
Med 91               856.4375  (192.8   Paramedic Dispatch
Med 92               857.4375  (225.7)  Major incident command channel
Med 93               858.4375           Data Only (AVL)
Frequency 9          453.100   (156.7)  Simulcast Med 91 (Dispatcher only)


Hospital ringdowns are now being handled exclusively by
cellular phone.

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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Transportation (Cntr. 7) 154.740   (162.2)
Main Jail                453.3625  (186.2)  Operations
                         453.6375  (186.2)  Common
Elmwood - Men            453.3375           Alarm
                         453.3625           Operations
                         453.6375           Common
Elmwood - Women          453.4875           Alarm
                         453.5125           Operations
                         453.6375           Common
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local Government                  155.760   (103.5)  Freq. 10---Comm Techs, GSA Parking Patrol


Animal Services                   453.250   (107.2)

Animal Control, Co. School Buses  453.925   (107.2)  Freq. 15

County Parks Parks Dept.          151.145   (107.2)  (Control 12)
                                  151.490   (107.2)  Tactical - Simplex

Valley Medical Center Protective Services (VMC)  867.3625  (173.8) 
                        
Roads & Airports (DOT)            151.055   (107.2)  (Control  4) (31-32-33) ("DPW")
                                  156.195   (107.2)  Tactical

Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District (MROSD)       151.235   (123.0)  (Dispatched by Mountain View)

S.C. Valley Water Dist.           854.9875  (210.7)
                                  866.3875  (100.0)
                                  866.0375  (100.0)
EOC to EOC                        37.080
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TRANSIT
Light Rail Ops. & Security        489.1750  (114.8)  
Bus Communications                488.8375
Bus Communications                488.7375
Admin Sec. Primary                482.5875  (114.8)
Transit Sec. Tac                  482.5875
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MUNICIPAL AGENCIES
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CAMPBELL
Police Primary           482.4625   (131.8)
                         484.2125   (131.8) Tac 2
                         484.7875   (131.8) Tac 3 (Used by school crossing guards)
                         482.275            Tac 10
                         482.3375   (114.8) BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             156.180    (203.5)
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CUPERTINO
Police - See SHERIFF
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             482.5625   (127.3)
DeAnza College Police:   155.7225   (179.9)
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GILROY
Police Primary           154.830    (162.2)
                         154.920            CLEMARS
                         155.085    (162.2) Tac
                         156.180    (173.8) Tac
Fire Primary             154.340    (162.2)
                         154.280            Fire Mutual Aid - White I
Public Works             453.900    (162.2)
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LOS ALTOS
Police Primary           483.0625   (136.5)
Police Secondary         482.7875   (110.9)
Police Tac               483.2125   (110.9)
                         482.3375   (114.8)  BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             46.540    (162.2)
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LOS ALTOS HILLS
Police - See SHERIFF
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             482.9875   (162.2)
Foothill College Police: 155.7225   (179.9)
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LOS GATOS
Police Primary           482.9125   (127.3)
                         484.6875   (127.3)  Tac 1
                        
484.8625   (127.3)  Tac 2
                         482.3375   (114.8)  BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             155.145    (127.3)
Search & Rescue (DART)   155.235    (127.3)
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MILPITAS
Police Primary           482.8625   (162.2)
Police Secondary         483.0125   (162.2) "Milpitas 3"
                         482.3375   (114.8)  BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire Primary             460.625    (179.9)
Fire Secondary           460.575    (179.9)
                         154.280             Fire Mutual Aid - White I
                         154.295             Fire Mutual Aid - White III
Public Works             856.2125   (114.8)
Crossing Guards          155.145    (156.7)
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MONTE SERENO
Police - See LOS GATOS POLICE
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works             155.145    (127.3)
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MORGAN HILL
Police Primary           155.115    (162.2)
                         154.965    (162.2) Tac
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works              45.600    (146.2)
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MOUNTAIN VIEW
Police Primary           482.5125   (110.9)
Police Secondary         482.7875   (110.9)
                         483.2125   (110.9)
                         482.3375   (114.8) BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire Primary             154.025    (110.9)
                         154.830    (141.3) Command 2 
                         158.865    (110.9) Tac
                         154.280            Fire Mutual Aid - White I
Public Works             453.050    (110.9)
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PALO ALTO
Police Primary           482.6125   (110.9) Share with Stanford DPS
                         482.8125   (110.9)
                         482.3375   (114.8) BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire & Paramedics        153.770    (110.9) Primary
                         154.055    (110.9) PA Fire 2
                         153.845            County Wide Fire - Blue
                         154.280            Fire Mutual Aid - White I
                         154.265            Fire Mutual Aid - White II
                         154.295            Fire Mutual Aid - White III
Public Works             453.750    (110.9)
Utilities                451.125    (110.9)
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SAN JOSE
Police       SJ1         460.150    (131.8)   Dist R, D & V   (North & Airport)
             SJ2         460.275    (162.2)   Dist N & F      (West)
             SJ3         460.200    (136.5)   Dist M & W      (North East)
             SJ4         460.425    (167.9)   Dist C & P      (South East)
             SJ5         460.400    (146.2)   Dist E, K       (Downtown)
             SJ6         460.325    (146.2)   Dist L & S      (Central)
             SJ7         460.475    (136.5)   Dist A & T      (South West)
             SJ8         460.525    (179.9)   Dist X & Y      (South East)
             SJ9         460.100    (136.5)   Citywide Common
             SJ10        460.025    (179.9)   BAYMACS - UHF 460
             SJ11        460.050    (110.9)   Citywide Common
             SJ12        460.025              BAYMACS - Simplex
             SJ13        460.175    (186.2)   Tactical/Car-to-car - Simplex
             SJ14        460.300    (203.5)   Tactical/Car-to-car - Simplex
             SJ15        460.375    (203.5)   Tactical/Car-to-car - Simplex
             SJ16        460.100    (136.5)   Tactical/Car-to-car - Simplex
            
SJ17        453.650              P25 Digital (Used by street crimes, MERGE, etc.)
             SJ18        460.3625   (110.9)   Special Events  
             SJ19        460.250    (141.3)   NCI

Fire     Main Dispatch   155.025    (173.8)
                         154.115    (173.8)   Command 3
                         153.980    (173.8)   Command 4
                         155.880    (173.8)   Tac 5
                         154.355    (173.8)   Tac 6
                         
154.310    (173.8)   Tac 8
                         153.830              County Wide Fire - Yellow
                         153.845              County Wide Fire - Blue
                         154.280              Fire Mutual Aid - White I
                        
154.265              Fire Mutual Aid - White II
                         154.295              Fire Mutual Aid - White III
                         
                         154.010              INPUT freq. for "Main Dispatch" (Old SJ Main "output" freq. & old Tac 7)

Public Works             453.300    (107.2)

Search & Rescue          151.190    (162.2)
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SANTA CLARA
Police/Fire/PW (Trunked, Motorola Type II)   866.4625
                                             866.8375
                                             867.0750
                                             867.3375
                                             867.8625
                                             868.6250
                                             868.8875

Fire (VHF analog for trunked system)         153.965   (131.8)                                 
                                
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SARATOGA
Police - See SHERIFF
Fire - See COUNTY FIRE
Public Works (53)        155.145   (127.3)
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Police Primary           482.6125  (110.9)   Share with Palo Alto PD
Police Channel 2         482.8125  (110.9)
Police Channel 3         483.3375  (110.9)
Police Channel 4 (Tac)   483.5625  (110.9)
                         482.3375  (114.8)   BAYMACS - UHF 480
Fire - See PALO ALTO
Plant Services           464.675  
Medical Center Security  935.1375  (114.8)
Medical Center Air Ops   130.050
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SUNNYVALE
Police Primary           482.9625  (141.3)
                         482.3375  (114.8)  BAYMACS - UHF 480
                         482.4125           Data
Fire Primary             482.7125  (141.3)
Fire Secondary           483.1625  (141.3)
Public Works             453.800   (100.0)
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MISCELLANEOUS

California Highway Patrol (CHP)   42.50    (131.8)   (Ruby)

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CALFIRE (Formerly CDF)            151.445  (156.7)
TAC 2                             151.160
TAC 3                             151.175
TAC 6                             151.325
TAC 9                             151.385
TAC 10                            151.400
Air TAC 5                         151.295                         

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BAYMACS-VHF                       155.475  (None)    (Bay Area Mutual Aid)

BAYMACS-UHF                       460.025  (179.9)   (Bay Area Mutual Aid)
BAYMACS-T-Band                    482.3375 (114.8)   (Bay Area Mutual Aid)
BAYMACS-800                       867.5125 (156.7)   (Bay Area Mutual Aid)



Amateur (ham) Radio

Under construction



Aircraft

Norman Mineta/San Jose International Airport (SJC)
Tower: 124.0 & 256.7 for runways 12R/30L; 12L/30R
Tower: 120.7 for runway 11/29
Ground: 121.7
Aiport Security (TSA): 172.900 P25 Digital
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Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV)
Tower: 119.8 for runway 13L/31R
Tower: 126.1 for runway 13R/31L
Ground: 121.65
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Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ)
Tower: 119.55, 346.25 & 340.2
Ground: 121.85 & 336.4
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South County Airport
(E19)(formerly Q99)
San Martin, CA
UNICOM: 122.7
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Palo Alto Airport (KPAO)
Tower: 118.6
Ground: 125.0
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Miscellaneous "Other" Frequencies

Target Store (Camden/Hillsdale Ave): 461.0375
KNTV - TV Channel 11 helicopter: 450.1875 (110.9)
DeAnza College (Cupertino) & Foothill College (Los Altos) Police: 155.7225 (179.9)


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Brian C., K6SCC
Campbell, CA, USA