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Jim — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:17:17 GMT

Jim:

==Washington State statewide frequencies==

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/radiomap.gif Puget Sound repeater sites] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/service_area_map.pdf Puget Sound Energy service area map] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF Western Washington map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div_nw.pdf BNSF Pacific NW states map] 
[http://www.kellykeeton.com/radio/NWWAmilepost.pdf Western WA Milepost map] 
[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8CFBC47D-3549-4CB9-9DE6-14CE9739671F/0/RailSystemMap_Aug2007.pdf Washington state DOT rail system map] 

==Marine Radio==
<pre>
156.250 5A VTS Port Angeles
156.350 7 Foss Tugs
156.350 7A Port of Seattle VTS ?
156.450 9 Pleasure Boats
156.500 10 Red Stack Tugs
156.600 12 USN Bangor Operations
156.650 13 Bridges
156.700 14 VTS, Puget Sound south of Whidbey Is.
156.800 16 Calling/Distress
156.900 18 Vessel Assist "Primary"
156.950 19 Argosy Tour Boats
157.050 21 USCG Air Operations
157.100 22 USCG Surface Operations
157.150 23A US Coast Guard Port Ops, some SeaFair usage
161.900 26 Radiotelephone - Seattle
161.950 27 Radiotelephone - BC Tel
162.000 28 Radiotelephone - Bellingham
156.275 65 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.325 66 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.375 67 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.425 68 Pleasure Boats
156.475 69 Pleasure Boats
156.525 70 Pleasure Boats
156.625 72 Pleasure Boats
156.675 73 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.725 74 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.875 77 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.975 79A Washington State Ferries
157.075 81 USCG Special Operations (SeaFair, etc.)
157.175 83 USCG Special Operations
157.175 83A US Coast Guard Auxiliary
161.825 84 Vancouver Coast Guard
161.875 85 Radiotelephone - Tumwater
161.975 87 Radiotelephone - Whidbey Island

(VTS means Vessel Traffic System)
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==Weather Radio==
<pre>
161.650 Canada - Vancouver Coast Guard radio (channel 21B) transmitter on Mt. Park
162.400 CFA240 Canada - Vancouver/Victoria
162.400 WXL86 NOAA Spokane
162.425 WWJ24 NOAA Maynard Pk. (Puget Sound Marine wx)
162.425 KXI27 NOAA Forks
162.425 WWH27 NOAA Plymouth
162.450 WWF56 NOAA Richland
162.475 WXM62 NOAA Bawfaw Pk. (Olympia area)
162.475 Canada - Victoria
162.475 WXM48 NOAA Wenatchee
162.525 WWF49 NOAA Tunk Mt. (Okanogan area)
162.550 KHB60 NOAA Cougar Mt. (Puget Sound area)
162.550 KIH36 NOAA Neah Bay
162.550 KIG75 NOAA Yakima
</pre>

==Washington State Patrol==
<pre>
S = simplex, R = Repeater output CTCSS tones in parenthesis ()

District 1: Pierce & Thurston County
HQ: Tacoma
Detachments: Gig Harbor, Olympia

1 TAC-W 155.520 S Pierce Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 TAC-E 154.740 S North & NE Pierce Co. (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
5 OLYMPIA 154.920 S Thurston Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
6 D1 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (100.0)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

District 2: King County
HQ: Bellevue
Detachments: Bellevue, Enumclaw, Seattle North, Seattle South

1 SEA-N 155.580 R (100.0) King Co. Dispatch (input 158.790 PL 100.0)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 SEA-S 154.680 R (100.0) South King Co. (input 151.115 PL 100.0)
5 SEA-E 155.580 R (100.0) same as ch.1
6 D2 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
7 WESTIN 155.970 R State (input 159.075 PL 100.0)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 3: Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin County
HQ: Union Gap
Detachments: Kennewick, Grandview, Walla Walla

1 YAKIMA 154.920 R (173.8) (input 159.075 PL 173.8) Yakima Co., Garfield Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 KENWICK 155.520 S (mobiles use 173.8 PL) Benton Co., Franklin Co., Walla Walla Co.
5 WHT PAS 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
6 PUF RPT 155.970 R (173.8) (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 D3 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 173.8PL)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 4: Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Adams, Whitman County
HQ: Spokane

Detachments: Colfax, Colville, Ritzville
Spokane Port of Entry - RR1 Westbound I-90, Milepost 299

1 SPOKANE 154.905 R NAC D40 SPOKANE AREA
2 CAR 1 155.445 S ANALOG
3 CAR 2 155.460 S ANALOG
4 COLVILLE 154.665 S NAC D40 COLVILLE, REPUBLIC,
5 STEPTOE 154.845 S NAC D40 STEPTOE BUTTE, LIND, CRESTON (West I-90,West SR2, South SR195).
6 PULL-ST 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 CALISPEL 155.970 R 156.7 PEND OREILLE NEWPORT (CALISPEL PEAK).
8 LERN 155.370 S
9 NLEC 155.475 S CAR/CAR N/E COUNTIES

District 5: Lewis, Klickitat, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, Wahkiakum County
HQ: Vancouver
Detachments: Chehalis, Goldendale, Kelso, Morton
Ridgefield Port of Entry - 29317 Interstate 5, Ridgefield, WA

1 VANCOUV 154.680 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Clark & Skamania Co.
2 CAR 3 154.755 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
3 CHEHALS 155.850 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Lewis Co.
4 KELSO 154.770 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Cowlitz Co.
5 GOLDALE 154.665 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Klickitat Co.
6 SUMMIT 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 TOUTLE 155.970 R (88.5) (input 158.790 PL 136.5)
8 D5 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

District 6: Chelan, Okanogan, Kittitas, Douglas, Grant County
HQ: Wenatchee
Detachments: Cle Elum (CVD), Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Okanogan

1 WENATCH 154.935 R (123.0) (input 158.985 PL 123.0) Chelan Co., Douglas Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 OKANOGN 154.680 R (123.0) (input 159.045 PL 123.0) Okanogan Co.
5 ELLENS 154.770 R (123.0) (input 155.850 PL 123.0) Kittitas Co.
6 EPHRATA 155.505 R (123.0) (input 154.695 PL 123.0) Grant Co.
7 SLATEPK 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
8 STEV E 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 123.0)
9 D6 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 123.0 PL)
10 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
11 NLEC 155.475 S

District 7: Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan, Island County
HQ: Marysville
Detachments: Bellingham, Burlington, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Silver Lake
Bow Hill POE - I-5 Southbound milepost 236 (Bow) (Scale 33)
Silverlake - Milepost 188 Southbound I-5, Everett, WA

1 EVERETT 155.655 R (141.3) (input 154.845 PL 141.3) Snohomish Co. & Camano Is.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 MT VERN 155.505 R (141.3) (input 159.045 PL 141.3) Skagit Co. & Whidbey Is.
4 BELNGHM 154.755 R (141.3) (input 155.250 PL 141.3) Whatcom Co.
5 SHUKSAN 154.755 R (141.3) (input 158.790 PL 141.3)
6 CASCADE 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 STEV W 155.970 R (input 154.845 PL 141.3)
8 D7 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 141.3 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

#7 = District HQ in Marysville
710 = Detachment Office at Silver Lake Rest Area.
711 = Detachment Office in Monroe
712 = Detachment Office in Mount Vernon
713 = Detachment Office in Bellingham
714 = Detachment Office in Oak Harbor

Scale 38 is I-5 Northbound milepost 214

District 8: Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Mason, Kitsap County
HQ: Bremerton
Detachments: Bremerton, Hoquiam, Port Angeles, Naselle, Shelton
Naselle - 797 SR4, Naselle, WA

1 BREMRTN 154.665 R (110.9) (input 159.075 PL 110.9) Kitsap & Mason Co.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 PT ANG 154.770 S (110.9) Clallam & Jefferson Co.("Gardiner")
4 HOQUIAM 154.695 S (mobiles use 110.9 PL) Grays Harbor & Pacific Co. ("Capitol")
5 CLR WTR 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
6 D8 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 110.9 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

'Hoquiam' = Grays Harbor Co.
'Naselle' or 'Astoria' = Pacific Co.

All areas:
151.040 S WSP to DOT simplex (mountain passes)
155.970 R (none) State common (input 159.075)
155.970 S Simplex activity in various areas
155.970 S Liquor control board field agents
159.045 misc. on-scene ops (Eastern WA)
159.075 S F-28 old Aircraft freq.
151.115 S F-29 Link to DOT 800mhz radio system (Stevens Pass)(input to 154.680 WSP Seattle S)
155.445 S F-30
156.075 S F-32 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (Scales) & Youth Ecology Corps
158.985 S F-33
159.105 S F-35
155.250 S F-36
156.135 S OSCCR
453.475 MDT or AVLS
453.925 MDT or AVLS
460.175 MDT
460.250 MDT
460.425 MDT
460.475 MDT
155.700 WSP Tac Squad (patrol cars do not have access to this channel)

State Fish & Wildlife DNR State Common (159.420) or other DNR frequencies.

B(oy)- Capitol Security units bike patrol
D(avid)- Detectives
J(ay)- Employee of outside agency
K(ing)- Canine unit
M(ary)- Motorcycle unit
O(cean)- Off Duty unit
X- Non-Trooper WSP employee
W/Wildlife- WDFW
L/Liquor- WSLCB
P/Parks- Park Rangers
T/Tom- WSDOT Incident Response/Service Patrol
F/Forest- USFS units
C/Corrections- DOC Corrections Officers/Buses
LI/Labor- L&I Investigators
H/Homeland- DHS
G/Gaming- Gambling Commission Agents
R/Reclamation- BLM units
BN/Burlington Northern- BNSF RR Police
UP/Union Pacific- UPRR Police
CA/Child Admin- DSHS/CPS

1- WSP Chief
2- WSP Deputy Chief
3-5 WSP Assistant Chiefs
7-39 WSP Captains
21-28 District Commanders
40-99 Lieutenants
100-299 Sergeants
300 and up Troopers
S-5 Department Pschologist
S-9 Communications Division Administrator
S14-22 Special Deputy

X14-99 Electronic Services
X101- Communications Division Assistant Administrator
X-108 Communications Training Program Manager
X111-118 Communications Station Managers
X119-149 Communications Supervisors (Comm Off-3)
X150-199 Communications Officer-2 (Trainers)
X200-329 Communications Officers, Comm Off-1, Comm Off Assistants
X330-339 Supply Section/Propery Management
X340-379 Fire Protection
X380-389 Misc
X390-399 Evidence Control
X400-419 Fleet
X420-426 ACCESS/WACIC
X427-458 IT
X459-474 Identification
X475-499 Property Management
X500-599 Crime Lab
X600-679 VIN Inspectors
X680-689 MAIT
X690-694 Aviation Unit
X695-699 Breath Test
X700-899 CVEO
X900-999 CVEO Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
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==Aircraft frequencies==

(Aircraft freqs that can be heard from the Puget Sound area)

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.jpg Washington State air traffic control VHF frequency map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.bmp printable bitmap of the above map] 

NDB (ADF) freqs can be found in the frequency database: 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/s.php?sfreq=4&stype=B&ssort=1&cfreq=1&cstate=1&ccity=1&z=1 NDB database] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc600a.jpg Enroute freqs for international flights (shortwave)] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc.jpg Older 1983 shortwave map] 

<pre>
108.0 - 117.975 VOR/DME/ILS navigation
110.6 PAE Paine Field VOR/DME
111.5 IAWO unknown - probably Arlington airport
113.7 YYJ Saltspring Island VOR
116.8 SEA Sea-Tac VOR/DME

118.0 - 121.4 ATC & ATIS
118.0 Sea-Tac ATIS
118.1 Portland Appr
118.2 Whidbey Appr
118.3 BFI Tower
118.5 Tacoma Tower (Rwy 17)
118.55 Seattle Center (Yakima)
118.9 BFI Clearance Delivery
119.1 ? Possibly Victoria Tower
119.2 Sea-Tac Departure
119.5 Seattle Appr
119.65 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
119.7 Victoria Tower
119.9 Sea-Tac Tower
120.1 Seattle Appr
120.2 Paine Tower
120.3 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
120.4 Seattle Appr
120.6 BFI Tower
120.7 Whidbey Appr
121.1 Seattle Center Appr/Dep
121.125 Skagit Regional (AWOS)
121.2 Bremerton ATIS
121.35 Seattle Center (Oregon area?)

121.5 Emergency & ELT

121.6 - 121.9 Ground Control

121.7 Sea-Tac Ground Control
121.75 ? Ground Control - unknown airport
121.8 ? Possibly Paine Field ground control

121.95 - 122.675 FSS & misc.
122.1 Nanaimo FSS
122.55 Seattle FSS

122.7 - 123.2 Unicom & misc.
122.7 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Arlington, Bremerton, Sequim, Hoquiam, Kenmore (seaplanes)

122.775 Traffic Helicopters (primary)

122.8 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Anacortes, Friday Harbor, Oak Harbor, Blaine, Chehalis-Centralia, Auburn,
Thun Field (Puyallup), Sky Harbor (Sultan), Sanderson Field (Shelton)

123.0 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Kent, Snohomish (Harvey Field), Burlington, Pt. Townsend

123.025 Unicom - Helicopters (local Traffic Helicopters secondary)

123.2 - 123.675 Misc.
123.275 Boeing test flights
123.3 Gliders
123.5 Gliders

123.7 - 128.8 ATC & ATIS
123.7 Comox Terminal
123.8 Chinook Appr
123.9 Seattle Appr
124.05 Tacoma Narrows ATIS
124.2 Seattle Center (Scappoose)

124.4 Olympia Tower
124.65 Gray AAF (Ft. Lewis) ATIS
124.7 Renton Tower
124.8 McChord Tower (Rwy 34)
124.9 Bellingham Tower
125.1 Seattle Center (Neah Bay) - Olympic Peninsula
125.6 Seattle Center (approaching aircraft 16k-9k)
125.8 Seattle Center (Horton)
125.9 Seattle Appr
125.95 Vancouver Center
126.1 Seattle Center (Wenatchee)
126.125 Vancouver Terminal
126.2 Gray Tower (Rwy 15)
126.5 Seattle Appr
126.6 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - areas South and East of Tacoma
126.95 Renton ATIS
127.1 Advisory Freq - not sure what area it covers
127.75 Boeing Field ATIS
127.8 Victoria Terminal VFR (simulcast on 133.85)
128.0 Sea-Tac Clearance Delivery
128.15 Seattle Center (Redmond, OR / Scappoose)
128.25 San Juan Advisory freq
to quote Colin... "All aircraft in the San Juan Island areas are
encouraged to monitor and report on this freq"
128.3 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - Olympia and Elma area
128.45 Seattle Center (Mullan Pass)
128.5 Seattle Center (Ft. Lawton) - airspace under 6000 ft
128.6 Vancouver Appr
128.65 Paine Field ATIS
128.75 ?

128.825 - 132.05 Corporate en-route & ACARS

Inbound flights usually report in about 10 to 15 minutes before landing.
An inbound flight usually will make fuel requests (if needed) and give
ETA. The base will respond with a gate assignment.

Outbound flights usually report in about 5 to 10 minutes after takeoff.
An outbound flight will report takeoff time, fuel status, passenger load,
and cargo weight.

128.825 Sea-Tac Sun Country Airlines
128.825 Sea-Tac Aeroflot
128.825 Sea-Tac Omni Air Int'l (handled by Premier Avai 1 ground services)
128.825 Sea-Tac Martinair (outbound) (handled by Slatterly ground services)
128.825 Portland Aero Air (FBO) Learjet maintenance
128.9 BFI Airpac Airlines
128.9 Vancouver Cathay Pacific (inbound)
128.925 Sea-Tac Signature (FBO) fueling & ground transportation
128.95 Vancouver Kelowna Flightcraft (Purolator)
128.975 ? unknown airline (outbound) to Penticton/Cranbrook
129.0 Sea-Tac Air Canada (handled by United)
129.0 Vancouver Canada 3000 Airlines ('Elite xxx')
129.025 BFI Galvin Flight Services (FBO)
129.1 ? Light aircraft operating in the Vancouver area
129.2 ? Canadian planes - some flights going to Calgary
129.2 ? "Timber 1" and "Timber 2" - possibly Timberline Air or Kwatna Timber
129.2 ? inbound to sea-tac
129.225 Sea-Tac American Airlines
129.325 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines
129.375 Sea-Tac Casino Express
129.4 Sea-Tac ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.425 BFI UPS (also Vancouver, Victoria, Pt. Angeles)
129.45 Vancouver America West Airlines (handled by United)
129.45 Vancouver United Airlines and United Express (Skywest)
129.5 Sea-Tac United Airlines
129.5 Sea-Tac Shuttle by United ('Air Coach xxx')
129.5 Portland Delta Airlines
129.55 Victoria Canadian Airlines (outbound)
129.575 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.6 Sea-Tac American Trans Air ('Amtran xxx')
129.6 Sea-Tac Omni Air (inbound) calling Slattery Ground Services - no response
129.7 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.725 Sea-Tac Cargolux Air Freight
129.775 Vancouver Air Canada (outbound ops)
129.825 Seattle Airlift NW (helicopters), also Lear 359EF doing patient transport
129.85 ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
129.925 Sea-Tac Continental Airlines
130.0 Air Canada - possibly inbound for Penticton
130.025 ACARS data
130.05 Sea-Tac British Airways
130.1 Sea-Tac Delta Airlines
130.1 Sea-Tac Vanguard Airlines
130.125 ? Light aircraft operating in the San Juans
130.15 Portland American Airlines
130.175 Vancouver/Victoria Air Canada
130.200 Vancouver British Airways
130.225 Sea-Tac old TWA freq. Unknown if used now.
130.25 Sea-Tac Kitty Hawk (Air freight)
130.275 ? ?
130.3 Kenmore Air Harbor & Lake Union Air
130.35 Vancouver Air Canada
130.375 ? (Canada - inbound to Richmond)
130.45 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines
130.45 Sea-Tac China Airlines ('Dynasty xxx')
130.475 Vancouver Air Canada ? (maintenance)
130.5 Portland Alaska Airlines
130.525 Bellingham United Express
130.575 Vancouver West Jet
130.6 ?
130.625 San Juans West Isle Air
130.65 Sea-Tac National Airlines ('Red Rock xxx')
130.65 ? unknown airline '125' calling operations
130.675 Vancouver Continental Airlines
130.7 ? small commercial passenger planes going to Vancouver Harbor & Victoria -
probably Harbour Air Seaplanes, might be Baxter Air...
130.7 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines (inbound)
130.725 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines/Big Sky Airlines (inbound), Northwest Airlines
130.75 ACARS data
130.8 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
130.825 Sea-Tac Frontier Airlines
130.85 Sea-Tac Southwest Airlines
130.875 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (outbound)
130.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines/Air Canada (outbound)
130.925 Sea-Tac America West Airlines ('Cactus xxx')
130.95 ? unknown airline (outbound) '1240'
131.0 BFI Airborne Express ('ABEX xxx') maintenance
131.025 ? - light aircraft or helicopter w/fuel requests
131.05 Sea-Tac United Express (Skywest)
131.15 Sea-Tac US Air
131.2 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (inbound)
131.25 Vancouver Helijet Airways
131.275 ? unknown commercial airliners - Vancouver
131.35 Portland Horizon Airlines
131.4 ?
131.425 Sea-Tac EVA Air
131.45 ? (Canada)
131.475 ACARS data (Air Canada)
131.525 ? unknown airline - San Juans, BFI, Pt. Townsend, Friday Harbor - scenic flights
possibly Vashon Island Air
131.55 ACARS data (primary)
131.6 Sea-Tac old Harbor Airlines freq. Unknown if used now.
131.6 San Juans Harbor Airlines
131.625 Sea-Tac DHL ('Reliant xxx')
131.675 ? (Canada - outbound) '103' calling operations
131.7 Sea-Tac Northwest Airlines (inbound)
131.7 Sea-Tac Hawaiian Airlines (inbound) - handled by Northwest
131.725 Sea-Tac Evergreen Air Freight
131.75 BFI Aeroflight
131.75 bonanza 82159 calling unknown base station
131.8 ? ?
131.825 Paine Field FedEx (secondary when they can't contact on 131.925)
131.825 ? ? (maintenance)
131.85 ? ?
131.875 Vancouver West Jet
131.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
131.925 FedEx (Sea-Tac, Portland, Paine Field)
131.925 Sea-Tac Empire Airlines (outbound)
131.95 ? ?
132.0 Vancouver Alaska Airlines
132.0 Bellingham Horizon (inbound)
132.025 BFI Flight Center (FBO)

132.075 - 136.475 ATC & ATIS<
132.075 Seattle Center (Horton)
132.2 Vancouver Center
132.3 Vancouver Center
132.4 ?
132.6 Seattle Center (Yakima)
132.7 Vancouver Center
132.95 Paine Tower
133.0 Portland Appr
133.1 ?
133.5 Vancouver Center
133.65 Sea-Tac Appr
133.7 Vancouver Center
133.85 Victoria Appr (Victoria Terminal main VFR freq) simulcast on 127.8
133.95 Victoria Terminal (north - Nanaimo)
134.15 Ault Field (Whidbey Island) ATIS
134.4 Vancouver Center
134.55 Vancouver Center
134.8 Vancouver Center
134.95 Seattle Center (Whidbey Island) - Mt. Vernon/Bellingham area
135.05 Vancouver Center
135.1 Whidbey Island NAS Clearance Delivery
135.45 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
135.5 Vancouver Center
135.525 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
135.625 Arlington AWOS

136.5 - 136.975 Corporate en-route & ACARS
136.525 Sea-Tac Emery Air Freight
136.850 ACARS data

A real air chart will provide more detailed information than what is listed
here. This is a simple compilation of comm intercepts.
All of these frequencies can be heard from the Puget Sound area.

Simulcasting is very common in this area for ATC and control towers.
Here are some typical simulcast groups:

118.2 / 120.7
119.2 / 119.5 / 120.4
119.7 / 121.7
120.2 / 132.95
120.3 / 128.5
120.3 / 125.1 / 126.6 / 135.525
121.1 / 127.1
123.9 / 125.9 / 133.65
125.6 / 125.9 /
125.1 / 134.95
125.1 / 128.5 / 134.95
128.5 / 134.95

also crossband simulcasting to the UHF military air band:

118.3 / 257.8 (BFI Tower)
119.2 / 284.7 (Sea-Tac Tower)
120.2 / 132.95 / 287.9 / 339.8 (Paine Tower)
120.3 / 273.6
120.4 / 395.0
123.9 / 338.2
125.1 / 319.2
126.6 / 343.6
128.65 / 387.0 (Paine ATIS)
134.95 / 270.3

Ramp freqs
452.100 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.650 Southwest Airlines Ground
460.675 America West Airlines Ground
460.700 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground/Maintenance
460.725 R (203.5) United Airlines Ground
460.750 R (114.8) Delta Airlines Ground
460.775 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground
460.800 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.850 R (127.3) ?
460.875 R (192.8) Northwest/Continental Airlines Ground

Check out the "Northwest Aircraft Communications" web page for more information.
(Its on the Intercept "Links" page)

Thanks to Matt, Tad, Dennis & everyone else who contributed info for this page.
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==Railroad==

[http://www.railroadradio.net railroadradio.net live audio] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF system map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsflist.htm older BN freq list with channel numbers] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsfd.htm BNSF detector list] 

<pre>
160.035 Victoria
160.215 Tacoma (unverified)
160.230 Fife Yard or Argo Yard (unverified)
160.260 Green Mountain repeater. Heard units in Snohomish.
160.320 supposedly BNSF Delta Yard. Heard miscellaneous simplex comms.
160.335 unknown usage. Hear data bursts about every 4 minutes.
160.380 Cascade Tunnel (unverified)
160.470 Seattle Yard
160.590 (PBX) Snohomish/Skagit/Whatcom co.
160.620 (PBX) "MRAS"
160.650 Balmer Yard, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
160.665 Operations - Thurston Co.
160.710 ARES data bursts from trains
160.725 unknown. Supposedly BNSF
160.740 Spokane (unverified)
160.800 Yakima Valley Terminal (unverified)
160.830 Stacy Yard (unverified), also hear repair crews on this freq.
160.920 Seattle East
160.980 South Seattle Ramp (unverified)
161.010 miscellaneous yard usage
161.100 BNSF "Seattle East" (Edmonds east to Lyons Wa (Spokane). Also detectors.
161,100 BNSF "Centralia South" Tenino-Vancouver Jct WA
161.160 South Seattle Yard. "Seattle Terminal Dispatcher" Tukwila-King Street
161.250 Delta & Bayside Yard, Bridge 37, Line Everett north to Canada. Also detectors.
161.250 Harbor Island (unverified)
161.250 BNSFSwtiching Centralia Yard
161.250 BNSF Auburn-SP&S Jct (Kennewick) (thanks Don !)
161.310 Seattle Yard, Balmer Hump, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
161.370 work crews, "North Service 5"
161.400 unknown BNSF. Occasional data bursts.
161.415 BNSF "Centralia North" Tenino-Tukwila
161.415 CN Joint Vancouver BC (unverified)
161.460 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 2 (unverified)
161.475 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 1 Main Ch.
161.505 Seattle Yard (unverified)
161.550 appears to be a yard channel.
457.9125 unknown BNSF
452.9375 MARY transceiver
457.9375 FRED transceiver
452.900 unknown
452.9125
452.925/457.925 DPU
452.950/457.950 DPU
911.500 "
918.500 "

936.8875, 936.9375, 936.9875 ATCS transmitters - I have yet to hear activity
on these freqs however I've seen 900mhz beam antennas at some local railroad
crossings.

Union Pacific
160.290 (PBX) Haven't heard it in a while. Possibly abandoned.
160.350 160.410 160.800 Argo Yard and Fife Yard (unverified)
160.515 "2727" Road Ch. Argo (S Seattle to Reservation, Tacoma)
160.740 "4242" Road Ch. Eastern Washington (Hinkle Ore to Eastport Id.)
160.605 (PBX) also some strange tone data bursts
160.680 Yard channel
161.235 Thurston County
160.785 "4545" Road Ch. Cascade Summit Ore to K Falls

AMTRAK
160.455 supposedly Amtrak's on-board freq.
160.620 BNSF/Amtrak (PBX) "MRAS"

Tacoma Rail
161.070
161.145 (E Olympia-Belmore)

160.575 161.190 (unverified)
161.295 traffic heard-Yard?
161.445 (Tideflats Yard Tacoma)

Simpson Timber Railroad (Shelton)
160.440 161.340

160.845 161.085 (unverified)

Curtis Milburn Railroad (Thurston Co.)
160.245

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
160.635 (unverified)

Mt. Vernon Terminal Railway
160.875 (unverified)

BC Rail
160.305 BC Rail (Vancouver)

Puget Sound Historic Railway
161.355 (unverified)

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad
no frequencies on file

Lake Whatcom Railway

no frequencies on file

Other
160.275 unknown. Comes in too weak at my place to copy.
160.380 units "Quebec Base" and "Papa 3". No idea who it is.
160.530 unknown
160.785 Unknown railroad - rarely used
160.950 Unknown railroad
160.980 Unknown railroad. Possibly Canada.
160.995 repeater input
161.025 unknown railroad
161.175 unknown railroad
161.325 unknown railroad
161.430 unknown
161.520 repeater input, also unknown simplex comms.
</pre>

==Puget Sound Energy==

<pre>
S = Simplex R = Repeater PL tone in parentheses ()

Electric
153.410 On-scene simplex ?
153.425 S (103.5) Whidbey Island
153.440 S (103.5) Puyallup/Buckley area
153.545 S (103.5) Whatcom Co. & Thurston Co.
153.605 S (103.5) Kirkland/Redmond
153.620 S (103.5) Skagit Co. ,(possibly North Bend too, not verified)
153.635 S (103.5) Pt. Townsend & Vashon Is.
153.650 S (103.5) Bellevue/Factoria
153.680 S (103.5) Auburn/South King Co.
158.130 I haven't copied anything on this freq. Supposedly Kitsap Co.
158.145 " " " " " " Renton

451.050 R (103.5) Radio Shop
451.1375 Telemetry heard in Bellingham
451.225
451.250 R (103.5) Unknown use
451.700

Gas
900mhz EDACS trunked (EDACS Narrow - 4800 baud)
LCN numbers in parentheses ()

Capitol Peak (site 1)
???

Gold Mt. (site 2)
936.3875 (1)
936.400 (2)
936.4125 (3)
936.425 (4)

Tiger Mt. (site 3)
936.4375 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.4625 (3)
936.000 (4)

Gunsite Ridge (Granite Falls) (site 4)
936.475 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.500 (3)
937.4125 (4)

Tacoma (28th st) (site 5)
936.475

Sumner (White River) (site 6)
936.900 (1)
(2) is possibly 936.9125
936.925 (3)
936.950 (4)

Columbia (Seattle) (site 7)
935.450 (1)
935.4625 (2)
935.475 (3)
935.4875 (4)
935.500 (5)

Talkgroups
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hex Dec AFS:
0111 273 02-021
0116 278 02-026
011A 282 02-032
011C 284 02-034 appears to be Gas service dispatch
011D 285 02-035
011E 286 02-036
011F 287 02-037 appears to be Gas service dispatch for the Issaquah area
0121 289 02-041 used in Snohomish county (gas service dispatch)
0122 290 02-042
012C 300 02-054
0133 307 02-063
0147 327 02-087
0163 355 02-123
0171 369 02-141

Notes
Not a lot of traffic on this system. It can be easily scanned without
an EDACS-capable trunking scanner by putting in all the freqs for one
of the sites and then locking out the control channel.

Thanks to Dennis and Flash for their contributions.
</pre>

==Mutual Aid, State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac==

<pre>
Mutual-aid channels are available so different
public safety agencies have common channels they
can use to communicate with other agencies.

153.830 is the statewide fire mutual aid channel. On the air
you might hear it referred to as "Red Net" or "Firecom".
Its typically used for comms when multiple fire departments
respond to an incident. Sometimes it will be used within a
department as a spare tactical channel.

155.370 is used throughout most of the state as a police
mutual aid channel. Its called "LERN" (Law Enforcement
Radio Network). Basically the same usage rules as "Red Net".
This is commonly used when there is a police pursuit
involving State Patrol and city/county police departments.
LERN is also patched into the King County regional trunk system.

155.475 is the national law enforcement emergency channel (NLEC).
Its rarely used in the Puget Sound area.

156.135 is OSCCR - On Scene Command & Coordination Radio. Typically
used by State Patrol at major accident scenes. Occasional
tactical usage by city/county agencies.

155.190 is MARS - Mutual Aid Radio. Its a crossband system linking
a VHF repeater, a UHF repeater, and the King County regional
trunk system. Its typically used by agencies with incompatible
radio systems (for example WSP talking to Seattle PD). Its
often used for pursuits and sometimes for the King County
Guardian 1 helicopter.

=== Washington State Search & Rescue ===
NEW: Aug 31, 2016

SAR 155.160 CSQ RX KRG779
WQFY938 ( all below )
SAR 2 155.2425 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 3 155.3025 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 4 155.1675 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 5 155.1825 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
(All STATEWIDE)

State Ops refers to five 800mhz simplex channels.

I-Call and I-Tac are 800mhz conventional repeaters.

Some or all of these are programmed into agencies that use 800mhz radios.
Commonly heard users of these freqs are Police, Fire, and State DOT.

Besides short range on-scene tactical comms, these freqs are also useful
for comms between radios that have incompatible trunking formats (for example
the Johnson MultiNet radios used by State DOT can talk to the Motorola
trunked radios used by King County).

Since the repeaters are conventional, they could function as a backup during
a catastrophic trunk system failure in addition to site-trunking.

State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac use a CTCSS (PL) tone of 156.7

State Ops
867.5375 State Ops 1
867.5625 State Ops 2
867.5875 State Ops 3
867.6125 State Ops 4
867.6375 State Ops 5

I-Call and I-Tac
866.0125 I-Call Squak Mtn.
866.5125 I-Tac 1 South King County (Cambridge)
867.0125 I-Tac 2 Bellevue (near Somerset)
867.5125 I-Tac 3 Seattle (Capitol Hill)
868.0125 I-Tac 4 Shoreline (Crista Ministries tower)

</pre>

WA State

Jim — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:10:10 GMT

Jim:

==Washington State statewide frequencies==

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/radiomap.gif Puget Sound repeater sites] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/service_area_map.pdf Puget Sound Energy service area map] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF Western Washington map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div_nw.pdf BNSF Pacific NW states map] 
[http://www.kellykeeton.com/radio/NWWAmilepost.pdf Western WA Milepost map] 
[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8CFBC47D-3549-4CB9-9DE6-14CE9739671F/0/RailSystemMap_Aug2007.pdf Washington state DOT rail system map] 

==Marine Radio==
<pre>
156.250 5A VTS Port Angeles
156.350 7 Foss Tugs
156.350 7A Port of Seattle VTS ?
156.450 9 Pleasure Boats
156.500 10 Red Stack Tugs
156.600 12 USN Bangor Operations
156.650 13 Bridges
156.700 14 VTS, Puget Sound south of Whidbey Is.
156.800 16 Calling/Distress
156.900 18 Vessel Assist "Primary"
156.950 19 Argosy Tour Boats
157.050 21 USCG Air Operations
157.100 22 USCG Surface Operations
157.150 23A US Coast Guard Port Ops, some SeaFair usage
161.900 26 Radiotelephone - Seattle
161.950 27 Radiotelephone - BC Tel
162.000 28 Radiotelephone - Bellingham
156.275 65 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.325 66 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.375 67 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.425 68 Pleasure Boats
156.475 69 Pleasure Boats
156.525 70 Pleasure Boats
156.625 72 Pleasure Boats
156.675 73 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.725 74 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.875 77 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.975 79A Washington State Ferries
157.075 81 USCG Special Operations (SeaFair, etc.)
157.175 83 USCG Special Operations
157.175 83A US Coast Guard Auxiliary
161.825 84 Vancouver Coast Guard
161.875 85 Radiotelephone - Tumwater
161.975 87 Radiotelephone - Whidbey Island

(VTS means Vessel Traffic System)
</pre>

==Weather Radio==
<pre>
161.650 Canada - Vancouver Coast Guard radio (channel 21B) transmitter on Mt. Park
162.400 CFA240 Canada - Vancouver/Victoria
162.400 WXL86 NOAA Spokane
162.425 WWJ24 NOAA Maynard Pk. (Puget Sound Marine wx)
162.425 KXI27 NOAA Forks
162.425 WWH27 NOAA Plymouth
162.450 WWF56 NOAA Richland
162.475 WXM62 NOAA Bawfaw Pk. (Olympia area)
162.475 Canada - Victoria
162.475 WXM48 NOAA Wenatchee
162.525 WWF49 NOAA Tunk Mt. (Okanogan area)
162.550 KHB60 NOAA Cougar Mt. (Puget Sound area)
162.550 KIH36 NOAA Neah Bay
162.550 KIG75 NOAA Yakima
</pre>

==Washington State Patrol==
<pre>
S = simplex, R = Repeater output CTCSS tones in parenthesis ()

District 1: Pierce & Thurston County
HQ: Tacoma
Detachments: Gig Harbor, Olympia

1 TAC-W 155.520 S Pierce Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 TAC-E 154.740 S North & NE Pierce Co. (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
5 OLYMPIA 154.920 S Thurston Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
6 D1 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (100.0)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

District 2: King County
HQ: Bellevue
Detachments: Bellevue, Enumclaw, Seattle North, Seattle South

1 SEA-N 155.580 R (100.0) King Co. Dispatch (input 158.790 PL 100.0)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 SEA-S 154.680 R (100.0) South King Co. (input 151.115 PL 100.0)
5 SEA-E 155.580 R (100.0) same as ch.1
6 D2 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
7 WESTIN 155.970 R State (input 159.075 PL 100.0)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 3: Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin County
HQ: Union Gap
Detachments: Kennewick, Grandview, Walla Walla

1 YAKIMA 154.920 R (173.8) (input 159.075 PL 173.8) Yakima Co., Garfield Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 KENWICK 155.520 S (mobiles use 173.8 PL) Benton Co., Franklin Co., Walla Walla Co.
5 WHT PAS 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
6 PUF RPT 155.970 R (173.8) (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 D3 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 173.8PL)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 4: Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Adams, Whitman County
HQ: Spokane

Detachments: Colfax, Colville, Ritzville
Spokane Port of Entry - RR1 Westbound I-90, Milepost 299

1 SPOKANE 154.905 R NAC D40 SPOKANE AREA
2 CAR 1 155.445 S ANALOG
3 CAR 2 155.460 S ANALOG
4 COLVILLE 154.665 S NAC D40 COLVILLE, REPUBLIC,
5 STEPTOE 154.845 S NAC D40 STEPTOE BUTTE, LIND, CRESTON (West I-90,West SR2, South SR195).
6 PULL-ST 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 CALISPEL 155.970 R 156.7 PEND OREILLE NEWPORT (CALISPEL PEAK).
8 LERN 155.370 S
9 NLEC 155.475 S CAR/CAR N/E COUNTIES

District 5: Lewis, Klickitat, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, Wahkiakum County
HQ: Vancouver
Detachments: Chehalis, Goldendale, Kelso, Morton
Ridgefield Port of Entry - 29317 Interstate 5, Ridgefield, WA

1 VANCOUV 154.680 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Clark & Skamania Co.
2 CAR 3 154.755 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
3 CHEHALS 155.850 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Lewis Co.
4 KELSO 154.770 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Cowlitz Co.
5 GOLDALE 154.665 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Klickitat Co.
6 SUMMIT 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 TOUTLE 155.970 R (88.5) (input 158.790 PL 136.5)
8 D5 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

District 6: Chelan, Okanogan, Kittitas, Douglas, Grant County
HQ: Wenatchee
Detachments: Cle Elum (CVD), Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Okanogan

1 WENATCH 154.935 R (123.0) (input 158.985 PL 123.0) Chelan Co., Douglas Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 OKANOGN 154.680 R (123.0) (input 159.045 PL 123.0) Okanogan Co.
5 ELLENS 154.770 R (123.0) (input 155.850 PL 123.0) Kittitas Co.
6 EPHRATA 155.505 R (123.0) (input 154.695 PL 123.0) Grant Co.
7 SLATEPK 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
8 STEV E 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 123.0)
9 D6 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 123.0 PL)
10 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
11 NLEC 155.475 S

District 7: Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan, Island County
HQ: Marysville
Detachments: Bellingham, Burlington, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Silver Lake
Bow Hill POE - I-5 Southbound milepost 236 (Bow) (Scale 33)
Silverlake - Milepost 188 Southbound I-5, Everett, WA

1 EVERETT 155.655 R (141.3) (input 154.845 PL 141.3) Snohomish Co. & Camano Is.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 MT VERN 155.505 R (141.3) (input 159.045 PL 141.3) Skagit Co. & Whidbey Is.
4 BELNGHM 154.755 R (141.3) (input 155.250 PL 141.3) Whatcom Co.
5 SHUKSAN 154.755 R (141.3) (input 158.790 PL 141.3)
6 CASCADE 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 STEV W 155.970 R (input 154.845 PL 141.3)
8 D7 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 141.3 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

#7 = District HQ in Marysville
710 = Detachment Office at Silver Lake Rest Area.
711 = Detachment Office in Monroe
712 = Detachment Office in Mount Vernon
713 = Detachment Office in Bellingham
714 = Detachment Office in Oak Harbor

Scale 38 is I-5 Northbound milepost 214

District 8: Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Mason, Kitsap County
HQ: Bremerton
Detachments: Bremerton, Hoquiam, Port Angeles, Naselle, Shelton
Naselle - 797 SR4, Naselle, WA

1 BREMRTN 154.665 R (110.9) (input 159.075 PL 110.9) Kitsap & Mason Co.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 PT ANG 154.770 S (110.9) Clallam & Jefferson Co.("Gardiner")
4 HOQUIAM 154.695 S (mobiles use 110.9 PL) Grays Harbor & Pacific Co. ("Capitol")
5 CLR WTR 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
6 D8 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 110.9 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

'Hoquiam' = Grays Harbor Co.
'Naselle' or 'Astoria' = Pacific Co.

All areas:
151.040 S WSP to DOT simplex (mountain passes)
155.970 R (none) State common (input 159.075)
155.970 S Simplex activity in various areas
155.970 S Liquor control board field agents
159.045 misc. on-scene ops (Eastern WA)
159.075 S F-28 old Aircraft freq.
151.115 S F-29 Link to DOT 800mhz radio system (Stevens Pass)(input to 154.680 WSP Seattle S)
155.445 S F-30
156.075 S F-32 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (Scales) & Youth Ecology Corps
158.985 S F-33
159.105 S F-35
155.250 S F-36
156.135 S OSCCR
453.475 MDT or AVLS
453.925 MDT or AVLS
460.175 MDT
460.250 MDT
460.425 MDT
460.475 MDT
155.700 WSP Tac Squad (patrol cars do not have access to this channel)

State Fish & Wildlife DNR State Common (159.420) or other DNR frequencies.

B(oy)- Capitol Security units bike patrol
D(avid)- Detectives
J(ay)- Employee of outside agency
K(ing)- Canine unit
M(ary)- Motorcycle unit
O(cean)- Off Duty unit
X- Non-Trooper WSP employee
W/Wildlife- WDFW
L/Liquor- WSLCB
P/Parks- Park Rangers
T/Tom- WSDOT Incident Response/Service Patrol
F/Forest- USFS units
C/Corrections- DOC Corrections Officers/Buses
LI/Labor- L&I Investigators
H/Homeland- DHS
G/Gaming- Gambling Commission Agents
R/Reclamation- BLM units
BN/Burlington Northern- BNSF RR Police
UP/Union Pacific- UPRR Police
CA/Child Admin- DSHS/CPS

1- WSP Chief
2- WSP Deputy Chief
3-5 WSP Assistant Chiefs
7-39 WSP Captains
21-28 District Commanders
40-99 Lieutenants
100-299 Sergeants
300 and up Troopers
S-5 Department Pschologist
S-9 Communications Division Administrator
S14-22 Special Deputy

X14-99 Electronic Services
X101- Communications Division Assistant Administrator
X-108 Communications Training Program Manager
X111-118 Communications Station Managers
X119-149 Communications Supervisors (Comm Off-3)
X150-199 Communications Officer-2 (Trainers)
X200-329 Communications Officers, Comm Off-1, Comm Off Assistants
X330-339 Supply Section/Propery Management
X340-379 Fire Protection
X380-389 Misc
X390-399 Evidence Control
X400-419 Fleet
X420-426 ACCESS/WACIC
X427-458 IT
X459-474 Identification
X475-499 Property Management
X500-599 Crime Lab
X600-679 VIN Inspectors
X680-689 MAIT
X690-694 Aviation Unit
X695-699 Breath Test
X700-899 CVEO
X900-999 CVEO Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
</pre>

==Aircraft frequencies==

(Aircraft freqs that can be heard from the Puget Sound area)

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.jpg Washington State air traffic control VHF frequency map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.bmp printable bitmap of the above map] 

NDB (ADF) freqs can be found in the frequency database: 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/s.php?sfreq=4&stype=B&ssort=1&cfreq=1&cstate=1&ccity=1&z=1 NDB database] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc600a.jpg Enroute freqs for international flights (shortwave)] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc.jpg Older 1983 shortwave map] 

<pre>
108.0 - 117.975 VOR/DME/ILS navigation
110.6 PAE Paine Field VOR/DME
111.5 IAWO unknown - probably Arlington airport
113.7 YYJ Saltspring Island VOR
116.8 SEA Sea-Tac VOR/DME

118.0 - 121.4 ATC & ATIS
118.0 Sea-Tac ATIS
118.1 Portland Appr
118.2 Whidbey Appr
118.3 BFI Tower
118.5 Tacoma Tower (Rwy 17)
118.55 Seattle Center (Yakima)
118.9 BFI Clearance Delivery
119.1 ? Possibly Victoria Tower
119.2 Sea-Tac Departure
119.5 Seattle Appr
119.65 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
119.7 Victoria Tower
119.9 Sea-Tac Tower
120.1 Seattle Appr
120.2 Paine Tower
120.3 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
120.4 Seattle Appr
120.6 BFI Tower
120.7 Whidbey Appr
121.1 Seattle Center Appr/Dep
121.125 Skagit Regional (AWOS)
121.2 Bremerton ATIS
121.35 Seattle Center (Oregon area?)

121.5 Emergency & ELT

121.6 - 121.9 Ground Control

121.7 Sea-Tac Ground Control
121.75 ? Ground Control - unknown airport
121.8 ? Possibly Paine Field ground control

121.95 - 122.675 FSS & misc.
122.1 Nanaimo FSS
122.55 Seattle FSS

122.7 - 123.2 Unicom & misc.
122.7 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Arlington, Bremerton, Sequim, Hoquiam, Kenmore (seaplanes)

122.775 Traffic Helicopters (primary)

122.8 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Anacortes, Friday Harbor, Oak Harbor, Blaine, Chehalis-Centralia, Auburn,
Thun Field (Puyallup), Sky Harbor (Sultan), Sanderson Field (Shelton)

123.0 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Kent, Snohomish (Harvey Field), Burlington, Pt. Townsend

123.025 Unicom - Helicopters (local Traffic Helicopters secondary)

123.2 - 123.675 Misc.
123.275 Boeing test flights
123.3 Gliders
123.5 Gliders

123.7 - 128.8 ATC & ATIS
123.7 Comox Terminal
123.8 Chinook Appr
123.9 Seattle Appr
124.05 Tacoma Narrows ATIS
124.2 Seattle Center (Scappoose)

124.4 Olympia Tower
124.65 Gray AAF (Ft. Lewis) ATIS
124.7 Renton Tower
124.8 McChord Tower (Rwy 34)
124.9 Bellingham Tower
125.1 Seattle Center (Neah Bay) - Olympic Peninsula
125.6 Seattle Center (approaching aircraft 16k-9k)
125.8 Seattle Center (Horton)
125.9 Seattle Appr
125.95 Vancouver Center
126.1 Seattle Center (Wenatchee)
126.125 Vancouver Terminal
126.2 Gray Tower (Rwy 15)
126.5 Seattle Appr
126.6 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - areas South and East of Tacoma
126.95 Renton ATIS
127.1 Advisory Freq - not sure what area it covers
127.75 Boeing Field ATIS
127.8 Victoria Terminal VFR (simulcast on 133.85)
128.0 Sea-Tac Clearance Delivery
128.15 Seattle Center (Redmond, OR / Scappoose)
128.25 San Juan Advisory freq
to quote Colin... "All aircraft in the San Juan Island areas are
encouraged to monitor and report on this freq"
128.3 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - Olympia and Elma area
128.45 Seattle Center (Mullan Pass)
128.5 Seattle Center (Ft. Lawton) - airspace under 6000 ft
128.6 Vancouver Appr
128.65 Paine Field ATIS
128.75 ?

128.825 - 132.05 Corporate en-route & ACARS

Inbound flights usually report in about 10 to 15 minutes before landing.
An inbound flight usually will make fuel requests (if needed) and give
ETA. The base will respond with a gate assignment.

Outbound flights usually report in about 5 to 10 minutes after takeoff.
An outbound flight will report takeoff time, fuel status, passenger load,
and cargo weight.

128.825 Sea-Tac Sun Country Airlines
128.825 Sea-Tac Aeroflot
128.825 Sea-Tac Omni Air Int'l (handled by Premier Avai 1 ground services)
128.825 Sea-Tac Martinair (outbound) (handled by Slatterly ground services)
128.825 Portland Aero Air (FBO) Learjet maintenance
128.9 BFI Airpac Airlines
128.9 Vancouver Cathay Pacific (inbound)
128.925 Sea-Tac Signature (FBO) fueling & ground transportation
128.95 Vancouver Kelowna Flightcraft (Purolator)
128.975 ? unknown airline (outbound) to Penticton/Cranbrook
129.0 Sea-Tac Air Canada (handled by United)
129.0 Vancouver Canada 3000 Airlines ('Elite xxx')
129.025 BFI Galvin Flight Services (FBO)
129.1 ? Light aircraft operating in the Vancouver area
129.2 ? Canadian planes - some flights going to Calgary
129.2 ? "Timber 1" and "Timber 2" - possibly Timberline Air or Kwatna Timber
129.2 ? inbound to sea-tac
129.225 Sea-Tac American Airlines
129.325 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines
129.375 Sea-Tac Casino Express
129.4 Sea-Tac ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.425 BFI UPS (also Vancouver, Victoria, Pt. Angeles)
129.45 Vancouver America West Airlines (handled by United)
129.45 Vancouver United Airlines and United Express (Skywest)
129.5 Sea-Tac United Airlines
129.5 Sea-Tac Shuttle by United ('Air Coach xxx')
129.5 Portland Delta Airlines
129.55 Victoria Canadian Airlines (outbound)
129.575 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.6 Sea-Tac American Trans Air ('Amtran xxx')
129.6 Sea-Tac Omni Air (inbound) calling Slattery Ground Services - no response
129.7 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.725 Sea-Tac Cargolux Air Freight
129.775 Vancouver Air Canada (outbound ops)
129.825 Seattle Airlift NW (helicopters), also Lear 359EF doing patient transport
129.85 ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
129.925 Sea-Tac Continental Airlines
130.0 Air Canada - possibly inbound for Penticton
130.025 ACARS data
130.05 Sea-Tac British Airways
130.1 Sea-Tac Delta Airlines
130.1 Sea-Tac Vanguard Airlines
130.125 ? Light aircraft operating in the San Juans
130.15 Portland American Airlines
130.175 Vancouver/Victoria Air Canada
130.200 Vancouver British Airways
130.225 Sea-Tac old TWA freq. Unknown if used now.
130.25 Sea-Tac Kitty Hawk (Air freight)
130.275 ? ?
130.3 Kenmore Air Harbor & Lake Union Air
130.35 Vancouver Air Canada
130.375 ? (Canada - inbound to Richmond)
130.45 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines
130.45 Sea-Tac China Airlines ('Dynasty xxx')
130.475 Vancouver Air Canada ? (maintenance)
130.5 Portland Alaska Airlines
130.525 Bellingham United Express
130.575 Vancouver West Jet
130.6 ?
130.625 San Juans West Isle Air
130.65 Sea-Tac National Airlines ('Red Rock xxx')
130.65 ? unknown airline '125' calling operations
130.675 Vancouver Continental Airlines
130.7 ? small commercial passenger planes going to Vancouver Harbor & Victoria -
probably Harbour Air Seaplanes, might be Baxter Air...
130.7 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines (inbound)
130.725 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines/Big Sky Airlines (inbound), Northwest Airlines
130.75 ACARS data
130.8 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
130.825 Sea-Tac Frontier Airlines
130.85 Sea-Tac Southwest Airlines
130.875 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (outbound)
130.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines/Air Canada (outbound)
130.925 Sea-Tac America West Airlines ('Cactus xxx')
130.95 ? unknown airline (outbound) '1240'
131.0 BFI Airborne Express ('ABEX xxx') maintenance
131.025 ? - light aircraft or helicopter w/fuel requests
131.05 Sea-Tac United Express (Skywest)
131.15 Sea-Tac US Air
131.2 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (inbound)
131.25 Vancouver Helijet Airways
131.275 ? unknown commercial airliners - Vancouver
131.35 Portland Horizon Airlines
131.4 ?
131.425 Sea-Tac EVA Air
131.45 ? (Canada)
131.475 ACARS data (Air Canada)
131.525 ? unknown airline - San Juans, BFI, Pt. Townsend, Friday Harbor - scenic flights
possibly Vashon Island Air
131.55 ACARS data (primary)
131.6 Sea-Tac old Harbor Airlines freq. Unknown if used now.
131.6 San Juans Harbor Airlines
131.625 Sea-Tac DHL ('Reliant xxx')
131.675 ? (Canada - outbound) '103' calling operations
131.7 Sea-Tac Northwest Airlines (inbound)
131.7 Sea-Tac Hawaiian Airlines (inbound) - handled by Northwest
131.725 Sea-Tac Evergreen Air Freight
131.75 BFI Aeroflight
131.75 bonanza 82159 calling unknown base station
131.8 ? ?
131.825 Paine Field FedEx (secondary when they can't contact on 131.925)
131.825 ? ? (maintenance)
131.85 ? ?
131.875 Vancouver West Jet
131.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
131.925 FedEx (Sea-Tac, Portland, Paine Field)
131.925 Sea-Tac Empire Airlines (outbound)
131.95 ? ?
132.0 Vancouver Alaska Airlines
132.0 Bellingham Horizon (inbound)
132.025 BFI Flight Center (FBO)

132.075 - 136.475 ATC & ATIS<
132.075 Seattle Center (Horton)
132.2 Vancouver Center
132.3 Vancouver Center
132.4 ?
132.6 Seattle Center (Yakima)
132.7 Vancouver Center
132.95 Paine Tower
133.0 Portland Appr
133.1 ?
133.5 Vancouver Center
133.65 Sea-Tac Appr
133.7 Vancouver Center
133.85 Victoria Appr (Victoria Terminal main VFR freq) simulcast on 127.8
133.95 Victoria Terminal (north - Nanaimo)
134.15 Ault Field (Whidbey Island) ATIS
134.4 Vancouver Center
134.55 Vancouver Center
134.8 Vancouver Center
134.95 Seattle Center (Whidbey Island) - Mt. Vernon/Bellingham area
135.05 Vancouver Center
135.1 Whidbey Island NAS Clearance Delivery
135.45 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
135.5 Vancouver Center
135.525 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
135.625 Arlington AWOS

136.5 - 136.975 Corporate en-route & ACARS
136.525 Sea-Tac Emery Air Freight
136.850 ACARS data

A real air chart will provide more detailed information than what is listed
here. This is a simple compilation of comm intercepts.
All of these frequencies can be heard from the Puget Sound area.

Simulcasting is very common in this area for ATC and control towers.
Here are some typical simulcast groups:

118.2 / 120.7
119.2 / 119.5 / 120.4
119.7 / 121.7
120.2 / 132.95
120.3 / 128.5
120.3 / 125.1 / 126.6 / 135.525
121.1 / 127.1
123.9 / 125.9 / 133.65
125.6 / 125.9 /
125.1 / 134.95
125.1 / 128.5 / 134.95
128.5 / 134.95

also crossband simulcasting to the UHF military air band:

118.3 / 257.8 (BFI Tower)
119.2 / 284.7 (Sea-Tac Tower)
120.2 / 132.95 / 287.9 / 339.8 (Paine Tower)
120.3 / 273.6
120.4 / 395.0
123.9 / 338.2
125.1 / 319.2
126.6 / 343.6
128.65 / 387.0 (Paine ATIS)
134.95 / 270.3

Ramp freqs
452.100 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.650 Southwest Airlines Ground
460.675 America West Airlines Ground
460.700 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground/Maintenance
460.725 R (203.5) United Airlines Ground
460.750 R (114.8) Delta Airlines Ground
460.775 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground
460.800 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.850 R (127.3) ?
460.875 R (192.8) Northwest/Continental Airlines Ground

Check out the "Northwest Aircraft Communications" web page for more information.
(Its on the Intercept "Links" page)

Thanks to Matt, Tad, Dennis & everyone else who contributed info for this page.
</pre>

==Railroad==

[http://www.railroadradio.net railroadradio.net live audio] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF system map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsflist.htm older BN freq list with channel numbers] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsfd.htm BNSF detector list] 

<pre>
160.035 Victoria
160.215 Tacoma (unverified)
160.230 Fife Yard or Argo Yard (unverified)
160.260 Green Mountain repeater. Heard units in Snohomish.
160.320 supposedly BNSF Delta Yard. Heard miscellaneous simplex comms.
160.335 unknown usage. Hear data bursts about every 4 minutes.
160.380 Cascade Tunnel (unverified)
160.470 Seattle Yard
160.590 (PBX) Snohomish/Skagit/Whatcom co.
160.620 (PBX) "MRAS"
160.650 Balmer Yard, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
160.665 Operations - Thurston Co.
160.710 ARES data bursts from trains
160.725 unknown. Supposedly BNSF
160.740 Spokane (unverified)
160.800 Yakima Valley Terminal (unverified)
160.830 Stacy Yard (unverified), also hear repair crews on this freq.
160.920 Seattle East
160.980 South Seattle Ramp (unverified)
161.010 miscellaneous yard usage
161.100 BNSF "Seattle East" (Edmonds east to Lyons Wa (Spokane). Also detectors.
161,100 BNSF "Centralia South" Tenino-Vancouver Jct WA
161.160 South Seattle Yard. "Seattle Terminal Dispatcher" Tukwila-King Street
161.250 Delta & Bayside Yard, Bridge 37, Line Everett north to Canada. Also detectors.
161.250 Harbor Island (unverified)
161.250 BNSFSwtiching Centralia Yard
161.250 BNSF Auburn-SP&S Jct (Kennewick) (thanks Don !)
161.310 Seattle Yard, Balmer Hump, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
161.370 work crews, "North Service 5"
161.400 unknown BNSF. Occasional data bursts.
161.415 BNSF "Centralia North" Tenino-Tukwila
161.415 CN Joint Vancouver BC (unverified)
161.460 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 2 (unverified)
161.475 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 1 Main Ch.
161.505 Seattle Yard (unverified)
161.550 appears to be a yard channel.
457.9125 unknown BNSF
452.9375 MARY transceiver
457.9375 FRED transceiver
452.900 unknown
452.9125
452.925/457.925 DPU
452.950/457.950 DPU
911.500 "
918.500 "

936.8875, 936.9375, 936.9875 ATCS transmitters - I have yet to hear activity
on these freqs however I've seen 900mhz beam antennas at some local railroad
crossings.

Union Pacific
160.290 (PBX) Haven't heard it in a while. Possibly abandoned.
160.350 160.410 160.800 Argo Yard and Fife Yard (unverified)
160.515 "2727" Road Ch. Argo (S Seattle to Reservation, Tacoma)
160.740 "4242" Road Ch. Eastern Washington (Hinkle Ore to Eastport Id.)
160.605 (PBX) also some strange tone data bursts
160.680 Yard channel
161.235 Thurston County
160.785 "4545" Road Ch. Cascade Summit Ore to K Falls

AMTRAK
160.455 supposedly Amtrak's on-board freq.
160.620 BNSF/Amtrak (PBX) "MRAS"

Tacoma Rail
161.070
161.145 (E Olympia-Belmore)

160.575 161.190 (unverified)
161.295 traffic heard-Yard?
161.445 (Tideflats Yard Tacoma)

Simpson Timber Railroad (Shelton)
160.440 161.340

160.845 161.085 (unverified)

Curtis Milburn Railroad (Thurston Co.)
160.245

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
160.635 (unverified)

Mt. Vernon Terminal Railway
160.875 (unverified)

BC Rail
160.305 BC Rail (Vancouver)

Puget Sound Historic Railway
161.355 (unverified)

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad
no frequencies on file

Lake Whatcom Railway

no frequencies on file

Other
160.275 unknown. Comes in too weak at my place to copy.
160.380 units "Quebec Base" and "Papa 3". No idea who it is.
160.530 unknown
160.785 Unknown railroad - rarely used
160.950 Unknown railroad
160.980 Unknown railroad. Possibly Canada.
160.995 repeater input
161.025 unknown railroad
161.175 unknown railroad
161.325 unknown railroad
161.430 unknown
161.520 repeater input, also unknown simplex comms.
</pre>

==Puget Sound Energy==

<pre>
S = Simplex R = Repeater PL tone in parentheses ()

Electric
153.410 On-scene simplex ?
153.425 S (103.5) Whidbey Island
153.440 S (103.5) Puyallup/Buckley area
153.545 S (103.5) Whatcom Co. & Thurston Co.
153.605 S (103.5) Kirkland/Redmond
153.620 S (103.5) Skagit Co. ,(possibly North Bend too, not verified)
153.635 S (103.5) Pt. Townsend & Vashon Is.
153.650 S (103.5) Bellevue/Factoria
153.680 S (103.5) Auburn/South King Co.
158.130 I haven't copied anything on this freq. Supposedly Kitsap Co.
158.145 " " " " " " Renton

451.050 R (103.5) Radio Shop
451.1375 Telemetry heard in Bellingham
451.225
451.250 R (103.5) Unknown use
451.700

Gas
900mhz EDACS trunked (EDACS Narrow - 4800 baud)
LCN numbers in parentheses ()

Capitol Peak (site 1)
???

Gold Mt. (site 2)
936.3875 (1)
936.400 (2)
936.4125 (3)
936.425 (4)

Tiger Mt. (site 3)
936.4375 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.4625 (3)
936.000 (4)

Gunsite Ridge (Granite Falls) (site 4)
936.475 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.500 (3)
937.4125 (4)

Tacoma (28th st) (site 5)
936.475

Sumner (White River) (site 6)
936.900 (1)
(2) is possibly 936.9125
936.925 (3)
936.950 (4)

Columbia (Seattle) (site 7)
935.450 (1)
935.4625 (2)
935.475 (3)
935.4875 (4)
935.500 (5)

Talkgroups
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hex Dec AFS:
0111 273 02-021
0116 278 02-026
011A 282 02-032
011C 284 02-034 appears to be Gas service dispatch
011D 285 02-035
011E 286 02-036
011F 287 02-037 appears to be Gas service dispatch for the Issaquah area
0121 289 02-041 used in Snohomish county (gas service dispatch)
0122 290 02-042
012C 300 02-054
0133 307 02-063
0147 327 02-087
0163 355 02-123
0171 369 02-141

Notes
Not a lot of traffic on this system. It can be easily scanned without
an EDACS-capable trunking scanner by putting in all the freqs for one
of the sites and then locking out the control channel.

Thanks to Dennis and Flash for their contributions.
</pre>

==Mutual Aid, State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac==

<pre>
Mutual-aid channels are available so different
public safety agencies have common channels they
can use to communicate with other agencies.

153.830 is the statewide fire mutual aid channel. On the air
you might hear it referred to as "Red Net" or "Firecom".
Its typically used for comms when multiple fire departments
respond to an incident. Sometimes it will be used within a
department as a spare tactical channel.

155.370 is used throughout most of the state as a police
mutual aid channel. Its called "LERN" (Law Enforcement
Radio Network). Basically the same usage rules as "Red Net".
This is commonly used when there is a police pursuit
involving State Patrol and city/county police departments.
LERN is also patched into the King County regional trunk system.

155.475 is the national law enforcement emergency channel (NLEC).
Its rarely used in the Puget Sound area.

156.135 is OSCCR - On Scene Command & Coordination Radio. Typically
used by State Patrol at major accident scenes. Occasional
tactical usage by city/county agencies.

155.190 is MARS - Mutual Aid Radio. Its a crossband system linking
a VHF repeater, a UHF repeater, and the King County regional
trunk system. Its typically used by agencies with incompatible
radio systems (for example WSP talking to Seattle PD). Its
often used for pursuits and sometimes for the King County
Guardian 1 helicopter.

State Ops refers to five 800mhz simplex channels.

I-Call and I-Tac are 800mhz conventional repeaters.

Some or all of these are programmed into agencies that use 800mhz radios.
Commonly heard users of these freqs are Police, Fire, and State DOT.

Besides short range on-scene tactical comms, these freqs are also useful
for comms between radios that have incompatible trunking formats (for example
the Johnson MultiNet radios used by State DOT can talk to the Motorola
trunked radios used by King County).

Since the repeaters are conventional, they could function as a backup during
a catastrophic trunk system failure in addition to site-trunking.

State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac use a CTCSS (PL) tone of 156.7

State Ops
867.5375 State Ops 1
867.5625 State Ops 2
867.5875 State Ops 3
867.6125 State Ops 4
867.6375 State Ops 5

I-Call and I-Tac
866.0125 I-Call Squak Mtn.
866.5125 I-Tac 1 South King County (Cambridge)
867.0125 I-Tac 2 Bellevue (near Somerset)
867.5125 I-Tac 3 Seattle (Capitol Hill)
868.0125 I-Tac 4 Shoreline (Crista Ministries tower)

Washington State Search & Rescue
NEW: Aug 31, 2016

SAR 155.160 CSQ RX KRG779
WQFY938 ( all below )
SAR 2 155.2425 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 3 155.3025 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 4 155.1675 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 5 155.1825 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
(All STATEWIDE)

</pre>

WA State

Jim — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:05:45 GMT

Jim:

==Washington State statewide frequencies==

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/radiomap.gif Puget Sound repeater sites] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/service_area_map.pdf Puget Sound Energy service area map] 
[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF Western Washington map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div_nw.pdf BNSF Pacific NW states map] 
[http://www.kellykeeton.com/radio/NWWAmilepost.pdf Western WA Milepost map] 
[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8CFBC47D-3549-4CB9-9DE6-14CE9739671F/0/RailSystemMap_Aug2007.pdf Washington state DOT rail system map] 

==Marine Radio==
<pre>
156.250 5A VTS Port Angeles
156.350 7 Foss Tugs
156.350 7A Port of Seattle VTS ?
156.450 9 Pleasure Boats
156.500 10 Red Stack Tugs
156.600 12 USN Bangor Operations
156.650 13 Bridges
156.700 14 VTS, Puget Sound south of Whidbey Is.
156.800 16 Calling/Distress
156.900 18 Vessel Assist "Primary"
156.950 19 Argosy Tour Boats
157.050 21 USCG Air Operations
157.100 22 USCG Surface Operations
157.150 23A US Coast Guard Port Ops, some SeaFair usage
161.900 26 Radiotelephone - Seattle
161.950 27 Radiotelephone - BC Tel
162.000 28 Radiotelephone - Bellingham
156.275 65 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.325 66 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.375 67 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.425 68 Pleasure Boats
156.475 69 Pleasure Boats
156.525 70 Pleasure Boats
156.625 72 Pleasure Boats
156.675 73 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.725 74 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.875 77 Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.975 79A Washington State Ferries
157.075 81 USCG Special Operations (SeaFair, etc.)
157.175 83 USCG Special Operations
157.175 83A US Coast Guard Auxiliary
161.825 84 Vancouver Coast Guard
161.875 85 Radiotelephone - Tumwater
161.975 87 Radiotelephone - Whidbey Island

(VTS means Vessel Traffic System)
</pre>

==Weather Radio==
<pre>
161.650 Canada - Vancouver Coast Guard radio (channel 21B) transmitter on Mt. Park
162.400 CFA240 Canada - Vancouver/Victoria
162.400 WXL86 NOAA Spokane
162.425 WWJ24 NOAA Maynard Pk. (Puget Sound Marine wx)
162.425 KXI27 NOAA Forks
162.425 WWH27 NOAA Plymouth
162.450 WWF56 NOAA Richland
162.475 WXM62 NOAA Bawfaw Pk. (Olympia area)
162.475 Canada - Victoria
162.475 WXM48 NOAA Wenatchee
162.525 WWF49 NOAA Tunk Mt. (Okanogan area)
162.550 KHB60 NOAA Cougar Mt. (Puget Sound area)
162.550 KIH36 NOAA Neah Bay
162.550 KIG75 NOAA Yakima
</pre>

==Washington State Patrol==
<pre>
S = simplex, R = Repeater output CTCSS tones in parenthesis ()

District 1: Pierce & Thurston County
HQ: Tacoma
Detachments: Gig Harbor, Olympia

1 TAC-W 155.520 S Pierce Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 TAC-E 154.740 S North & NE Pierce Co. (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
5 OLYMPIA 154.920 S Thurston Co. Dispatch (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
6 D1 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 151.4 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (100.0)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

District 2: King County
HQ: Bellevue
Detachments: Bellevue, Enumclaw, Seattle North, Seattle South

1 SEA-N 155.580 R (100.0) King Co. Dispatch (input 158.790 PL 100.0)
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 SEA-S 154.680 R (100.0) South King Co. (input 151.115 PL 100.0)
5 SEA-E 155.580 R (100.0) same as ch.1
6 D2 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
7 WESTIN 155.970 R State (input 159.075 PL 100.0)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 3: Yakima, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin County
HQ: Union Gap
Detachments: Kennewick, Grandview, Walla Walla

1 YAKIMA 154.920 R (173.8) (input 159.075 PL 173.8) Yakima Co., Garfield Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 KENWICK 155.520 S (mobiles use 173.8 PL) Benton Co., Franklin Co., Walla Walla Co.
5 WHT PAS 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
6 PUF RPT 155.970 R (173.8) (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 D3 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 173.8PL)
8 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
9 NLEC 155.475 S

District 4: Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Adams, Whitman County
HQ: Spokane

Detachments: Colfax, Colville, Ritzville
Spokane Port of Entry - RR1 Westbound I-90, Milepost 299

1 SPOKANE 154.905 R NAC D40 SPOKANE AREA
2 CAR 1 155.445 S ANALOG
3 CAR 2 155.460 S ANALOG
4 COLVILLE 154.665 S NAC D40 COLVILLE, REPUBLIC,
5 STEPTOE 154.845 S NAC D40 STEPTOE BUTTE, LIND, CRESTON (West I-90,West SR2, South SR195).
6 PULL-ST 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 CALISPEL 155.970 R 156.7 PEND OREILLE NEWPORT (CALISPEL PEAK).
8 LERN 155.370 S
9 NLEC 155.475 S CAR/CAR N/E COUNTIES

District 5: Lewis, Klickitat, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, Wahkiakum County
HQ: Vancouver
Detachments: Chehalis, Goldendale, Kelso, Morton
Ridgefield Port of Entry - 29317 Interstate 5, Ridgefield, WA

1 VANCOUV 154.680 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Clark & Skamania Co.
2 CAR 3 154.755 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
3 CHEHALS 155.850 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Lewis Co.
4 KELSO 154.770 S (mobiles use 136.5 PL) Cowlitz Co.
5 GOLDALE 154.665 R (input 155.580 PL 136.5) Klickitat Co.
6 SUMMIT 155.970 R (77.0) (input 158.790 PL 179.9)
7 TOUTLE 155.970 R (88.5) (input 158.790 PL 136.5)
8 D5 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 136.5 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

District 6: Chelan, Okanogan, Kittitas, Douglas, Grant County
HQ: Wenatchee
Detachments: Cle Elum (CVD), Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Okanogan

1 WENATCH 154.935 R (123.0) (input 158.985 PL 123.0) Chelan Co., Douglas Co.
2 CAR 1 155.445 S
3 CAR 2 155.460 S
4 OKANOGN 154.680 R (123.0) (input 159.045 PL 123.0) Okanogan Co.
5 ELLENS 154.770 R (123.0) (input 155.850 PL 123.0) Kittitas Co.
6 EPHRATA 155.505 R (123.0) (input 154.695 PL 123.0) Grant Co.
7 SLATEPK 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
8 STEV E 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 123.0)
9 D6 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 123.0 PL)
10 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
11 NLEC 155.475 S

District 7: Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan, Island County
HQ: Marysville
Detachments: Bellingham, Burlington, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Silver Lake
Bow Hill POE - I-5 Southbound milepost 236 (Bow) (Scale 33)
Silverlake - Milepost 188 Southbound I-5, Everett, WA

1 EVERETT 155.655 R (141.3) (input 154.845 PL 141.3) Snohomish Co. & Camano Is.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 MT VERN 155.505 R (141.3) (input 159.045 PL 141.3) Skagit Co. & Whidbey Is.
4 BELNGHM 154.755 R (141.3) (input 155.250 PL 141.3) Whatcom Co.
5 SHUKSAN 154.755 R (141.3) (input 158.790 PL 141.3)
6 CASCADE 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 173.8)
7 STEV W 155.970 R (input 154.845 PL 141.3)
8 D7 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 141.3 PL)
9 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
10 NLEC 155.475 S

#7 = District HQ in Marysville
710 = Detachment Office at Silver Lake Rest Area.
711 = Detachment Office in Monroe
712 = Detachment Office in Mount Vernon
713 = Detachment Office in Bellingham
714 = Detachment Office in Oak Harbor

Scale 38 is I-5 Northbound milepost 214

District 8: Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Mason, Kitsap County
HQ: Bremerton
Detachments: Bremerton, Hoquiam, Port Angeles, Naselle, Shelton
Naselle - 797 SR4, Naselle, WA

1 BREMRTN 154.665 R (110.9) (input 159.075 PL 110.9) Kitsap & Mason Co.
2 CAR 4 154.935 S
3 PT ANG 154.770 S (110.9) Clallam & Jefferson Co.("Gardiner")
4 HOQUIAM 154.695 S (mobiles use 110.9 PL) Grays Harbor & Pacific Co. ("Capitol")
5 CLR WTR 155.970 R (input 158.790 PL 110.9)
6 D8 ST 155.970 S State (mobiles use 110.9 PL)
7 LERN 155.370 S (mobiles use 100.0 PL)
8 NLEC 155.475 S

'Hoquiam' = Grays Harbor Co.
'Naselle' or 'Astoria' = Pacific Co.

All areas:
151.040 S WSP to DOT simplex (mountain passes)
155.970 R (none) State common (input 159.075)
155.970 S Simplex activity in various areas
155.970 S Liquor control board field agents
159.045 misc. on-scene ops (Eastern WA)
159.075 S F-28 old Aircraft freq.
151.115 S F-29 Link to DOT 800mhz radio system (Stevens Pass)(input to 154.680 WSP Seattle S)
155.445 S F-30
156.075 S F-32 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (Scales) & Youth Ecology Corps
158.985 S F-33
159.105 S F-35
155.250 S F-36
156.135 S OSCCR
453.475 MDT or AVLS
453.925 MDT or AVLS
460.175 MDT
460.250 MDT
460.425 MDT
460.475 MDT
155.700 WSP Tac Squad (patrol cars do not have access to this channel)

State Fish & Wildlife DNR State Common (159.420) or other DNR frequencies.

B(oy)- Capitol Security units bike patrol
D(avid)- Detectives
J(ay)- Employee of outside agency
K(ing)- Canine unit
M(ary)- Motorcycle unit
O(cean)- Off Duty unit
X- Non-Trooper WSP employee
W/Wildlife- WDFW
L/Liquor- WSLCB
P/Parks- Park Rangers
T/Tom- WSDOT Incident Response/Service Patrol
F/Forest- USFS units
C/Corrections- DOC Corrections Officers/Buses
LI/Labor- L&I Investigators
H/Homeland- DHS
G/Gaming- Gambling Commission Agents
R/Reclamation- BLM units
BN/Burlington Northern- BNSF RR Police
UP/Union Pacific- UPRR Police
CA/Child Admin- DSHS/CPS

1- WSP Chief
2- WSP Deputy Chief
3-5 WSP Assistant Chiefs
7-39 WSP Captains
21-28 District Commanders
40-99 Lieutenants
100-299 Sergeants
300 and up Troopers
S-5 Department Pschologist
S-9 Communications Division Administrator
S14-22 Special Deputy

X14-99 Electronic Services
X101- Communications Division Assistant Administrator
X-108 Communications Training Program Manager
X111-118 Communications Station Managers
X119-149 Communications Supervisors (Comm Off-3)
X150-199 Communications Officer-2 (Trainers)
X200-329 Communications Officers, Comm Off-1, Comm Off Assistants
X330-339 Supply Section/Propery Management
X340-379 Fire Protection
X380-389 Misc
X390-399 Evidence Control
X400-419 Fleet
X420-426 ACCESS/WACIC
X427-458 IT
X459-474 Identification
X475-499 Property Management
X500-599 Crime Lab
X600-679 VIN Inspectors
X680-689 MAIT
X690-694 Aviation Unit
X695-699 Breath Test
X700-899 CVEO
X900-999 CVEO Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
</pre>

==Aircraft frequencies==

(Aircraft freqs that can be heard from the Puget Sound area)

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.jpg Washington State air traffic control VHF frequency map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/atc.bmp printable bitmap of the above map] 

NDB (ADF) freqs can be found in the frequency database: 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/s.php?sfreq=4&stype=B&ssort=1&cfreq=1&cstate=1&ccity=1&z=1 NDB database] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc600a.jpg Enroute freqs for international flights (shortwave)] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/XX/arinc.jpg Older 1983 shortwave map] 

<pre>
108.0 - 117.975 VOR/DME/ILS navigation
110.6 PAE Paine Field VOR/DME
111.5 IAWO unknown - probably Arlington airport
113.7 YYJ Saltspring Island VOR
116.8 SEA Sea-Tac VOR/DME

118.0 - 121.4 ATC & ATIS
118.0 Sea-Tac ATIS
118.1 Portland Appr
118.2 Whidbey Appr
118.3 BFI Tower
118.5 Tacoma Tower (Rwy 17)
118.55 Seattle Center (Yakima)
118.9 BFI Clearance Delivery
119.1 ? Possibly Victoria Tower
119.2 Sea-Tac Departure
119.5 Seattle Appr
119.65 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
119.7 Victoria Tower
119.9 Sea-Tac Tower
120.1 Seattle Appr
120.2 Paine Tower
120.3 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
120.4 Seattle Appr
120.6 BFI Tower
120.7 Whidbey Appr
121.1 Seattle Center Appr/Dep
121.125 Skagit Regional (AWOS)
121.2 Bremerton ATIS
121.35 Seattle Center (Oregon area?)

121.5 Emergency & ELT

121.6 - 121.9 Ground Control

121.7 Sea-Tac Ground Control
121.75 ? Ground Control - unknown airport
121.8 ? Possibly Paine Field ground control

121.95 - 122.675 FSS & misc.
122.1 Nanaimo FSS
122.55 Seattle FSS

122.7 - 123.2 Unicom & misc.
122.7 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Arlington, Bremerton, Sequim, Hoquiam, Kenmore (seaplanes)

122.775 Traffic Helicopters (primary)

122.8 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Anacortes, Friday Harbor, Oak Harbor, Blaine, Chehalis-Centralia, Auburn,
Thun Field (Puyallup), Sky Harbor (Sultan), Sanderson Field (Shelton)

123.0 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Kent, Snohomish (Harvey Field), Burlington, Pt. Townsend

123.025 Unicom - Helicopters (local Traffic Helicopters secondary)

123.2 - 123.675 Misc.
123.275 Boeing test flights
123.3 Gliders
123.5 Gliders

123.7 - 128.8 ATC & ATIS
123.7 Comox Terminal
123.8 Chinook Appr
123.9 Seattle Appr
124.05 Tacoma Narrows ATIS
124.2 Seattle Center (Scappoose)

124.4 Olympia Tower
124.65 Gray AAF (Ft. Lewis) ATIS
124.7 Renton Tower
124.8 McChord Tower (Rwy 34)
124.9 Bellingham Tower
125.1 Seattle Center (Neah Bay) - Olympic Peninsula
125.6 Seattle Center (approaching aircraft 16k-9k)
125.8 Seattle Center (Horton)
125.9 Seattle Appr
125.95 Vancouver Center
126.1 Seattle Center (Wenatchee)
126.125 Vancouver Terminal
126.2 Gray Tower (Rwy 15)
126.5 Seattle Appr
126.6 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - areas South and East of Tacoma
126.95 Renton ATIS
127.1 Advisory Freq - not sure what area it covers
127.75 Boeing Field ATIS
127.8 Victoria Terminal VFR (simulcast on 133.85)
128.0 Sea-Tac Clearance Delivery
128.15 Seattle Center (Redmond, OR / Scappoose)
128.25 San Juan Advisory freq
to quote Colin... "All aircraft in the San Juan Island areas are
encouraged to monitor and report on this freq"
128.3 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - Olympia and Elma area
128.45 Seattle Center (Mullan Pass)
128.5 Seattle Center (Ft. Lawton) - airspace under 6000 ft
128.6 Vancouver Appr
128.65 Paine Field ATIS
128.75 ?

128.825 - 132.05 Corporate en-route & ACARS

Inbound flights usually report in about 10 to 15 minutes before landing.
An inbound flight usually will make fuel requests (if needed) and give
ETA. The base will respond with a gate assignment.

Outbound flights usually report in about 5 to 10 minutes after takeoff.
An outbound flight will report takeoff time, fuel status, passenger load,
and cargo weight.

128.825 Sea-Tac Sun Country Airlines
128.825 Sea-Tac Aeroflot
128.825 Sea-Tac Omni Air Int'l (handled by Premier Avai 1 ground services)
128.825 Sea-Tac Martinair (outbound) (handled by Slatterly ground services)
128.825 Portland Aero Air (FBO) Learjet maintenance
128.9 BFI Airpac Airlines
128.9 Vancouver Cathay Pacific (inbound)
128.925 Sea-Tac Signature (FBO) fueling & ground transportation
128.95 Vancouver Kelowna Flightcraft (Purolator)
128.975 ? unknown airline (outbound) to Penticton/Cranbrook
129.0 Sea-Tac Air Canada (handled by United)
129.0 Vancouver Canada 3000 Airlines ('Elite xxx')
129.025 BFI Galvin Flight Services (FBO)
129.1 ? Light aircraft operating in the Vancouver area
129.2 ? Canadian planes - some flights going to Calgary
129.2 ? "Timber 1" and "Timber 2" - possibly Timberline Air or Kwatna Timber
129.2 ? inbound to sea-tac
129.225 Sea-Tac American Airlines
129.325 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines
129.375 Sea-Tac Casino Express
129.4 Sea-Tac ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.425 BFI UPS (also Vancouver, Victoria, Pt. Angeles)
129.45 Vancouver America West Airlines (handled by United)
129.45 Vancouver United Airlines and United Express (Skywest)
129.5 Sea-Tac United Airlines
129.5 Sea-Tac Shuttle by United ('Air Coach xxx')
129.5 Portland Delta Airlines
129.55 Victoria Canadian Airlines (outbound)
129.575 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.6 Sea-Tac American Trans Air ('Amtran xxx')
129.6 Sea-Tac Omni Air (inbound) calling Slattery Ground Services - no response
129.7 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.725 Sea-Tac Cargolux Air Freight
129.775 Vancouver Air Canada (outbound ops)
129.825 Seattle Airlift NW (helicopters), also Lear 359EF doing patient transport
129.85 ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
129.925 Sea-Tac Continental Airlines
130.0 Air Canada - possibly inbound for Penticton
130.025 ACARS data
130.05 Sea-Tac British Airways
130.1 Sea-Tac Delta Airlines
130.1 Sea-Tac Vanguard Airlines
130.125 ? Light aircraft operating in the San Juans
130.15 Portland American Airlines
130.175 Vancouver/Victoria Air Canada
130.200 Vancouver British Airways
130.225 Sea-Tac old TWA freq. Unknown if used now.
130.25 Sea-Tac Kitty Hawk (Air freight)
130.275 ? ?
130.3 Kenmore Air Harbor & Lake Union Air
130.35 Vancouver Air Canada
130.375 ? (Canada - inbound to Richmond)
130.45 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines
130.45 Sea-Tac China Airlines ('Dynasty xxx')
130.475 Vancouver Air Canada ? (maintenance)
130.5 Portland Alaska Airlines
130.525 Bellingham United Express
130.575 Vancouver West Jet
130.6 ?
130.625 San Juans West Isle Air
130.65 Sea-Tac National Airlines ('Red Rock xxx')
130.65 ? unknown airline '125' calling operations
130.675 Vancouver Continental Airlines
130.7 ? small commercial passenger planes going to Vancouver Harbor & Victoria -
probably Harbour Air Seaplanes, might be Baxter Air...
130.7 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines (inbound)
130.725 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines/Big Sky Airlines (inbound), Northwest Airlines
130.75 ACARS data
130.8 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
130.825 Sea-Tac Frontier Airlines
130.85 Sea-Tac Southwest Airlines
130.875 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (outbound)
130.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines/Air Canada (outbound)
130.925 Sea-Tac America West Airlines ('Cactus xxx')
130.95 ? unknown airline (outbound) '1240'
131.0 BFI Airborne Express ('ABEX xxx') maintenance
131.025 ? - light aircraft or helicopter w/fuel requests
131.05 Sea-Tac United Express (Skywest)
131.15 Sea-Tac US Air
131.2 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (inbound)
131.25 Vancouver Helijet Airways
131.275 ? unknown commercial airliners - Vancouver
131.35 Portland Horizon Airlines
131.4 ?
131.425 Sea-Tac EVA Air
131.45 ? (Canada)
131.475 ACARS data (Air Canada)
131.525 ? unknown airline - San Juans, BFI, Pt. Townsend, Friday Harbor - scenic flights
possibly Vashon Island Air
131.55 ACARS data (primary)
131.6 Sea-Tac old Harbor Airlines freq. Unknown if used now.
131.6 San Juans Harbor Airlines
131.625 Sea-Tac DHL ('Reliant xxx')
131.675 ? (Canada - outbound) '103' calling operations
131.7 Sea-Tac Northwest Airlines (inbound)
131.7 Sea-Tac Hawaiian Airlines (inbound) - handled by Northwest
131.725 Sea-Tac Evergreen Air Freight
131.75 BFI Aeroflight
131.75 bonanza 82159 calling unknown base station
131.8 ? ?
131.825 Paine Field FedEx (secondary when they can't contact on 131.925)
131.825 ? ? (maintenance)
131.85 ? ?
131.875 Vancouver West Jet
131.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
131.925 FedEx (Sea-Tac, Portland, Paine Field)
131.925 Sea-Tac Empire Airlines (outbound)
131.95 ? ?
132.0 Vancouver Alaska Airlines
132.0 Bellingham Horizon (inbound)
132.025 BFI Flight Center (FBO)

132.075 - 136.475 ATC & ATIS<
132.075 Seattle Center (Horton)
132.2 Vancouver Center
132.3 Vancouver Center
132.4 ?
132.6 Seattle Center (Yakima)
132.7 Vancouver Center
132.95 Paine Tower
133.0 Portland Appr
133.1 ?
133.5 Vancouver Center
133.65 Sea-Tac Appr
133.7 Vancouver Center
133.85 Victoria Appr (Victoria Terminal main VFR freq) simulcast on 127.8
133.95 Victoria Terminal (north - Nanaimo)
134.15 Ault Field (Whidbey Island) ATIS
134.4 Vancouver Center
134.55 Vancouver Center
134.8 Vancouver Center
134.95 Seattle Center (Whidbey Island) - Mt. Vernon/Bellingham area
135.05 Vancouver Center
135.1 Whidbey Island NAS Clearance Delivery
135.45 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
135.5 Vancouver Center
135.525 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
135.625 Arlington AWOS

136.5 - 136.975 Corporate en-route & ACARS
136.525 Sea-Tac Emery Air Freight
136.850 ACARS data

A real air chart will provide more detailed information than what is listed
here. This is a simple compilation of comm intercepts.
All of these frequencies can be heard from the Puget Sound area.

Simulcasting is very common in this area for ATC and control towers.
Here are some typical simulcast groups:

118.2 / 120.7
119.2 / 119.5 / 120.4
119.7 / 121.7
120.2 / 132.95
120.3 / 128.5
120.3 / 125.1 / 126.6 / 135.525
121.1 / 127.1
123.9 / 125.9 / 133.65
125.6 / 125.9 /
125.1 / 134.95
125.1 / 128.5 / 134.95
128.5 / 134.95

also crossband simulcasting to the UHF military air band:

118.3 / 257.8 (BFI Tower)
119.2 / 284.7 (Sea-Tac Tower)
120.2 / 132.95 / 287.9 / 339.8 (Paine Tower)
120.3 / 273.6
120.4 / 395.0
123.9 / 338.2
125.1 / 319.2
126.6 / 343.6
128.65 / 387.0 (Paine ATIS)
134.95 / 270.3

Ramp freqs
452.100 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.650 Southwest Airlines Ground
460.675 America West Airlines Ground
460.700 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground/Maintenance
460.725 R (203.5) United Airlines Ground
460.750 R (114.8) Delta Airlines Ground
460.775 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground
460.800 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.850 R (127.3) ?
460.875 R (192.8) Northwest/Continental Airlines Ground

Check out the "Northwest Aircraft Communications" web page for more information.
(Its on the Intercept "Links" page)

Thanks to Matt, Tad, Dennis & everyone else who contributed info for this page.
</pre>

==Railroad==

[http://www.railroadradio.net railroadradio.net live audio] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/div-pa.gif BNSF system map] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsflist.htm older BN freq list with channel numbers] 

[http://www.interceptradio.com/files/US/WA/bnsfd.htm BNSF detector list] 

<pre>
160.035 Victoria
160.215 Tacoma (unverified)
160.230 Fife Yard or Argo Yard (unverified)
160.260 Green Mountain repeater. Heard units in Snohomish.
160.320 supposedly BNSF Delta Yard. Heard miscellaneous simplex comms.
160.335 unknown usage. Hear data bursts about every 4 minutes.
160.380 Cascade Tunnel (unverified)
160.470 Seattle Yard
160.590 (PBX) Snohomish/Skagit/Whatcom co.
160.620 (PBX) "MRAS"
160.650 Balmer Yard, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
160.665 Operations - Thurston Co.
160.710 ARES data bursts from trains
160.725 unknown. Supposedly BNSF
160.740 Spokane (unverified)
160.800 Yakima Valley Terminal (unverified)
160.830 Stacy Yard (unverified), also hear repair crews on this freq.
160.920 Seattle East
160.980 South Seattle Ramp (unverified)
161.010 miscellaneous yard usage
161.100 BNSF "Seattle East" (Edmonds east to Lyons Wa (Spokane). Also detectors.
161,100 BNSF "Centralia South" Tenino-Vancouver Jct WA
161.160 South Seattle Yard. "Seattle Terminal Dispatcher" Tukwila-King Street
161.250 Delta & Bayside Yard, Bridge 37, Line Everett north to Canada. Also detectors.
161.250 Harbor Island (unverified)
161.250 BNSFSwtiching Centralia Yard
161.250 BNSF Auburn-SP&S Jct (Kennewick) (thanks Don !)
161.310 Seattle Yard, Balmer Hump, Tacoma Yard (unverified)
161.370 work crews, "North Service 5"
161.400 unknown BNSF. Occasional data bursts.
161.415 BNSF "Centralia North" Tenino-Tukwila
161.415 CN Joint Vancouver BC (unverified)
161.460 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 2 (unverified)
161.475 Puget Sound & Pacific channel 1 Main Ch.
161.505 Seattle Yard (unverified)
161.550 appears to be a yard channel.
457.9125 unknown BNSF
452.9375 MARY transceiver
457.9375 FRED transceiver
452.900 unknown
452.9125
452.925/457.925 DPU
452.950/457.950 DPU
911.500 "
918.500 "

936.8875, 936.9375, 936.9875 ATCS transmitters - I have yet to hear activity
on these freqs however I've seen 900mhz beam antennas at some local railroad
crossings.

Union Pacific
160.290 (PBX) Haven't heard it in a while. Possibly abandoned.
160.350 160.410 160.800 Argo Yard and Fife Yard (unverified)
160.515 "2727" Road Ch. Argo (S Seattle to Reservation, Tacoma)
160.740 "4242" Road Ch. Eastern Washington (Hinkle Ore to Eastport Id.)
160.605 (PBX) also some strange tone data bursts
160.680 Yard channel
161.235 Thurston County
160.785 "4545" Road Ch. Cascade Summit Ore to K Falls

AMTRAK
160.455 supposedly Amtrak's on-board freq.
160.620 BNSF/Amtrak (PBX) "MRAS"

Tacoma Rail
161.070
161.145 (E Olympia-Belmore)

160.575 161.190 (unverified)
161.295 traffic heard-Yard?
161.445 (Tideflats Yard Tacoma)

Simpson Timber Railroad (Shelton)
160.440 161.340

160.845 161.085 (unverified)

Curtis Milburn Railroad (Thurston Co.)
160.245

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
160.635 (unverified)

Mt. Vernon Terminal Railway
160.875 (unverified)

BC Rail
160.305 BC Rail (Vancouver)

Puget Sound Historic Railway
161.355 (unverified)

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad
no frequencies on file

Lake Whatcom Railway

no frequencies on file

Other
160.275 unknown. Comes in too weak at my place to copy.
160.380 units "Quebec Base" and "Papa 3". No idea who it is.
160.530 unknown
160.785 Unknown railroad - rarely used
160.950 Unknown railroad
160.980 Unknown railroad. Possibly Canada.
160.995 repeater input
161.025 unknown railroad
161.175 unknown railroad
161.325 unknown railroad
161.430 unknown
161.520 repeater input, also unknown simplex comms.
</pre>

==Puget Sound Energy==

<pre>
S = Simplex R = Repeater PL tone in parentheses ()

Electric
153.410 On-scene simplex ?
153.425 S (103.5) Whidbey Island
153.440 S (103.5) Puyallup/Buckley area
153.545 S (103.5) Whatcom Co. & Thurston Co.
153.605 S (103.5) Kirkland/Redmond
153.620 S (103.5) Skagit Co. ,(possibly North Bend too, not verified)
153.635 S (103.5) Pt. Townsend & Vashon Is.
153.650 S (103.5) Bellevue/Factoria
153.680 S (103.5) Auburn/South King Co.
158.130 I haven't copied anything on this freq. Supposedly Kitsap Co.
158.145 " " " " " " Renton

451.050 R (103.5) Radio Shop
451.1375 Telemetry heard in Bellingham
451.225
451.250 R (103.5) Unknown use
451.700

Gas
900mhz EDACS trunked (EDACS Narrow - 4800 baud)
LCN numbers in parentheses ()

Capitol Peak (site 1)
???

Gold Mt. (site 2)
936.3875 (1)
936.400 (2)
936.4125 (3)
936.425 (4)

Tiger Mt. (site 3)
936.4375 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.4625 (3)
936.000 (4)

Gunsite Ridge (Granite Falls) (site 4)
936.475 (1)
936.450 (2)
936.500 (3)
937.4125 (4)

Tacoma (28th st) (site 5)
936.475

Sumner (White River) (site 6)
936.900 (1)
(2) is possibly 936.9125
936.925 (3)
936.950 (4)

Columbia (Seattle) (site 7)
935.450 (1)
935.4625 (2)
935.475 (3)
935.4875 (4)
935.500 (5)

Talkgroups
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hex Dec AFS:
0111 273 02-021
0116 278 02-026
011A 282 02-032
011C 284 02-034 appears to be Gas service dispatch
011D 285 02-035
011E 286 02-036
011F 287 02-037 appears to be Gas service dispatch for the Issaquah area
0121 289 02-041 used in Snohomish county (gas service dispatch)
0122 290 02-042
012C 300 02-054
0133 307 02-063
0147 327 02-087
0163 355 02-123
0171 369 02-141

Notes
Not a lot of traffic on this system. It can be easily scanned without
an EDACS-capable trunking scanner by putting in all the freqs for one
of the sites and then locking out the control channel.

Thanks to Dennis and Flash for their contributions.
</pre>

==Mutual Aid, State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac==

<pre>
Mutual-aid channels are available so different
public safety agencies have common channels they
can use to communicate with other agencies.

153.830 is the statewide fire mutual aid channel. On the air
you might hear it referred to as "Red Net" or "Firecom".
Its typically used for comms when multiple fire departments
respond to an incident. Sometimes it will be used within a
department as a spare tactical channel.

155.370 is used throughout most of the state as a police
mutual aid channel. Its called "LERN" (Law Enforcement
Radio Network). Basically the same usage rules as "Red Net".
This is commonly used when there is a police pursuit
involving State Patrol and city/county police departments.
LERN is also patched into the King County regional trunk system.

155.475 is the national law enforcement emergency channel (NLEC).
Its rarely used in the Puget Sound area.

156.135 is OSCCR - On Scene Command & Coordination Radio. Typically
used by State Patrol at major accident scenes. Occasional
tactical usage by city/county agencies.

155.190 is MARS - Mutual Aid Radio. Its a crossband system linking
a VHF repeater, a UHF repeater, and the King County regional
trunk system. Its typically used by agencies with incompatible
radio systems (for example WSP talking to Seattle PD). Its
often used for pursuits and sometimes for the King County
Guardian 1 helicopter.

State Ops refers to five 800mhz simplex channels.

I-Call and I-Tac are 800mhz conventional repeaters.

Some or all of these are programmed into agencies that use 800mhz radios.
Commonly heard users of these freqs are Police, Fire, and State DOT.

Besides short range on-scene tactical comms, these freqs are also useful
for comms between radios that have incompatible trunking formats (for example
the Johnson MultiNet radios used by State DOT can talk to the Motorola
trunked radios used by King County).

Since the repeaters are conventional, they could function as a backup during
a catastrophic trunk system failure in addition to site-trunking.

State Ops, I-Call, and I-Tac use a CTCSS (PL) tone of 156.7

State Ops
867.5375 State Ops 1
867.5625 State Ops 2
867.5875 State Ops 3
867.6125 State Ops 4
867.6375 State Ops 5

I-Call and I-Tac
866.0125 I-Call Squak Mtn.
866.5125 I-Tac 1 South King County (Cambridge)
867.0125 I-Tac 2 Bellevue (near Somerset)
867.5125 I-Tac 3 Seattle (Capitol Hill)
868.0125 I-Tac 4 Shoreline (Crista Ministries tower)

Washington State Search & Rescue
NEW: Aug 31, 2016

Washington state:

SAR 155.160 CSQ RX KRG779
WQFY938 ( all below )
SAR 2 155.2425 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 3 155.3025 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX Statewide
SAR 4 155.1675 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 5 155.1825 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX

</pre>

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Jim — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:47:53 GMT

Jim: NEW: Aug 31, 2016 Washington state: SAR 155.160 CSQ RX KRG779 WQFY938 ( all below ) SAR 2 155.2425 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX SAR 3 155.3025 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX Statewide SAR 4 155.1675 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX SAR 5 155.1825 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX

NEW: Aug 31, 2016

Washington state:

SAR 155.160 CSQ RX KRG779
WQFY938 ( all below )
SAR 2 155.2425 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 3 155.3025 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX Statewide
SAR 4 155.1675 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX
SAR 5 155.1825 (156.7)TX / CSQ RX