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Frequency Plan
All CARES members should review and understand the Frequencies we use.
- CARES Operating Frequencies
- CARES Frequency Channel Assignments
- Net Frequency Guard
- Santa Clara County City Frequencies
Operating Frequencies
CARES operates on the following frequencies:
| Simplex | 147.570 MHz | Tac 1, Primary emergency net |
| Simplex | 146.460 MHz | Tac 2, Coordination between field units |
| Repeater | 440.150+ PL=100.0 | Tac 3, W6TDM |
| ATV 1 | 427.250 MHz | ATV field unit to EOC link |
| Packet | 223.620 Mhz | Santa Clara Co Office Bldg (San Jose) |
CARES Frequency Channel Assignments
All CARES members should load the following 2 meter frequencies into your radios.
Set #1: CARES Frequencies, REQUIRED
| CH 1 | Cupertino Tac 1 | 147.570 Simplex, PL=151.4 |
| CH 2 | Cupertino Tac 2 | 146.460 Simplex, PL=151.4 |
| CH 3 | Cupertino Tac 3 | 440.150+ PL=100.0 W6TDM |
Set #2: 2 Meter County Frequencies, REQUIRED
| CH 4 | SCC Resource Net | 146.115+ PL=100.0 AA6BT |
| CH 5 | SCC Resource North | 145.270- PL=100.0 W6ASH |
| CH 6 | SCC Message Net | 147.360+ PL=110.9 W6TI |
| CH 7 | SSC Message Alt 1 | pending |
| CH 8 | SCC Message Alt 2 | 145.450- PL=100.0 K6FB |
| CH 9 | SCC Hospital Net | 145.230- PL=100.0 N6NFI |
| CH 10 | NTS Net | 146.640- PL=162.2 WR6ABD |
Set #3: 2 Meter Mutual Aid frequencies for close-in Cities. See the Santa Clara County Frequency List for details.
Set #4: In the event of Co-Channel Interference
| CH 19 | Cupertino Tac 1A | 147.570 Simplex, PL=151.4, rx and tx |
| CH 20 | Cupertino Tac 2A | 146.460 Simplex, PL=151.4, rx and tx |
Set #5: 440 Frequencies, Optional
All CARES members should load the following
440 meter frequencies
into your radios.
| CH 41 | Cupertino Tac 3 | 440.150+ PL=100.0 W6TDM |
| CH 42 | SCC Resource South | 444.625+ PL=110.9 N6NAC |
| CH 43 | SCC Command | 442.500+ PL=100.0 WB6ZVW |
| CH 44 | SCC Command Alt | 443.275+ PL=107.2 K6SNY |
| CH 45 | Red Cross Cmd | 444.300+ PL=173.8 W7AFG |
| CH 46 | Red Cross Cmd Alt | 444.600+ PL=141.3 WB6OQS |
Net Frequency Guard
During an activation, CARES Net Control Station (NCS) will request one or more net participants to listen to the following Emergency Alert System (EAS) Local Primary (LP) stations and other stations of interest to monitor for reports for five minutes, then return to this net and report on what was heard. Additionally, other Amateur Radio frequencies are also included as part of the Guard.
| KCBS: | 740 KHz | LP1, National Primary EAS Station |
| KFBK | 1530 KHz | CA State Primary EAS Station |
| KLIV: | 1590 KHz | Public AM station (local CNN News) |
| K6FB: | 145.45- PL=100 | High-level repeater, Sierras to coast. |
| W6ASH: | 145.270- | SPECS; Mtn View to Redwood City |
Santa Clara County City Frequencies
Latest SVECS Frequency List is here.
updated: March 30, 2011