City of Santa Clara / Radio History...

b52hbuff · Sep 4, 2018

As I was enjoying listening to the City of Santa Clara on their SVRCS, it occurred to me that the city was one of the first South Bay cities to push the technological envelope and move to a P25 Phase 2 system.

...and then I remembered that Santa Clara was one of the first (only?) municipalities in the south bay to use an 800MHz Type II system.

So it made me wonder... There are more populous cities (e.g. San Jose) and there are more affluent cities (Palo Alto, Mountain View). Is there something special about the City of Santa Clara that motivates them to invest in the latest technology?

mmckenna · Sep 4, 2018

Don't know, but a higher tax base might have something to do with it. A lot of high dollar companies in Santa Clara, or at least there was back then.

I'm sure there are several reason why they went 800, probably help from a large radio vendor had something to do with it. Back then Santa Clara wasn't as big as it is now, and probably could have done fine on UHF like San Jose PD, and had better interoperability.
In the region, VHF pairs have always been hard to find. UHF was easier. Back then, 800 was wide open.

b52hbuff · Sep 4, 2018

mmckenna said:
Don't know, but a higher tax base might have something to do with it. A lot of high dollar companies in Santa Clara, or at least there was back then.

I'm sure there are several reason why they went 800, probably help from a large radio vendor had something to do with it. Back then Santa Clara wasn't as big as it is now, and probably could have done fine on UHF like San Jose PD, and had better interoperability.
In the region, VHF pairs have always been hard to find. UHF was easier. Back then, 800 was wide open.

You're correct about UHF congestion. But other municipalities have made use in T-Band.

scannermike11 · Sep 10, 2018

enjoy listening now because all of the police departments are planing in the Santa Clara valley
are planing to go to full encryption that came when they got the radio stuff

scannermike11 · Sep 10, 2018

here is your new technological radio system in your county
here in Alameda county the sheriff is now running encryption
on all of its tactical channel for l event like the raiders game tonight
and it show up in your county soon

gvranchosbill · Oct 16, 2018

This is some off what i have been making a list of freqs and callsigns before data disapears completely and this was as i remember listening from los altos 1970's 1980's started listening in 1969.
Control=CNTRL the callsigns were of County Comm i have another list with individual callsigns KMA376 was used on LMA 154.920 and mobiles used a KA3002. LMA (Law Mutual Aid), KYG681 155.0700 Mtn View Tac-Ch

156.2100 KMA376 CNTRL-01 SANTA CLARA CO SHERIFF PRIMARY
154.2500 KMB884 CNTRL-02 SANTA CLARA CO CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT
156.1500 KMA376 CNTRL-03 CITY OF SANTA CLARA POLICE DEPT
151.0550 KNE24 CNTRL-04 SANTA CLARA CO ROADS DEPT
154.8750 KMA376 CNTRL-05 CITY OF CAMPBELL POLICE DEPT
155.7000 KMA376 CNTRL-06 CITY OF SUNNYVALE DPS
154.7400 KMA376 CNTRL-07 LOS ALTOS,MT VIEW,STANFORD POLICE DEPT
154.4000 KMB884 CNTRL-08 LOS ALTOS FD,MT VIEW FD,STANFORD FD,STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR(SLAC)FD,NASA AMES FD
453.1000 KNE24 CNTRL-09 AMBULANCE DISP,AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL/CORONER
158.9550 KNE24 CNTRL-10 SANTA CLARA CO GSA LOCAL GOVT/SHERIFFS PAROLE AGENTS/PROBATION DEPT
151.1450 KNE24 CNTRL-12 SANTA CLARA CO PARK RANGERS,MID PEN REG OPEN SPACE DIST,SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DIST 045.XXXX REPEATER INPUT
154.2800 KMB884 CNTRL-14 SANTA CLARA COUNTY WHITE MUTUAL AID
453.9250 KNE24 CNTRL-15 SANTA CLARA CO ANIMAL CONTROL,SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS
039.9200 KMA376 CNTRL-17 SANTA CLARA CO SHERIFF-CIVIL DIVISION
155.9850 KNE24 CNTRL-18 SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS
155.1450 KYI873 CNTRL-55 CITY OF CAMPBELL-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT
155.1450 KYI874 CNTRL-55 CITY OF LOS GATOS-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT
155.1450 KYL678 CNTRL-55 CITY OF SARATOGA-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT

mmckenna · Oct 16, 2018

Thanks, that brings up some good memories. Growing up in San Jose in the 70's/80's with a Bearcat 100.
156.210 and 453.100 are familiar frequencies.

trooperdude · Oct 21, 2018

gvranchosbill said:
This is some off what i have been making a list of freqs and callsigns before data disapears completely and this was as i remember listening from los altos 1970's 1980's started listening in 1969.
Control=CNTRL the callsigns were of County Comm i have another list with individual callsigns KMA376 was used on LMA 154.920 and mobiles used a KA3002. LMA (Law Mutual Aid), KYG681 155.0700 Mtn View Tac-Ch

156.2100 KMA376 CNTRL-01 SANTA CLARA CO SHERIFF PRIMARY
154.2500 KMB884 CNTRL-02 SANTA CLARA CO CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT
156.1500 KMA376 CNTRL-03 CITY OF SANTA CLARA POLICE DEPT
151.0550 KNE24 CNTRL-04 SANTA CLARA CO ROADS DEPT
154.8750 KMA376 CNTRL-05 CITY OF CAMPBELL POLICE DEPT
155.7000 KMA376 CNTRL-06 CITY OF SUNNYVALE DPS
154.7400 KMA376 CNTRL-07 LOS ALTOS,MT VIEW,STANFORD POLICE DEPT
154.4000 KMB884 CNTRL-08 LOS ALTOS FD,MT VIEW FD,STANFORD FD,STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR(SLAC)FD,NASA AMES FD
453.1000 KNE24 CNTRL-09 AMBULANCE DISP,AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL/CORONER
158.9550 KNE24 CNTRL-10 SANTA CLARA CO GSA LOCAL GOVT/SHERIFFS PAROLE AGENTS/PROBATION DEPT
151.1450 KNE24 CNTRL-12 SANTA CLARA CO PARK RANGERS,MID PEN REG OPEN SPACE DIST,SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DIST 045.XXXX REPEATER INPUT
154.2800 KMB884 CNTRL-14 SANTA CLARA COUNTY WHITE MUTUAL AID
453.9250 KNE24 CNTRL-15 SANTA CLARA CO ANIMAL CONTROL,SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS
039.9200 KMA376 CNTRL-17 SANTA CLARA CO SHERIFF-CIVIL DIVISION
155.9850 KNE24 CNTRL-18 SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS
155.1450 KYI873 CNTRL-55 CITY OF CAMPBELL-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT
155.1450 KYI874 CNTRL-55 CITY OF LOS GATOS-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT
155.1450 KYL678 CNTRL-55 CITY OF SARATOGA-PUBLIC WORKS/LOCAL GOVT

Wasn't Fremont Fire on Control 2 for a while and covered the unincorporated bay front area north of 237. I sort of remember it was a volunteer Dept. and not connected to City of Fremont. Think it was swallowed up by Mtn. View in the late 70's or early 80's.

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