kenwood tk290 handheld for dcs - los angeles county dcs · ch 7 4b rpt 146.6550 146.0550 114.8...

For Official Use Only

Kenwood TK290 Handheld for DCS

Deane Bouvier, Staff 50

1/23/2017

For Official Use Only 2

TK290 Features

• Rugged commercial analog 5w VHF radio– 160 channels in 10 groups– Wideband and narrowband (7.5kHz spacing)– Comes with battery and charger

• Programmed by ISD to the DCS standard code plug– DCS county wide, district and some city VHF frequencies– Frequencies to work with other LA County groups– Wide area repeaters and coordinated simplex channels– Key Public Safety and Interoperability frequencies – receive only

• Function keys programmed for– Talkaround – simplex on repeater output without taking up

added channel space– Scan list add/delete– Operator selectable tone from among 16 choices


1 – Tx/Busy battery low indicator

2 – Power switch/Volume control

3 – Channel select

4 – Toggle - Talkaround

5 – Top 1 - Group Down

6 – Top 2 - Group Up

7 – Orange - Shift

8 – Side 1 - Monitor

9 – Side 2 - Scan

10 – PTT

11 – DTMF keypad

12 – Universal Connector

7 – Orange – Shift plus:

5 – Top 1 - Low Power

6 – Top 2 - Key Lock

8 – Side 1 - OperatorSelectable Tone

9 – Side 2 – Scan Delete/Add


Operator Selectable Tones(OST)

192.8None192.8/C16

179.9None179.9/C15

167.9None167.9/C14

162.2None162.2/C13

156.7None156.7C12

151.4None151.4/C11

141.3None141.3/C10

136.5None136.5/C9

131.8None131.8/C8

127.3None127.3/C7

123.0None123.0/C6

114.8None114.8/C5

110.9None110.9/C4

107.2None107.2/C3

103.5None103.5/C2

100.0None100.0/C1

EncDecOST NameNo

Operator Selectable Tones

Shift + Side 1, then Top 1 & 2 toscroll through the list

• Tones are encode only

• This allows use of “in-cabinetrepeat" without taking up addedchannel space

– In the event of a failure in thesimulcast voting system “in-cabinet repeat” is important

• Also allows operation onprogrammed frequencies withother PLs


Group 1: Countywide, D2, D3&D17

Torrance Area Disaster CentersD141.3141.3144.4050144.4050T90503Ch 16


Rancho Palos VerdesD156.7156.7146.5950146.5950RPV T2Ch 14

Rancho Palos VerdesD156.7156.7146.5800146.5800RPV T1Ch 13

Palos Verdes EstatesDD131ND131N144.9100144.9100PVELNKCh 12

District 3 South Los Angeles & District 17 LomitaD156.7156.7145.6000145.60003/17T3Ch 11



District 3 South Los Angeles & District 17 LomitaA114.8114.8144.7200145.3200D3/17VCh 8

District 2 East Los AngelesA156.7156.7145.6150145.6150D2 T1Ch 7

Orange Co. EOCD136.5136.5146.2950146.8950OCR-VCh 6

L.A. County Dept of Health ServicesMedical Alert Center & Various Hospitals supported by ARESD100.0100.0147.9600147.3600DARN 2MCh 5

D162.2162.2145.1050144.5050LACERTCh 4LAFD Auxiliary Communications Service

D110.9110.9147.9000147.3000LA ACSCh 3

ACSQ100.0144.7000145.3000K6CPT-2Ch 2

L.A. County EOC,Sheriff's Communications Center,Communications Fleet Management Bureau

ACSQ179.9147.8700147.2700K6CPT-1Ch 1

County Wide and DistrictsGroup 1

AgencyScanPL-RxPL-TxTx FreqRx Freq7 Char


Group 2: Districts 3&17, 4, 5, 6, 8&29

District 8 San Dimas & District 29 WalnutA167.9167.9146.0400146.6400D8DBARSCh 16

Santa ClaritaD156.7156.7144.3100144.3100SC T2Ch 15

Santa ClaritaD156.7156.7144.4100144.4100SC T1Ch 14

Santa ClaritaD123.0123.0146.3700146.9700SC 2RPTCh 13

District 6 Santa ClaritaA123.0123.0146.1900146.7900D6 RPTCh 12

Sierra MadreD156.7156.7144.3300144.3300SMR T1Ch 11

Arcadia PDD103.5103.5144.6000145.2000ARC RPTCh 10

District 5 TempleD146.2146.2147.7200147.1200D5 RPTCh 9

District 5 TempleA100.0100.0146.4450146.4450D5 T1Ch 8

La MiradaD114.8114.8146.0550146.65504B RPTCh 7

District 4 NorwalkD123.0123.0144.3300144.3300D4 T6Ch 6

District 4 NorwalkD123.0123.0146.5350146.5350D4 T5Ch 5

District 4 NorwalkA123.0123.0146.5950146.5950D4 T4Ch 4

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical CentersD123.0123.0144.4650144.4650LCM T1Ch 3



Districts and CitiesGroup 2


Group 3: Districts 8&29, 9, 11&26,12, 13, 14

District 14 IndustryA107.2107.2144.3100144.3100D14 T1Ch 16

District 13 Lakewood & District 95 Aero BureauA77.077.0144.3700144.370013/95T1Ch 15

San FernandoD?91.5146.3100146.9100SF RPTCh 14

PasadenaD131.8131.8147.7500147.1500PAS RPTCh 13

PERCSD156.7156.7144.4650144.4650GLN T1Ch 12

GlendaleD136.5136.5146.6250146.0250GLN RPTCh 11

District 12 Crescenta ValleyA107.2107.2145.5400145.5400D12 T1Ch 10

D26 Palmdale TacticalD156.7156.7144.4250144.425026A T1Ch 9

D11 Lancaster TacticalD156.7156.7144.3250144.325011A T1Ch 8

D11/D26 Lancaster/Palmdale SecondaryD110.9100.0146.1300146.730011/26SCh 7

D11/D26 Lancaster/Palmdale PrimaryA100.0100.0147.0450147.645011/26PCh 6

District 9 West HollywoodA156.7156.7145.5100145.5100D9 T1Ch 5

Glendora P.D.D141.3141.3147.4050144.9500GLD RPTCh 4

District 8 San Dimas & District 29 WalnutD110.9110.9145.5400145.54008/29T3Ch 3





Group 4: Districts 15, 16, 18,21, 22, 27

Ch 16

Ch 15

District 27 Marina Del ReyA107.2107.2145.6150145.6150D27 T1Ch 14

Cerritos EOCD114.8114.8146.0650146.6650CERRPTCh 13

District 22 Malibu/Lost HillsD100.0100.0146.5350146.5350D22 T3Ch 12



District 22 Malibu/Lost HillsD100.0100.0144.6600145.260022 MLBCh 9

District 22 Malibu/Lost HillsA94.894.8147.8250147.225022 LHSCh 8

District 21 CenturyA107.2107.2147.5100147.5100D21 T1Ch 7

District 18 AvalonDCSQCSQ147.6900147.0900D18 RPTCh 6

District 18 AvalonA79.779.7147.5100147.5100D18 T1Ch 5

District 16 CarsonD156.7156.7146.7450146.1450D16 RPTCh 4

District 16 CarsonA156.7156.7145.6300145.6300D16 T1Ch 3

WhittierD156.7156.7146.7750146.1750WTR RPTCh 2

District 15 Pico RiveraA107.2107.2145.5100145.5100D15 T1Ch 1



Group 5: Area Repeaters andCoordinated Simplex

D145.5700145.5700145.570Ch 16

D145.5550145.5550145.555Ch 15

D145.5400145.5400145.540Ch 14

D145.5250145.5250145.525Ch 13

D145.5100145.5100145.510Ch 12

D100.0100.0147.1350147.7350MAGIC MCh 11

D131.8131.8147.9300147.3300BIGBEARCh 10

D94.8147.6000147.0000HOLLYWDCh 9

D146.2200146.8200JOHNSTNCh 8

D146.2146.9850146.3850KELLERCh 7

D114.8114.8146.9250146.3250BALDWINCh 6

D127.3127.3146.8350146.2350SCRANCh 5

D156.7156.7146.7450146.1450LNG BCHCh 4

D100.0144.8800145.4800DX CLUBCh 3

D100.0144.7800145.3800WALA PVCh 2

D131.8131.8144.6800145.2800TABLE MCh 1

Area Repeaters and Coordinated SimplexGroup 5


Group 6: Coordinated Simplex

D147.5100147.5100147.510Ch 16

D146.5950146.5950146.595Ch 15

D146.5800146.5800146.580Ch 14

D146.5650146.5650146.565Ch 13

D146.5500146.5500146.550Ch 12

D146.5350146.5350146.535Ch 11

D146.5200146.5200146.520Ch 10

D146.4600146.4600146.460Ch 9

D146.4450146.4450146.445Ch 8

D146.4300146.4300146.430Ch 7

D145.6600145.6600145.660Ch 6

D145.6450145.6450145.645Ch 5

D145.6300145.6300145.630Ch 4

D145.6150145.6150145.615Ch 3

D145.6000145.6000145.600Ch 2

D145.5850145.5850145.585Ch 1

Coordinated SimplexGroup 6


Group 7: LACo Fire VHF (Rx Only)

LA County Fire LIfe Guards Northern SectionD151.4Rx only161.3700LG NORCh 16

LA County Fire LIfe Guards Central SectionD151.4Rx only159.5250LG CENCh 15

LA County Fire LIfe Guards Southern SectionD151.4Rx only159.6300LG SOUCh 14

LA County Fire VHF Tactical DirectD151.4Rx only159.0900LAC V-13Ch 13








LA County Fire VHF Command RepeaterA151.4Rx only152.7800LAC V-5Ch 5





LA County Fire VHFGroup 7


Group 8: LACo Fire VHF, Marine,ANF, S&R (Rx Only)

Angeles National ForestDRx only168.0250ANF LAWCh 16

Angeles National ForestD103.50.000Rx only173.7750ANF ADMCh 15

Angeles National ForestD103.50.000Rx only172.3750ANF FORCh 14

Nat'l Search and RescueACSQRx only155.1600VSAR16Ch 13

Marine 83ADRx only157.1750CG 83ACh 12





Marine 16 EmergencyARx only156.8000MAR 16*Ch 7

Marine 6DRx only156.4500MAR 9Ch 6

LA City FD VHF Tactical DirectD123.0Rx only154.8300LA A/GCh 5

LA County Fire VHF Tactical DirectD151.4Rx only154.4000AIR/GNDCh 4

LA County Fire VHF Command RepeaterD151.4Rx only161.5200LAC V-19Ch 3

LA County Fire VHF Command RepeaterD151.4Rx only161.5050LAC V-18Ch 2


LA County Fire VHF, Marine and ANF FreqsGroup 8


Group 9: Interoperability Channels(Rx Only)

Interoperability ChannelsD156.7Rx only155.3475VMED29Ch 16

Interoperability ChannelsA156.7Rx only155.3400VMED28Ch 15

Interoperability ChannelsD156.7Rx only154.3025VFIR26Ch 14





Interoperability ChannelsA156.7Rx only154.2800VFIR21Ch 9

Interoperability ChannelsD156.7Rx only159.4725VTAC14Ch 8




Interoperability ChannelsA156.7Rx only155.7525VCAL10Ch 4

Interoperability ChannelsA100.0Rx only159.1500RTCS5VCh 3

Interoperability ChannelsA100.0Rx only159.0300RTCS4VCh 2

Interoperability ChannelsARx only159.1800RTCS3VCh 1

Interoperability ChannelsGroup 9


Group 10: Interoperability (Rx Only),MURS, NOAA Wx Channels (Rx Only)

NOAA Weather Radio Ch 2DRx only162.4500OC WXCh 16

NOAA Weather Radio Ch 1DRx only162.5500LA WXCh 15

Muti-Use Radio Service Low PowerD156.7156.7154.6000154.6000MURS 5Ch 14





Interoperability ChannelsARx only154.9050CHP XTDCh 9

Interoperability ChannelsARx only156.0750CALCORDCh 8

Interoperability ChannelsARx only158.7900CLERSCh 7

Interoperability ChannelsARx only153.7750CESRSCh 6

Interoperability ChannelsARx only154.2200CALOES2Ch 5

Interoperability ChannelsARx only154.1600CALOES1Ch 4

Interoperability ChannelsA156.7Rx only154.9200CALAW1Ch 3

Interoperability ChannelsD156.7Rx only155.4825VLAW32Ch 2

Interoperability ChannelsA156.7Rx only155.4750VLAW31Ch 1

Interoperability ChannelsGroup 10


Final Notes

• DCOs

– Use this package to brief your members who areissued a TK290

– Transmission outside the amateur bands will be dealtwith on a case by case basis

– Remember: this information is “For Official Use Only”• That mean it should remain within DCS

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