# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../../../../../_schema/ssrf-lite-0.10.0.schema.json # SSRF-Lite: Skokie, IL - Public Safety / Public Works conventional channels $schema: "../../../../../../_schema/ssrf-lite-0.10.0.schema.json" ssrf_lite_version: "0.10.0" ssrf_lite: sources: - name: "RadioReference - Cook County, IL (Skokie)" url: "https://www.radioreference.com/db/browse/ctid/606" accessed: "2026-09-26" organizations: - id: org_skokie_pd name: "Skokie Police Department" - id: org_skokie_fd name: "Skokie Fire Department" - id: org_skokie_esda name: "Skokie Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA)" - id: org_skokie_pw name: "Skokie Public Works" - id: org_skokie_parks name: "Skokie Park District" locations: - id: loc_skokie name: "Skokie, IL (approx)" lat: 42.0324 lon: -87.7416 stations: - id: stn_skokie_esda call_sign: "WPQE921" organization_id: org_skokie_esda location_id: loc_skokie service: "public_safety_part90" - id: stn_skokie_fd call_sign: "KDB493" organization_id: org_skokie_fd location_id: loc_skokie service: "public_safety_part90" - id: stn_skokie_pw call_sign: "KCR894" organization_id: org_skokie_pw location_id: loc_skokie service: "public_safety_part90" - id: stn_skokie_parks call_sign: "KJU960" organization_id: org_skokie_parks location_id: loc_skokie service: "public_safety_part90" antennas: - id: ant_skokie_esda station_id: stn_skokie_esda name: "Skokie ESDA antenna (unknown)" - id: ant_skokie_fd station_id: stn_skokie_fd name: "Skokie Fire antenna (unknown)" - id: ant_skokie_pw station_id: stn_skokie_pw name: "Skokie Public Works antenna (unknown)" - id: ant_skokie_parks station_id: stn_skokie_parks name: "Skokie Park District antenna (unknown)" authorizations: - id: auth_skokie_part90 authority: "FCC" service: "public_safety_part90" class: "Part 90 Public Safety" identifier: null notes: "TX restricted to licensees. RX-only for general public." rf_chains: # Skokie ESDA / Emergency Operations (VHF simplex, WPQE921) - id: chain_skokie_esda station_id: stn_skokie_esda antenna_id: ant_skokie_esda tx: freq_mhz: 158.775 emission: "8K50F3E" mode: type: "FM" ctcss_tx_hz: 127.3 ctcss_rx_hz: 127.3 # Skokie Fire: Dispatch [Ch 1] (VHF repeater, KDB493) # Output 159.195 / Input 153.620 - id: chain_skokie_fd_dispatch station_id: stn_skokie_fd antenna_id: ant_skokie_fd rx: freq_mhz: 153.620 tx: freq_mhz: 159.195 emission: "8K50F3E" mode: type: "FM" dcs_tx_code: "205" dcs_rx_code: "205" # Skokie Fire: Admin / Fire-Tac (VHF simplex, KDB493) # Carries a patch to STARCOM21 TG 36500 - id: chain_skokie_fd_admin station_id: stn_skokie_fd antenna_id: ant_skokie_fd tx: freq_mhz: 154.340 emission: "8K50F3E" mode: type: "FM" notes: "Carrier squelch (CSQ); patch to STARCOM21 TG 36500." # Skokie Public Works (VHF simplex, KCR894) - id: chain_skokie_pw station_id: stn_skokie_pw antenna_id: ant_skokie_pw tx: freq_mhz: 154.100 emission: "8K50F3E" mode: type: "FM" ctcss_tx_hz: 127.3 ctcss_rx_hz: 127.3 # Skokie Park District (VHF simplex, KJU960) - id: chain_skokie_parks station_id: stn_skokie_parks antenna_id: ant_skokie_parks tx: freq_mhz: 151.310 emission: "8K50F3E" mode: type: "FM" ctcss_tx_hz: 107.2 ctcss_rx_hz: 107.2 contacts: - id: tg_sc21_3684 name: "Skokie PD Disp" kind: "Group" number: 3684 notes: "STARCOM21 P25 Phase II. Skokie Police dispatch. Encrypted." - id: tg_sc21_36496 name: "Skokie Fire Disp" kind: "Group" number: 36496 notes: > STARCOM21 P25 Phase II. Skokie Fire (Stations 16-18) dispatch; also dispatches Skokie and Lincolnwood Police/Fire. - id: tg_sc21_36500 name: "Skokie Fire Admin" kind: "Group" number: 36500 notes: "STARCOM21 P25 Phase II. Patched to the 154.340 conventional Fire Admin channel." - id: tg_sc21_36946 name: "Skokie Fire Test" kind: "Group" number: 36946 notes: "STARCOM21 P25 Phase II. Fire units noted with test counts (observed 2025)." assignments: - id: asgn_skokie_esda channel_name: "Skokie ESDA" rf_chain_id: chain_skokie_esda usage: "simplex" authorization_id: auth_skokie_part90 - id: asgn_skokie_fd_dispatch channel_name: "Skokie Fire" rf_chain_id: chain_skokie_fd_dispatch usage: "repeater" authorization_id: auth_skokie_part90 - id: asgn_skokie_fd_admin channel_name: "Skokie Fire Admin" rf_chain_id: chain_skokie_fd_admin usage: "simplex" authorization_id: auth_skokie_part90 - id: asgn_skokie_pw channel_name: "Skokie PublicWrk" rf_chain_id: chain_skokie_pw usage: "simplex" authorization_id: auth_skokie_part90 - id: asgn_skokie_parks channel_name: "Skokie Parks" rf_chain_id: chain_skokie_parks usage: "simplex" authorization_id: auth_skokie_part90 comments: - text: | Skokie conventional public safety, public works and park district channels. Primary police and fire dispatch have moved to STARCOM21 (P25 Phase II); Skokie Police dispatch (TG 3684) is encrypted. Skokie also dispatches Lincolnwood Police/Fire. Police and fire units have access to talkgroups in the 36486-36500 range, with both clear and encrypted use observed. The 154.340 Fire Admin channel carries a patch to STARCOM21 TG 36500, which makes it the most useful conventional RX channel for following Skokie Fire activity. Park District (KJU960, 151.310) and Public Works (KCR894, 154.100) are municipal Part 90 local-government channels, filed under public_safety_part90 to match the convention used in the Evanston file. RX-only for the general public per Part 90.