City Of Coquitlam

CARESS provides backup emergency radio communication services to the City Of Coquitlam. This is part of the Emergency Preparedness Response Programs.

Every month, the society’s members assist the EOC or Emergency Operations Centre at city hall.
We ensure that the emergency radio equipment is functioning properly on the 2m VHF and 80m HF bands using both voice and data traffic.


EMCR

Many of the society’s members are registered volunteers with Emergency Management and Climate Readiness of BC.

The EMCR includes the use of amateur radio operators as part of their emergency management plan.


BC Earthquake Immediate Response Plan

Click on BC’s Earthquake Immediate Response Plan to review its details.


RAC Radio Amateurs of Canada – National HF Emergency Communications Frequencies


Local Allocated Frequencies

Various simplex frequencies have been coordinated for Coquitlam for use in times of emergency.

Description Mode Frequency
Coquitlam Channel 1 Narrowband FM simplex voice 146.430 MHz
Coquitlam Channel 2 Narrowband FM multi-use 146.460 MHz
Intermunicipal Communications Narrowband FM simplex voice 146.490 MHz
South West Provincial Regional EOC SSB simplex voice 3735.0 kHz LSB

Coquitlam Channel 1

Channel 1 is intended for city-wide narrowband FM simplex voice communication to avoid tying-up the VE7MFS repeater with long-duration radio traffic. Use of this frequency should be coordinated by Coquitlam net control.

Coquitlam Channel 2

Channel 2 is intended to be a multi-use channel. It can carry simplex phone and peer-to-peer Winlink. Use of this frequency should be coordinated by Coquitlam net control.

Intermunicipal Communications Channel

The intermunicipal simplex channel is intended to allow neighbouring municipalities to communicate with each other. Coquitlam radio operators should monitor this frequency for traffic and use it to communicate with other municipalities if other channels of communication are unavailable.

Provincial Regional EOC

Provincial Regional EOCs use a common HF frequency for communicating with local authorities. Coquitlam can use this to communicate with South West PREOC. If the South West PREOC is unavailable (e.g. affected by the same disaster as Coquitlam), other PREOCs should be reachable on this frequency.

Call Signs

Call signs have been allocated to operating facilities where stations are likely to be activated during an emergency.

Coquitlam Stations

Description Call Sign
Coquitlam City Hall (EOC) VA7COQ
Austin Engineering and Public Works Yard VA7AWY
Town Centre Fire Hall VE7TCF
Austin Heights Fire Hall VA7AHY
Mariner Fire Hall VE7MFH
Burke Mountain Fire Hall VA7BFX
Poirier Sport and Recreation Complex VA7POI
Pinetree Community Centre VA7PIN
Dogwood Pavilion VA7DWP
Coquitlam Command Vehicle VE7CQV
Riverview Station VE7SCC
CARESS Satellite Trailer VA7CQT

Provincial stations

Description Call Sign
South West Provincial Regional EOC VE7SWF
Central Provincial Regional EOC VE7KAZ
Vancouver Island Provincial Regional EOC VE7PEP

Winlink Addresses

Winlink email addresses have been established to represent operating facilities where stations are likely to be activated during an emergency.

Coquitlam stations

Description Winlink address
Coquitlam City Hall (EOC) VA7COQ@winlink.org
Austin Engineering and Public Works Yard VA7AWY@winlink.org
Town Centre Fire Hall VE7TCF@winlink.org
Austin Heights Fire Hall VA7AHY@winlink.org
Mariner Fire Hall VE7MFH@winlink.org
Burke Mountain Fire Hall VA7BFX@winlink.org
Poirier Sport and Recreation Complex VA7POI@winlink.org
Pinetree Community Centre VA7PIN@winlink.org
Dogwood Pavilion VA7DWP@winlink.org
Coquitlam Command Vehicle VE7CQV@winlink.org
Riverview Station VE7SCC@winlink.org
CARESS Satellite Trailer VA7CQT@winlink.org

Provincial stations

Description Winlink address
South West Provincial Regional EOC VE7SWF@winlink.org
Central Provincial Regional EOC VE7KAZ@winlink.org
Vancouver Island Provincial Regional EOC VE7PEP@winlink.org

Winlink Stations

This is not an exhaustive list of Winlink stations; it is a summary of those that are likely to work from locations in the Coquitlam area. Use the propagation tool built into Winlink Express to locate additional stations.

PACTOR via HF

Description Call sign PACTOR Frequency
South West Provincial Regional EOC (80m) VE7SWF 1, 2, 3 3613.5 kHz
South West Provincial Regional EOC (40m) VE7SWF 1, 2, 3 7089.5 kHz
Central Provincial Regional EOC (80m) VE7KAZ 3, 4 3590.0 kHz
Central Provincial Regional EOC (40m) VE7KAZ 3, 4 7068.0 kHz

Packet via VHF/UHF

Description Call sign Baud Frequency
Blaine Auxiliary Communications Service W7BPD-10 1200 145.630 MHz
Riverview Station VE7SCC-10 1200 145.090 MHz
Coquitlam peer-to-peer on VHF narrowband FM N/A 1200 146.460 MHz


VHF Simplex Frequency Plan

The following VHF simplex frequencies were coordinated between municipalities for use during emergencies. All frequencies are in MHz and must use FM narrowband (12.5 kHz bandwidth). There are 3 allocated group frequencies for intermunicipal communications.

Local Authority
(Municipality)
Primary
(MHz)
Secondary
(MHz)
Inter-
Municipal
Abbotsford 146.430 147.540 146.445
Belcarra 146.595 146.490
Bowen Island 146.550 146.565
Burnaby 147.510 146.595 146.565
Chilliwack 147.480 146.445
Coquitlam 146.430 146.460 146.490
Delta 147.540 147.570 146.565
Harrison/Kent 146.475 146.445
Hope 147.570 146.445
Langley 146.580 146.490
Maple Ridge 147.450 146.445
Mission 146.460 146.445
New Westminster 146.505 146.490
North Shore 146.535 147.480 146.565
Pitt Meadows 147.510 146.490
Port Coquitlam 146.535 146.490
Port Moody 146.595 146.490
Richmond 146.475 146.505 146.565
Surrey 146.550 147.420 146.490
Vancouver 146.580 146.460 146.565
White Rock 147.480 146.490