About Harding-Birch Lakes Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR): 6 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Harding-Birch Lakes, start with the Canyon Creek site of Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 154.9125, 155.5375 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Fairbanks North Star Borough channels that also cover Harding-Birch Lakes
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff – Dispatch | 154.7250 | 173.8 PL | FMN | KTI738 |
Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Fairbanks Parks | 23450 | 5b9a | D |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Volunteers In Policing | 23407 | 5b6f | D |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Animal Control – Dispatch | 23409 | 5b71 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 23104 | 5a40 | D Encrypted |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 23105 | 5a41 | D Encrypted |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff | Detectives | 23106 | 5a42 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Harding-Birch Lakes.
Canyon Creek · Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR)
RFSS 2 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 14A · about 5 mi away
Control 154.9125, 155.5375
Voice 155.9375, 156.1125
Harding Lake · Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR)
RFSS 2 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 144 · about 13 mi away
Control 154.9375, 155.475
Voice 154.7875, 156.175
Pole Hill · Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR)
RFSS 2 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 14A · about 19 mi away
Control 154.85, 156.1
Voice 155.025
What do these numbers mean?
- Control channel
- The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
- Voice
- The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
- Site
- One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
- RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
- A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
- NAC (Network Access Code)
- A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
- Talkgroup
- A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Harding-Birch Lakes?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Harding-Birch Lakes. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Fairbanks North Star Borough Sheriff 154.7250 MHz (173.8 PL).