About Wainwright Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Slope Borough: 1 talkgroup; North Slope Borough: 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 Wainwright, start with the Wainwright site of North Slope Borough, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 851.075 MHz.
- 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Wainwright trunked talkgroups
North Slope Borough
System ID 000
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright Police | Animal Control | 1441 | 5a1 | D |
North Slope Borough channels that also cover Wainwright
North Slope Borough
System ID 000
6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Department | Police Department – Dispatch | 1110 | 456 | D Encrypted |
| Police Department | Nsbpd | 1111 | 457 | D Encrypted |
| Police Department | Nsbpd | 1112 | 458 | D Encrypted |
| Police Department | Nsbpd | 1113 | 459 | D Encrypted |
| Police Department | Nsbpd | 1114 | 45a | D Encrypted |
| Police Department | Multi-Talkgroup | 1119 | 45f | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Wainwright.
Wainwright · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 023 · about 2 mi away
Control 851.075
Voice 851.575, 852.075, 852.575
Atqasuk · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · NAC 01D · about 60 mi away
Control 852.6875
Voice 851.1875, 851.6875, 852.1875
Barrow · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 014 · about 84 mi away
Control 851.2625
Voice 851.7625, 852.2625, 852.7625, 853.2625, 853.5125, 853.7625
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
Are Wainwright police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Wainwright are marked encrypted.