About Mountain Home 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.
- 5 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Mountain Home Public Safety: 3 talkgroups; Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN): 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Mountain Home, start with the City Repeater site of Mountain Home Public Safety, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 856.2625 MHz.
Mountain Home trunked talkgroups
Mountain Home Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Police | Mountain Home Police – Dispatch | 1 | 1 | D |
| Mountain Home Police | Baxter County Sheriff Patch | 15 | f | D |
| Mountain Home Police | Car-to-Car/CID | 2 | 2 | D |
Baxter County channels that also cover Mountain Home
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter County Police | Cotter, Gassville, Lakeview (Countywide Law) Linked to 155.5725 | 154.8600 In 159.1350 | CC 1 · TG 1 · SL 1 | DMR | WPXN808 |
| Baxter County Police | Cotter, Gassville, Lakeview (Countywide Law) Linked to 154.86 | 155.5725 In 158.9325 | CC 1 · TG 1 · SL 1 | DMR | WQLT795 |
| Baxter County Sheriff | Primary Dispatch | 156.2100 In 153.9650 | CC 10 · TG 200 · SL 1 | DMR | WPPX386 |
| Baxter County Sheriff | South Operations | 156.2100 In 153.9650 | CC 10 · TG * · SL 2 | DMR | WPPX386 |
| Baxter County Sheriff | Secondary Dispatch | 855.9625 In 810.9625 | 043 DPL | FM | WPUP615 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter County Sheriff | Operations | 155.6925 In 158.8050 | CC 12 · TG 200 · SL 1 | DMR | WPPX386 |
Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter County Sheriff | Baxter County Sheriff – Dispatch | 13401 | 3459 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Mountain Home.
City Repeater · Mountain Home Public Safety
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 1 mi away
Control 856.2625
Voice 856.7125, 857.2625, 858.2625, 859.2625
Hickman Knob · Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 42 (hex 2A) · NAC 18E · about 2 mi away
Control 851.1, 851.35
Voice 851.625, 853.6375, 853.8875
Tar Kiln (Pyatt) · Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 186 · about 27 mi away
Control 851.9, 852.175
Voice 852.425, 853.1125, 853.4625
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 Mountain Home?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Mountain Home. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Baxter County Police 154.8600 MHz (CC 1 · TG 1 · SL 1); Baxter County Police 155.5725 MHz (CC 1 · TG 1 · SL 1); Baxter County Sheriff 156.2100 MHz (CC 10 · TG 200 · SL 1); Baxter County Sheriff 156.2100 MHz (CC 10 · TG * · SL 2).
Are Mountain Home police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 3 talkgroups listed for Mountain Home are marked encrypted.