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Pencil Bluff Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Pencil Bluff in Montgomery County, Arkansas yet. Countywide channels for Montgomery County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is High Peak (Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)), about 13 miles away.

About Pencil Bluff 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.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (NXDN48), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: 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 Pencil Bluff, start with the High Peak site of Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN), about 13 miles away. Its control channels: 852.7875, 853.8875 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Montgomery County channels that also cover Pencil Bluff

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Montgomery County SheriffMontgomery County Sheriff – Dispatch155.5950
In 158.9100
100.0 PLFMNKNIM472
Montgomery County Sheriff BackupMontgomery County Sheriff – Dispatch155.5950
In 158.9100
NXDN48 KNIM472

Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Montgomery County SheriffMontgomery County Sheriff – Dispatch218015529D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Pencil Bluff.

High Peak · Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
RFSS 2 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 18A · about 13 mi away
Control 852.7875, 853.8875
Voice 851.1, 851.35, 851.9875
Tall Peak · Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
RFSS 2 · Site 22 (hex 16) · about 24 mi away
Control 853.1625, 853.7375
Voice 851.6, 851.85, 860.9875
Dutch Creek · Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 63 (hex 3F) · NAC 181 · about 26 mi away
Control 853.675, 853.925
Voice 851.25, 852.475, 853.425
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 Pencil Bluff?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Pencil Bluff. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Montgomery County Sheriff 155.5950 MHz (100.0 PL).