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Snelling Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Snelling in Merced County, California yet. Countywide channels for Merced County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Moccasin Peak (San Francisco County/City P25), about 20 miles away.

About Snelling 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: Merced County (East): 1 talkgroup; Merced County (West): 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 Snelling, start with the Moccasin Peak site of San Francisco County/City P25, about 20 miles away. Its control channels: 855.9625, 856.4375 MHz.

Merced County channels that also cover Snelling

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Merced County SheriffJail Operations155.9850
In 153.9350
FMWQAC485

Merced County (East)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Merced County SheriffMerced County Sheriff – Dispatch57360e010D

Merced County (West)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Merced County SheriffMerced County Sheriff – Dispatch57360e010D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Snelling.

Moccasin Peak · San Francisco County/City P25
Project 25 · RFSS 1 · Site 52 (hex 34) · NAC 2B2 · about 20 mi away
Control 855.9625, 856.4375
Mt Bullion · Merced County (East)
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 21 mi away
Control 858.2375, 858.5375, 859.2375
Voice 854.3625, 856.2375
Mt. Bullion · California Radio Interoperable System (CRIS)
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 9D3 · about 22 mi away
Control 770.20625, 770.94375, 773.54375, 773.81875
Voice 774.28125, 774.79375
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.