About Ponderosa Park 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: State of Colorado DTRS: 3 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 Ponderosa Park, start with the Franktown site of State of Colorado DTRS, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 852.975, 853.25, 853.5 MHz.
Elbert County channels that also cover Ponderosa Park
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbert County Sheriff Old | Elbert County Sheriff – Dispatch | 151.1000 In 159.1350 | 118.8 PL | FMN | WNGM271 |
State of Colorado DTRS
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbert County Sheriff | Sheriff 5 Talk | 512 | 200 | D |
| Elbert County Sheriff | Sheriff 6 | 513 | 201 | D |
| Elbert County Sheriff | Law Tactical | 517 | 205 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Ponderosa Park.
Franktown · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 1 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC D1A · about 3 mi away
Control 852.975, 853.25, 853.5, 853.95
Voice 852.1375, 854.3125, 856.5875, 857.1125
Silo · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 1 · Site 74 (hex 4A) · NAC D1A · about 7 mi away
Control 772.63125, 772.88125, 773.18125, 774.68125
Voice 769.83125, 771.38125, 771.65625, 772.18125
Kiowa · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 1 · Site 72 (hex 48) · NAC D18 · about 9 mi away
Control 772.19375, 772.64375, 772.89375, 773.19375, 774.69375
Voice 771.39375, 771.66875
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.