About Mount Crested Butte Police Frequencies
- 5 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: State of Colorado DTRS: 1 talkgroup; 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 Mount Crested Butte, start with the Crested Butte site of State of Colorado DTRS, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 852.0875, 852.2375, 852.6625 MHz.
Mount Crested Butte trunked talkgroups
State of Colorado DTRS
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Crested Butte Police | Mount Crested Butte Police – Dispatch | 8523 | 214b | D |
Gunnison County channels that also cover Mount Crested Butte
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Sheriff McClure Pass | 155.0400 In 159.0600 | 151.4 PL | FMN | WPJZ704 |
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 156.2100 In 159.4350 | 136.5 PL | FMN | — |
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Sheriff Bald/Monarch/Reno | 158.8500 In 155.9700 | 77.0 PL | FMN | WPJZ704 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Incident | 155.1150 In 153.8450 | 151.4 PL | FMN | KFR652 |
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Gunnison County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.5800 In 154.7100 | 151.4 PL | FMN | WNNB289 |
State of Colorado DTRS
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison County Sheriff | County Law Enforcement Dispatch | 8518 | 2146 | D |
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 | 8946 | 22f2 | D |
| Gunnison County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 8947 | 22f3 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Mount Crested Butte.
Crested Butte · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 5 · Site 65 (hex 41) · NAC D11 · about 1 mi away
Control 852.0875, 852.2375, 852.6625, 853.55
Voice 851.625
Comstock · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 5 · Site 45 (hex 2D) · NAC D1D · about 16 mi away
Control 852.8875, 853.35, 853.65, 853.9
Voice 852.1625
Loge Lift · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 2 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC D18 · about 17 mi away
Control 773.95625, 774.30625, 774.55625, 774.80625
Voice 770.55625, 771.03125, 771.28125, 771.68125, 772.10625, 772.58125
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 Mount Crested Butte?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Mount Crested Butte. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Gunnison County Sheriff 155.0400 MHz (151.4 PL); Gunnison County Sheriff 156.2100 MHz (136.5 PL); Gunnison County Sheriff 158.8500 MHz (77.0 PL).
Are Mount Crested Butte police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Mount Crested Butte are marked encrypted.