About Gardner Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety: 9 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 Gardner, start with the Hardee County site of Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 853.2, 853.75 MHz.
- 9 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Hardee County channels that also cover Gardner
Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety
9 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Hardee County Sheriff's Office – Dispatch | 5721 | 1659 | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Hardee County Sheriff's Office – Tactical Channel | 5722 | 165a | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Hardee County Sheriff's Office – Tactical Channel | 5723 | 165b | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Hardee County Sheriff's Office – Tactical Channel | 5724 | 165c | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Hardee County Sheriff's Office – Tactical Channel | 5725 | 165d | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Supervisor | 5729 | 1661 | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Investigations | 5730 | 1662 | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Jail Operations | 5731 | 1663 | D Encrypted |
| Hardee County Sheriff's Office | Court Bailiffs | 5732 | 1664 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Gardner.
Hardee County · Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety
RFSS 3 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 390 · about 7 mi away
Control 853.2, 853.75
Voice 851.4, 852.75, 854.6625, 856.0125, 857.0875, 858.1375
Hardee · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 154 (hex 9A) · about 7 mi away
Control 851.4625, 853.475
Voice 854.1, 854.5125, 856.6875
De Soto · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 160 (hex A0) · about 10 mi away
Voice 851.9875, 854.0625, 854.125, 855.4875, 856.65
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.