About Ferndale Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC): 11 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 Ferndale, start with the Ocoee site of Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC), about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 769.75625, 771.63125 MHz.
- 11 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Lake County channels that also cover Ferndale
Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC)
11 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 1 Sheriff North | 10241 | 2801 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 2 Sheriff Central | 10242 | 2802 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 3 Sheriff South | 10243 | 2803 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 4 Sheriff NCIC | 10244 | 2804 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 5 Sheriff Tactical | 10245 | 2805 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 6 Sheriff Operations | 10246 | 2806 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 7 Sheriff Operations | 10247 | 2807 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 8 Sheriff Operations | 10248 | 2808 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Channel 9 Sheriff Operations | 10249 | 2809 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Lake County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 10256 | 2810 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Sheriff | Lake County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 10257 | 2811 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Ferndale.
Ocoee · Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC)
RFSS 1 · Site 7 (hex 7) · NAC 290 · about 10 mi away
Control 769.75625, 771.63125
Voice 771.95625
Lake County Central Simulcast · Public Safety Interoperable Communications Network (PSIC)
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 290 · about 11 mi away
Control 852.2625, 852.7625, 853.4125, 853.5375
Voice 769.26875, 770.30625, 770.76875, 771.05625, 772.00625, 772.75625, 851.2625, 851.7625
Apopka (Harmon Road) · Orange County Government
RFSS 4 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 464 · about 12 mi away
Control 855.7125, 855.9625, 856.9625, 857.9625
Voice 770.03125, 770.35625, 770.60625, 859.9625
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.