About Fort Braden 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: Tallahassee / Leon County: 16 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 Fort Braden, start with the Midway site of Gadsden County Public Safety, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 460.0875 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Leon County channels that also cover Fort Braden
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M University Police | Florida A&M University Police – Dispatch | 154.0850 | FM | KNFU687 |
Tallahassee / Leon County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Law 121 | 121 | 79 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Stadium / LCSO Alert | 6205 | 183d | D |
| Florida State University | FSU Police Department | 197 | c5 | D |
| Leon County Services | TCC Security | 499 | 1f3 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Law 126 | 126 | 7e | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Traffic and FSU Events | 129 | 81 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | LCSO to Public Works Interop | 135 | 87 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | FSU Command Post | 136 | 88 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Law 139 | 139 | 8b | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | County Jail (Corrections) | 140 | 8c | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Prisoner transport | 145 | 91 | D |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Jail | 149 | 95 | D |
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Patch | 132 | 84 | D Encrypted |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Law 133 | 133 | 85 | D Encrypted |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Patch | 137 | 89 | D Encrypted |
| Leon County Sheriff's Office | Jail | 144 | 90 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Fort Braden.
Midway · Gadsden County Public Safety
Site 3 (hex 3) · about 10 mi away
Control 460.0875
Voice 460.2125, 460.4, 460.5875
Quincy · Gadsden County Public Safety
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 11 mi away
Control 453.15
Voice 453.475, 453.5875, 453.8
Quincy · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (P25)
Project 25 · RFSS 47 · Site 47 (hex 2F) · NAC FCF · about 11 mi away
Control 854.1, 854.175, 855.2125, 856.625, 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.
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Fort Braden?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Fort Braden. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Florida A&M University Police 154.0850 MHz.