About Cortez Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Manatee-Sarasota Counties: 55 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 Cortez, start with the Palmetto site of Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 851.975, 852.4375, 856.0625 MHz.
- 8 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Manatee County channels that also cover Cortez
Manatee-Sarasota Counties
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | FDLE | 5610 | 15ea | D |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | FDLE | 5611 | 15eb | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | West Dispatch | 1 | 1 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | East Dispatch | 4 | 4 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | North Dispatch | 7 | 7 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | South Dispatch (Future Use) | 11 | b | D |
| New College / University of South Florida | Police 1 | 5700 | 1644 | D |
| Sarasota Bradenton Airport | Police 1 | 6106 | 17da | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | West (Car- to-Car) | 2 | 2 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | East (Car-to-Car) | 5 | 5 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | North (Car-to-Car) | 8 | 8 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Operations | 10 | a | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | South (Future Use) | 12 | c | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | South COPS (Future Use) | 13 | d | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Patrol Tactical | 14 | e | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Patrol Supervisor | 15 | f | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SRO | 18 | 12 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Property | 19 | 13 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Persons | 20 | 14 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Homicide | 21 | 15 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | CPID | 23 | 17 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SID | 24 | 18 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SID | 25 | 19 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SID | 26 | 1a | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SID | 27 | 1b | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Civil | 28 | 1c | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Bomb Squad | 29 | 1d | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Emrsv | 30 | 1e | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 31 | 1f | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 32 | 20 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Support | 37 | 25 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Warrants Secondary | 39 | 27 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | SRT | 40 | 28 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Courthouse Security | 42 | 2a | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Staff | 43 | 2b | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Off Duty | 44 | 2c | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Traffic | 45 | 2d | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Training | 46 | 2e | D |
| New College / University of South Florida | Police 2 | 5701 | 1645 | D |
| Sarasota Bradenton Airport | Police 2 | 6107 | 17db | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Probation Officer | 190 | be | D |
| Department of Corrections and Parole | Administration | 5500 | 157c | D |
| Department of Corrections and Parole | Administration | 5501 | 157d | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Corrections Tactical | 34 | 22 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Corrections Supervisor | 35 | 23 | D |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Corrections | 36 | 24 | D |
| States Attorney | Administration | 5600 | 15e0 | D |
8 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | West COPS | 3 | 3 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | East COPS | 6 | 6 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | North COPS | 9 | 9 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Teletype | 17 | 11 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | VCTF | 22 | 16 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Warrants | 38 | 26 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Courthouse Security | 41 | 29 | D Encrypted |
| Manatee County Sheriff's Office | Corrections | 33 | 21 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Cortez.
Palmetto · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 149 (hex 95) · about 8 mi away
Control 851.975, 852.4375, 856.0625
Voice 853.95, 853.9875
Fruitville · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 150 (hex 96) · about 18 mi away
Control 856.5375
Voice 852.9375, 853.4375, 853.4625, 856.5875
Manatee County Simulcast · Manatee-Sarasota Counties
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 9D1 · about 23 mi away
Control 854.7375, 855.3875, 855.9375, 858.6875
Voice 854.3375, 854.9875, 855.1375, 855.6875, 856.4875, 857.4875, 857.6875, 857.7875, 858.0125, 858.4875, 859.4875, 859.7875
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.