About Homeland Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Lakeland City Services: 12 talkgroups; Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety: 24 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 Homeland, start with the Bartow (Aircraft Ops) site of Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 769.85625, 770.80625, 771.85625 MHz.
- 13 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Polk County channels that also cover Homeland
Lakeland City Services
12 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | LPD North Dispatch | 51 | 33 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD North Tactical | 53 | 35 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Citywide Tactical | 55 | 37 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD South Dispatch | 57 | 39 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Narcotics | 63 | 3f | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Narcotics Tactical | 65 | 41 | T Encrypted |
| Police | Info/ Record Checks | 67 | 43 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Special Operations | 71 | 47 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Special Operations | 73 | 49 | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Special Operations | 75 | 4b | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Street Crime | 77 | 4d | T Encrypted |
| Police | LPD Special Events | 69 | 45 | T Encrypted |
Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northwest Dispatch | 5000 | 1388 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southwest Dispatch | 5003 | 138b | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central Dispatch | 5007 | 138f | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northeast Dispatch | 5010 | 1392 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southeast Dispatch | 5013 | 1395 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central East Dispatch | 5026 | 13a2 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Ridge Dispatch | 5028 | 13a4 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northwest Tactical A | 5001 | 1389 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northwest Tactical B | 5002 | 138a | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southwest Tactical A | 5004 | 138c | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southwest Tactical B | 5005 | 138d | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | CIC West | 5006 | 138e | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central Tactical A | 5008 | 1390 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | CIC East | 5009 | 1391 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northeast Tactical A | 5011 | 1393 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Northeast Tactical B | 5012 | 1394 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southeast Tactical A | 5014 | 1396 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central West Tactical B | 5015 | 1397 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Southeast Tactical B | 5022 | 139e | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central East Tactical A | 5023 | 139f | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Ridge Tactical A | 5024 | 13a0 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Central East Tactical B | 5027 | 13a3 | D |
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Ridge Tactical B | 5029 | 13a5 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Sheriff's Office | Special Operations | 5016 | 1398 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Homeland.
Bartow (Aircraft Ops) · Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety
RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 390 · about 4 mi away
Control 769.85625, 770.80625, 771.85625, 773.13125
Fort Meade · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 158 (hex 9E) · about 5 mi away
Control 856.625, 857.975
Voice 856.45, 857.475, 858.475
Polk County Simulcast · Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto Counties Public Safety
RFSS 3 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 390 · about 12 mi away
Control 853.4, 853.55, 853.8, 853.85
Voice 851.075, 851.1, 851.1875, 851.275, 851.325, 851.35, 851.6, 851.625, 851.775, 852.125, 852.275, 852.375, 852.575, 852.625, 852.775, 852.825, 852.875, 853.05, 853.15, 853.325
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.