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Desoto Lakes Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Desoto Lakes in Sarasota County, Florida yet. Countywide channels for Sarasota County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Fruitville (Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)), about 6 miles away.

About Desoto Lakes Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Manatee-Sarasota Counties: 46 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 Desoto Lakes, start with the Fruitville site of Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS), about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 856.5375 MHz.
  • 31 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Sarasota County channels that also cover Desoto Lakes

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Public Safety PoliceSSO Mobex858.9875
In 813.9875
NAC 659P25—

Manatee-Sarasota Counties

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Florida Department of Law EnforcementFDLE561015eaD
Florida Department of Law EnforcementFDLE561115ebD
New College / University of South FloridaPolice 157001644D
Sarasota Bradenton AirportPolice 1610617daD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Dispatch50011389D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Dispatch5002138aD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Dispatch5003138bD
New College / University of South FloridaPolice 257011645D
Sarasota Bradenton AirportPolice 2610717dbD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeAdministration5004138cD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeAdministration5005138dD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeAdministration5006138eD
Department of Corrections and ParoleAdministration5500157cD
Department of Corrections and ParoleAdministration5501157dD
States AttorneyAdministration560015e0D
31 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol B150101392D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol C150111393D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol B250121394D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol C250131395D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol B350141396D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficePatrol C350151397D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeRange50161398D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSpecial Investigations Section50171399D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSpecial Investigations Section5018139aD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSpecial Investigations Section5019139bD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSpecial Investigations Section5020139cD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Tactical Channel5021139dD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeAnimal Services5022139eD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeBailiff5023139fD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeBailiff502413a0D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeCriminal Investigations Section502513a1D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeCriminal Investigations Section502613a2D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeCriminal Investigations Section502713a3D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeCriminal Investigations Section502813a4D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeCivilian Public Safety Aids502913a5D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Tactical Channel503013a6D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeFleet Services503113a7D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeOperations503213a8D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeOperations503313a9D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeOperations503413aaD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeOperations503513abD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeSarasota County Sheriffs Office – Tactical Channel503813aeD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeS.W.A.T.503913afD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeJail5007138fD
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeJail50081390D
Sarasota County Sheriffs OfficeJail50091391D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Desoto Lakes.

Fruitville · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 150 (hex 96) · about 6 mi away
Control 856.5375
Voice 852.9375, 853.4375, 853.4625, 856.5875
Palmetto · Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)
Site 149 (hex 95) · about 12 mi away
Control 851.975, 852.4375, 856.0625
Voice 853.95, 853.9875
Manatee County Simulcast · Manatee-Sarasota Counties
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 9D1 · about 15 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.