About Mountain Home AFB Police Frequencies
- 12 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
Elmore County channels that also cover Mountain Home AFB
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law/EMS- Primary | 460.4750 In 465.4750 | 162.2 PL | FMN | WRYI670 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore County Sheriff | Vehicle Repeaters | 159.0900 | FMN | WPKV321 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Elmore County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 453.3125 In 458.3125 | FMN | WQHH283 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Elmore County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 453.6500 | FMN | WPYN617 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Events | 460.2125 In 465.2125 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WRYI670 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore County Sheriff | Vehicle Repeaters | 154.0850 | FMN | WPKV321 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law Operations | 453.4000 In 458.4000 | FMN | WQDX600 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law Operations | 453.4500 In 458.4500 | FMN | WPWM515 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law Operations | 453.6375 In 458.6375 | FMN | WQDT490 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law- Courthouse Security | 458.9125 | FMN | WQJF617 | |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law- Secondary | 460.0750 In 465.0750 | 107.2 PL | FMN | WRYI670 |
| Elmore County Sheriff | Law Operations | 460.4250 In 465.4250 | FMN | WQDY487 |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Mountain Home AFB.
Bennett Mtn (Mtn. Home) · Idaho Cooperative Agencies Wireless Interoperable Network (ICAWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 11 (hex B) · NAC 180 · about 26 mi away
Control 769.46875, 774.59375
Voice 769.21875, 770.21875
Boise(Warm Springs Ave) · Idaho Cooperative Agencies Wireless Interoperable Network (ICAWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 12 (hex C) · NAC 180 · about 39 mi away
Control 859.2625, 859.4375
Voice 857.9625, 858.9625
Ada County Simulcast · Idaho Cooperative Agencies Wireless Interoperable Network (ICAWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 180 · about 40 mi away
Control 774.13125, 774.38125, 774.63125, 774.88125
Voice 769.25625, 769.76875, 770.28125, 770.79375, 771.03125, 771.33125, 771.79375, 772.09375, 772.24375, 772.69375, 773.14375, 773.38125, 773.63125, 773.88125
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 Mountain Home AFB?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Mountain Home AFB. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Elmore County Sheriff 460.4750 MHz (162.2 PL).