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Colfax Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Colfax in Champaign County, Illinois yet. Countywide channels for Champaign County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Pesotum (STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois), about 10 miles away.

About Colfax 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.
  • 3 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Champaign County METCAD MDICE: 34 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 Colfax, start with the Pesotum site of STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 852.4125, 852.9375, 854.5625 MHz.
  • 25 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Champaign County channels that also cover Colfax

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
METCAD: Champaign County SheriffJail (Satellite R; downtown M)453.3000
In 458.3000
CC 8 · TG 1 · SL 1DMRWRFB829
METCAD: Champaign County SheriffJail (SL1/2)453.3000
In 458.3000
CC 4 · TG 100 · SL 1DMRWRFB829
METCAD: Champaign County SheriffJail (Simulcast w/ 453.3? in use)453.5125
In 458.5125
DMRWRFB829
METCAD: Champaign County SheriffJuvenile Detention Center453.7250118.8 PLFMNKUD283

Champaign County METCAD MDICE

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Champaign County SheriffPatrol (UPD, UIPD)2150253feD
Champaign County SheriffPatrol (Reserved)2150353ffD
Champaign County SheriffPatrol (Reserved)215045400D
Champaign County SheriffPatrol (Parkland College Police)215055401D
Champaign County SheriffAnimal Control (no longer in use, see Patrol2)212515303D
Champaign County SheriffCourt Services212525304D
Champaign County SheriffFederal Interoperability212535305D
Champaign County SheriffCourt Security21532541cD
Champaign County SheriffILEAS Academy2271558bbD
25 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Champaign County SheriffOperations (UPD, UIPD)215085404D
Champaign County SheriffOperations (Reserved)215095405D
Champaign County SheriffOperations (Reserved)215105406D
Champaign County SheriffOperations (Parkland College Police)215115407D
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams215125408D
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams215135409D
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams21514540aD
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams21515540bD
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams21516540cD
Champaign County SheriffSpecial Teams21517540dD
Champaign County SheriffUnidentified Operations21518540eD
Champaign County SheriffUnidentified Operations215255415D
Champaign County SheriffCountywide Mutual Aid215265416D
Champaign County SheriffUnidentified Operations215275417D
Champaign County SheriffUnidentified Operations215285418D
Champaign County SheriffMetro SWAT215295419D
Champaign County SheriffMetro SWAT21530541aD
Champaign County SheriffUnidentified Operations21531541bD
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215365420D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215375421D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215385422D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215395423D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215405424D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigations215415425D
Champaign County SheriffInvestigators – All215425426D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Colfax.

Pesotum · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 6 (hex 6) · NAC 14D · about 10 mi away
Control 852.4125, 852.9375, 854.5625
Voice 851.3625, 853.4625
Champaign · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 14C · about 10 mi away
Control 851.9375, 852.4625
Voice 851.4125, 852.9875, 854.9625, 855.1625
Simulcast · Champaign County METCAD MDICE
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1D0 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.5625, 853.1375, 853.525, 853.825
Voice 851.0625, 851.55, 851.8, 852.1
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.