About Paw Paw Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois: 4 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 Paw Paw, start with the Creston site of STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois, about 15 miles away. Its control channels: 773.15625, 773.56875, 774.59375 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Lee County channels that also cover Paw Paw
STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Sheriff | Info/Warrants | 1080 | 438 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Sheriff | Patrol | 1077 | 435 | D Encrypted |
| Lee County Sheriff | Tactical Response Team (TRT) | 1079 | 437 | D Encrypted |
| Lee County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 1081 | 439 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Paw Paw.
Creston · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 36 (hex 24) · NAC 149 · about 15 mi away
Control 773.15625, 773.56875, 774.59375
Voice 770.16875, 773.73125, 774.81875
Ashton · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 14A · about 17 mi away
Control 852.2125, 853.1875, 853.8375
Voice 854.1375
Simulcast · DeKalb County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 890 · about 18 mi away
Control 769.83125, 770.30625, 771.50625, 771.83125, 772.10625
Voice 772.43125
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.