About German Police Frequencies
- 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Columbus Public Safety (P25) (Project 25): 4 talkgroups; Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 9 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 German, start with the Edinburgh site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 854.2125, 854.4125 MHz.
Bartholomew County channels that also cover German
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County Sheriff Backup | Bartholomew County Sheriff – Dispatch | 155.5350 In 154.7700 | 100.0 PL | FMN | KRR988 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County Sheriff Backup | Hope Police – Tactical | 155.8350 | 100.0 PL | FMN | KRP695 |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff Backup | Bartholomew County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.9100 | DMR | KRR988 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County Sheriff Backup | Car-to-Car (Used mostly at night) | 151.0850 | CC 4 · TG * · SL * | DMR | KJH290 |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff Backup | Car-to-Car (Used mostly at night) | 159.0750 | FMN | KJH290 |
Columbus Public Safety (P25)
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Primary Dispatch (Backup for SAFE-T) | 258 | 102 | D |
| Corrections | County Jail Control | 260 | 104 | D |
| Corrections | County Youth Services Center | 275 | 113 | D |
| Corrections | County Youth Services Center – Control | 276 | 114 | D |
Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | County Operations | 20081 | 4e71 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Bartholomew County Sheriff – Dispatch | 20314 | 4f5a | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Bartholomew County Sheriff – Dispatch | 20402 | 4fb2 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Talkaround | 20224 | 4f00 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Detectives | 20293 | 4f45 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Bartholomew County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 20464 | 4ff0 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Uniform | 20507 | 501b | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Fire – Control (County) | 20116 | 4e94 | D |
| Bartholomew County Sheriff | Jail Operations | 20461 | 4fed | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of German.
Edinburgh · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 79 (hex 4F) · NAC 6B7 · about 5 mi away
Control 854.2125, 854.4125
Voice 852.2625, 852.65, 852.9875, 853.25, 853.625, 853.9875
Columbus · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 48 (hex 30) · NAC 6B4 · about 8 mi away
Control 852.3375, 853.4375, 853.7875, 854.2875
Voice 851.275, 851.3875, 851.625, 851.825, 851.8875, 852.4375, 852.9375, 855.7125
Columbus · Columbus Public Safety (P25)
Project 25 · RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1F1 · about 9 mi away
Control 856.4625, 857.4625, 858.4625, 859.4625
Voice 856.2625
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.