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Johnson Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Johnson in Crawford County, Indiana yet. Countywide channels for Crawford County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Birdseye (Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T), about 5 miles away.

About Johnson 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.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 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 Johnson, start with the Birdseye site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 853.4, 853.775 MHz.

Crawford County channels that also cover Johnson

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Crawford County SheriffMarengo151.1750
In 156.1500
FMNWQTS764

Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Crawford County SheriffCrawford County Sheriff – Dispatch210975269D
Crawford County SheriffOperations21098526aD
Crawford County SheriffCrawford County Sheriff – Tactical Channel21099526bD
Crawford County SheriffCrawford County Sheriff – Tactical Channel21100526cD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Johnson.

Birdseye · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC 6B0 · about 5 mi away
Control 853.4, 853.775
Voice 851.0625, 851.3875, 851.8875
St. Meinrad · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 58 (hex 3A) · NAC 6B6 · about 6 mi away
Control 853.6875, 853.9375
Voice 851.2375, 851.4125, 852.925
INDOC Branchville · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 78 (hex 4E) · NAC 6B8 · about 10 mi away
Control 857.2375, 858.2375
Voice 856.2375
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 Johnson?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Johnson. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Crawford County Sheriff 151.1750 MHz.