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Prairie Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Prairie in Henry County, Indiana yet. Countywide channels for Henry County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is INDOC New Castle (Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T), about 3 miles away.

About Prairie 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: 6 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 Prairie, start with the INDOC New Castle site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 858.2375, 859.2375 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Henry County channels that also cover Prairie

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Henry County SheriffHenry County Sheriff – Dispatch155.7900
In 158.9400
065 DPLFMNWPBK495

Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Henry County SheriffHenry County Sheriff – Dispatch103932899D
Henry County SheriffInvestigations103892895D
Henry County SheriffHenry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel1040028a0D
Henry County SheriffHenry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel1040128a1D
Henry County SheriffCounty Jail – Operations103902896D
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Henry County SheriffSheriff/US Marshal – Law Operations1040228a2D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Prairie.

INDOC New Castle · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 97 (hex 61) · NAC 6B0 · about 3 mi away
Control 858.2375, 859.2375
Voice 857.7125
New Castle · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 72 (hex 48) · NAC 6BD · about 6 mi away
Control 852.4875, 853.525
Voice 851.1625, 851.3625, 851.725, 853.4875, 858.7125
Dalton · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 6B1 · about 9 mi away
Control 852.9, 853.3875
Voice 851.3875, 851.825, 852.4125
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 Prairie?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Prairie. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Henry County Sheriff 155.7900 MHz (065 DPL).