About German Police Frequencies
- 11 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. 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: 17 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 St. Joseph Co Simulcast site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 853.6875, 856.1625, 858.9875 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
St. Joseph County channels that also cover German
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Police | Dispatch Secondary | 453.6250 In 458.6250 | 146.2 PL | FMN | KTX583 |
| South Bend Police | Dispatch Primary | 453.6500 In 458.6500 | 146.2 PL | FMN | KTX583 |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Dispatch (Channel 1) | 460.6250 In 465.6250 | 411 DPL | FMN | KSD544 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Police | Operations (Channel 6) | 453.3000 In 458.3000 | 411 DPL | FMN | KTX583 |
| South Bend Police | Operations (Channel 5) | 453.5250 In 458.5250 | 146.2 PL | FMN | KTX583 |
| South Bend Police | Records | 453.5750 In 458.5750 | 146.2 PL | FMN | KTX583 |
| South Bend Police | Operations (Channel 4) | 453.7000 In 458.7000 | 411 DPL | FMN | KTX583 |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Fire/Police – Cross-Band Interop | 453.6000 In 458.6000 | 165 DPL | FMN | KSD544 |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel (Channel 3) | 461.2000 In 466.2000 | 107.2 PL | FMN | WNKR686 |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel (Channel 2) | 461.2750 In 466.2750 | 107.2 PL | FMN | WNCV208 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Police | Car-to-Car | 453.3000 | 411 DPL | FMN | KTX583 |
Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | South Bend Airport Police – Dispatch | 12222 | 2fbe | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Notre Dame University Police – Dispatch | 12226 | 2fc2 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Dispatch | 12275 | 2ff3 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Pokagon Tribal Police | 12595 | 3133 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | South Bend Airport Police – Tactical | 12223 | 2fbf | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Indiana University South Bend Police – Operations | 12229 | 2fc5 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Notre Dame University Police – Tactical | 12235 | 2fcb | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | SWAT | 12253 | 2fdd | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Undercover Operations | 12254 | 2fde | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12265 | 2fe9 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12268 | 2fec | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12271 | 2fef | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12272 | 2ff0 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | St. Joseph County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12273 | 2ff1 | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Notre Dame University Police – Stadium Events | 12589 | 312d | D |
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Records | 12267 | 2feb | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County Sheriff | Court Services | 12274 | 2ff2 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of German.
St. Joseph Co Simulcast · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 6B2 · about 9 mi away
Control 853.6875, 856.1625, 858.9875, 859.7625
Voice 851.275, 851.6125, 852.0375, 853.0375, 853.2625, 853.2875, 853.6625, 855.7375, 856.4375, 856.7625, 857.7625, 858.7625
Primary · Elkhart County Corrections
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 18 mi away
Voice 453.0375, 453.9125, 453.9625
Elkhart Co Simulcast · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 6B9 · about 24 mi away
Control 772.55625, 772.93125
Voice 769.30625, 769.55625, 770.08125, 770.53125, 770.78125, 771.15625, 771.40625, 771.68125, 771.95625, 772.30625
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 German?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for German. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: South Bend Police 453.6250 MHz (146.2 PL); South Bend Police 453.6500 MHz (146.2 PL); St. Joseph County Sheriff 460.6250 MHz (411 DPL).