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Athelstan Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Athelstan in Taylor County, Iowa yet. Countywide channels for Taylor County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Mt. Ayr (Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)), about 18 miles away.

About Athelstan 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.

Taylor County channels that also cover Athelstan

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Taylor County SheriffTaylor County Sheriff – Dispatch155.0100FMKAB453

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Taylor County SheriffSheriff Information – Base155.5350FMWPGW369
Taylor County SheriffSheriff Information – Mobiles155.9100FMWPGW369

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Athelstan.

Mt. Ayr · Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 77 (hex 4D) · NAC 4C0 · about 18 mi away
Control 773.84375, 774.09375, 774.34375
Voice 773.59375
Braddyville · Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 72 (hex 48) · about 28 mi away
Control 773.83125, 774.08125, 774.33125
Clarinda Prison · Iowa Department of Corrections
Site 7 (hex 7) · about 29 mi away
Voice 453.375, 453.65
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 Athelstan?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Athelstan. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Taylor County Sheriff 155.0100 MHz.