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Douds Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Douds in Van Buren County, Iowa yet. Countywide channels for Van Buren County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Keosauqua (Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)), about 11 miles away.

About Douds 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.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Van Buren County channels that also cover Douds

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Van Buren County SheriffVan Buren County Sheriff – Dispatch155.0100FMNKAG661
Van Buren County SheriffVan Buren County Sheriff – Dispatch156.2100
In 153.8000
NAC 891P25WPME285

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Van Buren County SheriffSheriff Information – Base155.5350FMNKAG661
Van Buren County SheriffSheriff Information – Mobiles155.9100FMNKAG661

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Douds.

Keosauqua · Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 50 (hex 32) · about 11 mi away
Control 773.83125, 774.08125, 774.33125
Bloomfield · Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 27 (hex 1B) · NAC 4C3 · about 17 mi away
Control 769.96875, 770.21875, 770.46875
Fairfield · Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 4C6 · about 18 mi away
Control 769.90625, 770.15625, 770.40625
Voice 769.65625
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 Douds?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Douds. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Van Buren County Sheriff 155.0100 MHz; Van Buren County Sheriff 156.2100 MHz (NAC 891).