About Baker Police Frequencies
- 2 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: Crawford County Public Safety: 8 talkgroups; Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS): 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 Baker, start with the Frontenac site of Crawford County Public Safety, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 155.295, 155.4225, 155.4375 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Crawford County channels that also cover Baker
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 155.5350 In 156.1500 | 103.5 PL | FMN | WNYA417 |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Sheriff 4 | 155.8650 | 103.5 PL | FMN | WNCH497 |
Crawford County Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Sheriff | Crawford County Sheriff – Dispatch | 11 | b | T |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Crawford County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 12 | c | T |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Car to Car – rural | 18 | 12 | T |
| Crawford County Sheriff | KSICS Patch | 26 | 1a | T |
| Crawford County Sheriff | KSICS Patch | 27 | 1b | T |
| Crawford County Sheriff | County Jail | 22 | 16 | T |
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Sheriff | Talkgroup 13 Encrypted | 13 | d | T Encrypted |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Part Encrypted | 10 | a | T Encrypted |
Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Sheriff | Crawford County Sheriff – Dispatch | 442 | 1ba | D |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 443 | 1bb | D |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Sheriff Operations | 2136 | 858 | D |
| Crawford County Sheriff | Sheriff Administration | 2137 | 859 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Baker.
Frontenac · Crawford County Public Safety
Site 3 (hex 3) · about 4 mi away
Control 155.295, 155.4225, 155.4375
West Mineral · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 1BD · about 10 mi away
Control 852.2375, 852.9
Voice 851.7, 851.9, 852.675, 853.25, 853.5, 853.775, 853.925
Girard · Crawford County Public Safety
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 11 mi away
Control 151.0475, 151.0775, 151.2275
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.