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Bear Creek Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Bear Creek in Hamilton County, Kansas yet. Countywide channels for Hamilton County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Syracuse (Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)), about 11 miles away.

About Bear Creek 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: Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS): 2 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 Bear Creek, start with the Syracuse site of Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS), about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 851.55, 852.3375 MHz.
  • 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Hamilton County channels that also cover Bear Creek

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hamilton County SheriffHamilton County Sheriff – Dispatch (Dispatch before KSICS)158.8500
In 156.0300
143 DPLFMNWNGG775

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hamilton County SheriffSheriff 2154.8600
In 158.9700
143 DPLFMNWNGG775

Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)

2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hamilton County SheriffHamilton County Sheriff – Dispatch517205D
Hamilton County SheriffHamilton County Sheriff – Tactical Channel518206D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Bear Creek.

Syracuse · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 37 (hex 25) · NAC 1B8 · about 11 mi away
Control 851.55, 852.3375
Voice 851.275, 853.175, 853.35, 853.6125
Lakin · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 32 (hex 20) · NAC 1B3 · about 39 mi away
Control 852.4875, 852.775
Voice 851.7125, 853.075, 853.425, 853.725
Richfield · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 34 (hex 22) · about 39 mi away
Control 852.1125, 852.4125
Voice 851.8, 852.75, 853.475, 853.9
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 Bear Creek?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Bear Creek. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Hamilton County Sheriff 158.8500 MHz (143 DPL).