About Castle Police Frequencies
- 7 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: McPherson County P25 (Project 25): 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Castle, start with the West County Simulcast site of McPherson County P25, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 851.3625, 852.575, 852.875 MHz.
McPherson County channels that also cover Castle
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson County Sheriff | McPherson Repeater | 851.0125 In 806.0125 | 156.7 PL | FM | WPKH417 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Lindsborg Repeater | 851.7750 In 806.7750 | 107.2 PL | FM | WPKH417 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Windom Repeater | 852.0125 In 807.0125 | 141.3 PL | FM | WPJX590 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Roxbury Repeater | 852.0125 In 807.0125 | 156.7 PL | FM | WPJX590 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Moundridge Repeater | 852.4375 In 807.4375 | 97.4 PL | FM | WPKH417 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Inman Repeater | 853.9875 In 808.9875 | 91.5 PL | FM | WPJX590 |
| McPherson County Sheriff | Canton Repeater | 853.9875 In 808.9875 | 85.4 PL | FM | WPJX590 |
McPherson County P25
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Police | Highway Patrol Troop C | 7000 | 1b58 | T |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Castle.
West County Simulcast · McPherson County P25
Project 25 · RFSS 10 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 00A · about 7 mi away
Control 851.3625, 852.575, 852.875, 853.575
Voice 851.075, 851.125, 852.3625, 853.0375, 853.2125, 853.7625, 853.95
Little River · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 53 (hex 35) · NAC 1B3 · about 9 mi away
Control 855.7125, 855.9625
Voice 855.4625, 856.2125, 856.4375, 856.9375
Lyons · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 1B4 · about 15 mi away
Control 852.4875, 852.775
Voice 851.4625, 851.7125, 853.075, 853.425, 853.725
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.