About Ball Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN): 1 talkgroup; Rapides Parish Communications Agency (P25) (Project 25): 1 talkgroup; Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN): 8 talkgroups; Rapides Parish Communications Agency (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 Ball, start with the Prison site of Federal Correctional Institution: Pollock, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 407.0125, 408.4 MHz.
Ball trunked talkgroups
Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Police | Ball Police – Dispatch | 48042 | bbaa | D |
Rapides Parish Communications Agency (P25)
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Police | Ball Police | 145 | 91 | D |
Rapides Parish channels that also cover Ball
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapides Parish Sheriff | Sheriff Backup VHF (Still Active) | 159.1500 In 155.9700 | 123.0 PL | FMN | WPPB394 |
Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Rapides Parish – Public Safety – Dispatch | 48047 | bbaf | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Rapides Parish – Public Safety – Tactical Channel | 48048 | bbb0 | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Patrol | 48050 | bbb2 | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | School Resource Officers | 48051 | bbb3 | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Court Security | 48052 | bbb4 | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Detectives | 48111 | bbef | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Inmate Transport | 48055 | bbb7 | D |
| Rapides Parish - Public Safety | Inmate Work Release | 48057 | bbb9 | D |
Rapides Parish Communications Agency (P25)
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU - Alexandria | LSU – Alexandria – Dispatch | 95 | 5f | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Ball.
Prison · Federal Correctional Institution: Pollock
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 4C1 · about 4 mi away
Control 407.0125, 408.4
Voice 409.2125, 409.4125, 409.675, 410.0125, 410.4
Alexandria · Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
RFSS 3 · Site 21 (hex 15) · NAC 1BE · about 8 mi away
Control 769.15625, 769.75625, 774.56875
Voice 770.03125, 770.75625, 771.00625, 771.25625, 771.93125, 771.95625, 772.96875, 773.64375, 774.16875
Holloway · Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
RFSS 3 · Site 54 (hex 36) · NAC 1B0 · about 12 mi away
Control 774.40625, 774.59375
Voice 769.10625, 769.35625, 770.69375, 772.39375, 773.38125, 773.90625
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
Are Ball police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Ball are marked encrypted.