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Bates Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Bates in Iron County, Michigan yet. Countywide channels for Iron County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Amasa (Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)), about 9 miles away.

About Bates Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 3 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 Bates, start with the Amasa site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 852.4125, 853.4 MHz.

Iron County channels that also cover Bates

Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Iron County SheriffIron County Sheriff – Dispatch70801ba8D
Iron County SheriffCountywide Narcotics Enforcement Common70191b6bD
Iron County SheriffLEIN70841bacD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Bates.

Amasa · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 6 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · NAC 799 · about 9 mi away
Control 852.4125, 853.4
Voice 851.4375, 851.925
Iron River · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 6 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · NAC 792 · about 10 mi away
Control 852.9, 853.875
Voice 851.95, 852.425
Crystal Falls · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 6 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 79C · about 12 mi away
Control 852.4375, 853.3875
Voice 851.4875, 851.9625
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.