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Manistee Lake Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Manistee Lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan yet. Countywide channels for Kalkaska County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Deward (Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)), about 10 miles away.

About Manistee Lake Police Frequencies

  • 4 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: 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 Manistee Lake, start with the Deward site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 853.6, 853.75 MHz.

Kalkaska County channels that also cover Manistee Lake

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Kalkaska (Village) PoliceKalkaska (Village) Police – Dispatch155.4150FMNWPRH490

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Kalkaska (Village) PoliceKalkaska (Village) Police – Tactical Channel156.1500FMNWPNX668

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Kalkaska (Village) PolicePolice/Public Works158.8200FMNWPQB429
Kalkaska County SheriffIntersystem with Grand Traverse County158.7900
In 156.0300
162.2 PLFMNWNKC965

Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Kalkaska County SheriffCountywide Police Dispatch4174104eD
Kalkaska County SheriffIncident Command System458111e5D
Kalkaska County SheriffLEIN458011e4D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Manistee Lake.

Deward · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 45 (hex 2D) · NAC 79B · about 10 mi away
Control 853.6, 853.75
Voice 851.7875, 852.7125, 852.7875, 853.1875, 855.3125
Rapid City · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 44 (hex 2C) · NAC 795 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.4, 853.6875
Voice 851.4375, 851.925, 852.2875, 852.4125, 854.0625, 855.5125, 855.8625, 856.2875, 856.8125
Sharon · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 46 (hex 2E) · NAC 790 · about 18 mi away
Control 852.35, 852.8375
Voice 851.2625, 851.8125, 855.0625, 855.1875, 855.4375
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 Manistee Lake?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Manistee Lake. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Kalkaska (Village) Police 155.4150 MHz.