About Charlton Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 4 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 Charlton, start with the Treetops site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 853.275, 853.8875 MHz.
Otsego County channels that also cover Charlton
Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego County Sheriff | Otsego County Sheriff – Dispatch | 5027 | 13a3 | D |
| Otsego County Sheriff | County Narcotics Enforcement Common | 5021 | 139d | D |
| Otsego County Sheriff | LEIN | 5032 | 13a8 | D |
| Otsego County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 5042 | 13b2 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Charlton.
Treetops · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 33 (hex 21) · NAC 794 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.275, 853.8875
Voice 851.3875, 851.8875, 852.3875, 854.2875, 854.9875, 855.2125
Atlanta · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 792 · about 12 mi away
Control 852.375, 852.875
Voice 851.375, 851.875, 853.875, 855.0875
Gaylord · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 47 (hex 2F) · NAC 79C · about 12 mi away
Control 851.8375, 852.2375, 852.55, 853.3375
Voice 774.58125, 851.0375, 851.575
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.