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Balsam Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Balsam in Aitkin County, Minnesota yet. Countywide channels for Aitkin County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is McGregor (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)), about 8 miles away.

About Balsam Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 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 Balsam, start with the McGregor site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 851.9, 852.9125 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Aitkin County channels that also cover Balsam

Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Aitkin County SheriffLaw Dispatch369019025D
Aitkin County SheriffLaw Dispatch369029026D
Aitkin County SheriffJail Operations36910902eD
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Aitkin County SheriffLaw Dispatch 3 Encrypted369039027D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Balsam.

McGregor · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 40B · about 8 mi away
Control 851.9, 852.9125
Voice 852.4, 858.2375, 858.9625
Cromwell · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 68 (hex 44) · NAC 401 · about 14 mi away
Control 854.1125
Voice 854.4125, 854.6875, 856.0875, 857.0125
Brookston · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 32 (hex 20) · about 18 mi away
Control 851.475, 859.4375
Voice 852.975, 855.2125, 857.2125
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.