About Watab 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 Watab, start with the St. Cloud Region Simulcast site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 856.9875, 857.4375, 857.9875 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Benton County channels that also cover Watab
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 | 24900 | 6144 | D |
| Benton County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 24902 | 6146 | D |
| Benton County Sheriff | Sheriff Reserves | 24910 | 614e | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County Sheriff | Benton County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 24926 | 615e | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Watab.
St. Cloud Region Simulcast · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 41 (hex 29) · NAC 405 · about 8 mi away
Control 856.9875, 857.4375, 857.9875, 859.0875
Voice 851.95, 852.3, 852.925, 853.9, 854.9875, 855.4625, 856.1375, 856.4375, 858.6625, 859.4625
Holdingford · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 79 (hex 4F) · NAC 401 · about 10 mi away
Control 854.6875, 856.8875
Voice 856.0875, 857.8875, 858.8875, 859.5875
St. Cloud - Prison · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · about 11 mi away
Control 856.2375, 857.2375
Voice 858.7375, 859.4375
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.