About Almond Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 2 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 Almond, start with the Ortonville site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 858.4875, 859.4875 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Big Stone County channels that also cover Almond
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 26500 | 6784 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone County Sheriff | Big Stone County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 26511 | 678f | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Almond.
Ortonville · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 86 (hex 56) · NAC 405 · about 5 mi away
Control 858.4875, 859.4875
Voice 856.4875, 857.4875, 860.4875
Johnson · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 406 · about 9 mi away
Control 854.9625, 856.7375
Voice 857.7375, 858.7375, 859.7375, 860.7375
Correll · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 28 (hex 1C) · NAC 40F · about 14 mi away
Control 852.9875, 853.4
Voice 851.475, 851.75, 851.9
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.