About Lake Hanska 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 Lake Hanska, start with the La Salle site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 858.9375, 859.9375 MHz.
Brown County channels that also cover Lake Hanska
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Sheriff | Law-Fire-EMS Dispatch | 33603 | 8343 | D |
| Brown County Sheriff | Law-Fire-EMS Dispatch | 33605 | 8345 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Lake Hanska.
La Salle · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · about 8 mi away
Control 858.9375, 859.9375
Voice 851.2875, 851.9125, 852.9625, 854.9875
New Ulm · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · about 9 mi away
Control 852.7875, 853.1
Voice 851.4875, 851.675, 851.9875, 852.425, 853.4875
Madelia · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 8 (hex 8) · about 10 mi away
Control 854.6125
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.