About Otter Tail Peninsula Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 19 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 Otter Tail Peninsula, start with the Pike Bay site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 851.4375, 858.9625 MHz.
- 8 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Cass County channels that also cover Otter Tail Peninsula
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County (ND) | Emergency Button | 49014 | bf76 | D |
| Cass County (ND) | Traill Sheriff Patch | 49070 | bfae | D |
| Cass County (ND) | Barnes Sheriff's Office VHF Patch | 49071 | bfaf | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 38401 | 9601 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 38402 | 9602 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 38403 | 9603 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Law C2C | 38404 | 9604 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Recreational Enf. | 38405 | 9605 | D |
| Cass County (ND) | Cass LE | 49094 | bfc6 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Probation | 38406 | 9606 | D |
| Cass County Sheriff | Jail – Detention | 38409 | 9609 | D |
8 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County (ND) | Cass County Sheriff | 49002 | bf6a | D Encrypted |
| Cass County (ND) | Fargo Police | 49016 | bf78 | D Encrypted |
| Cass County (ND) | West Fargo Police | 49026 | bf82 | D Encrypted |
| Cass County (ND) | North Dakota State University Police Department Main | 49036 | bf8c | D Encrypted |
| Cass County (ND) | Fargo Police | 49018 | bf7a | D Encrypted |
| Cass County (ND) | Metro Task Force | 49031 | bf87 | D Encrypted |
| Cass County Sheriff | LAW 1E | 38407 | 9607 | D Encrypted |
| Cass County Sheriff | LAW 2E | 38408 | 9608 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Otter Tail Peninsula.
Pike Bay · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 11 (hex B) · NAC 40C · about 5 mi away
Control 851.4375, 858.9625
Voice 851.9, 857.2125, 858.7125
Bena · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 12 (hex C) · NAC 407 · about 9 mi away
Control 851.9375, 857.7125
Voice 851.475, 855.2375, 859.4375, 859.9875
Cass Lake · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 5 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 401 · about 13 mi away
Control 851.3875, 857.9625
Voice 856.4875, 856.6875, 857.6875, 857.7375, 858.4375
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.