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Elbow Lake Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Elbow Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota yet. Countywide channels for Clearwater County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Juggler Lake (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)), about 4 miles away.

Elbow Lake also extends into Becker County.

About Elbow Lake Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 3 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 Elbow Lake, start with the Juggler Lake site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 853.075, 856.7125 MHz.

Clearwater County channels that also cover Elbow Lake

Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Clearwater County SheriffClearwater County Sheriff – Dispatch49900c2ecD
Clearwater County SheriffCar to Car49905c2f1D
Clearwater County SheriffSheriff Reserve49910c2f6D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Elbow Lake.

Juggler Lake · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 72 (hex 48) · NAC 400 · about 4 mi away
Control 853.075, 856.7125
Voice 851.4125, 857.7125, 858.9875
Mahnomen · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 74 (hex 4A) · NAC 409 · about 13 mi away
Control 851.875, 856.2625
Voice 851.375, 857.2625, 857.4375
White Earth · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 67 (hex 43) · about 15 mi away
Control 852.175, 852.65
Voice 853.1, 856.9625, 859.2375
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.