About Florence Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 5 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 Florence, start with the Red Wing - Prison site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 859.4375 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Goodhue County channels that also cover Florence
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodhue County Sheriff | Law Main 2 – Red Wing Police Dispatch – Prairie Island Tribal Police | 21003 | 520b | D |
| Goodhue County Sheriff | Police Common | 21037 | 522d | D |
| Goodhue County Sheriff | Adult Detention Center | 21021 | 521d | D |
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodhue County Sheriff | Law Main 1 – Sheriff Dispatch | 21001 | 5209 | D Encrypted |
| Goodhue County Sheriff | Prairie Island Police Operations | 21057 | 5241 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Florence.
Red Wing - Prison · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 36 (hex 24) · about 9 mi away
Control 859.4375
Voice 854.9625, 857.7625, 858.7625
Goodhue Co. Simulcast · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 40 (hex 28) · about 18 mi away
Control 851.425, 851.4875, 851.975
Voice 851.675, 851.7125, 852.45, 852.75, 852.9, 853.1, 853.4, 853.675, 853.7, 854.3625
Wabasha Co. - Simulcast · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 42 (hex 2A) · about 19 mi away
Control 854.6625, 856.2125
Voice 851.3875, 851.85, 852.4125, 853.9125, 857.2125, 858.2125
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.