Skip to content

Baxter Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Baxter in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota yet. Countywide channels for Lac qui Parle County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Montevideo (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)), about 9 miles away.

About Baxter Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.

Lac qui Parle County channels that also cover Baxter

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Lac Qui Parle County SheriffSheriff's Department154.8150110.9 PLFMNKAJ826

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Baxter.

Montevideo · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 2 · Site 81 (hex 51) · NAC 402 · about 9 mi away
Control 853.3375, 853.725
Voice 851.1625, 851.5875, 852.2125
Clarkfield · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 2 · Site 94 (hex 5E) · about 12 mi away
Control 851.9125, 856.9375
Voice 853.4125, 857.9375, 859.4625
Milan · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 2 · Site 98 (hex 62) · NAC 40a · about 13 mi away
Control 853.5, 859.2625
Voice 851.95, 852.4875, 852.9
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.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Baxter?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Baxter. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Lac Qui Parle County Sheriff 154.8150 MHz (110.9 PL).