About Forest City Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 11 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 Forest City, start with the Meeker Co. Simulcast site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 852.225, 853.875 MHz.
- 7 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Meeker County channels that also cover Forest City
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Dispatch | 25500 | 639c | D |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Dispatch | 25501 | 639d | D |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Roam (1) | 25512 | 63a8 | D |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Jail Operations | 25503 | 639f | D |
7 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Roam (2) | 25513 | 63a9 | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Car to Car | 25502 | 639e | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Tactical | 25504 | 63a0 | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Tactical | 25505 | 63a1 | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | law tac (3) | 25507 | 63a3 | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Meeker County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 25508 | 63a4 | D Encrypted |
| Meeker County Sheriff | Meeker County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 25509 | 63a5 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Forest City.
Meeker Co. Simulcast · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 43 (hex 2B) · about 7 mi away
Control 852.225, 853.875
Voice 851.1, 852.625, 853.325, 854.5375, 856.0625, 856.4625, 857.4625, 858.4625
Kimball · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 11 (hex B) · about 10 mi away
Control 851.9875, 853.675
Voice 851.725, 852.1875, 852.25, 852.35, 852.4875, 852.9, 854.7375
Cold Spring · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 34 (hex 22) · about 18 mi away
Control 855.9125, 857.1125
Voice 856.5375, 857.6625, 858.0375, 858.1875, 859.1875
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.