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McDonaldsville Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for McDonaldsville in Norman County, Minnesota yet. Countywide channels for Norman County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Ada (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)), about 8 miles away.

About McDonaldsville Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 2 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 McDonaldsville, start with the Ada site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 853.9, 855.7375 MHz.

Norman County channels that also cover McDonaldsville

Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Norman County SheriffLaw 148900bf04D
Norman County SheriffLaw 248901bf05D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of McDonaldsville.

Ada · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 40a · about 8 mi away
Control 853.9, 855.7375
Voice 851.95, 856.9875, 859.2625
Flaming · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 21 (hex 15) · NAC 404 · about 15 mi away
Control 858.2375, 859.4875
Voice 852.4625, 857.9625, 858.4375
Felton · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 27 (hex 1B) · NAC 409 · about 15 mi away
Control 853.425, 859.9375
Voice 852.2, 852.4, 856.9375
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.