About Star Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 9 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 Star, start with the Oklee site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 856.2125, 857.2375 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Pennington County channels that also cover Star
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington Law | 50500 | c544 | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington Law | 50501 | c545 | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Law Tactical | 50503 | c547 | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Law Tactical | 50504 | c548 | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Probation | 50506 | c54a | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Law Administration | 50507 | c54b | D |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Sheriff Administration | 50508 | c54c | D |
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Law | 50502 | c546 | D Encrypted |
| Pennington County Sheriff | Pennington County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 50541 | c56d | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Star.
Oklee · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 89 (hex 59) · about 6 mi away
Control 856.2125, 857.2375
Voice 851.4375, 851.8, 853.45
Grygla · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 88 (hex 58) · about 10 mi away
Control 853.2125, 854.2375
Voice 851.2375, 852.1375, 852.95
Berner · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 28 (hex 1C) · NAC 40C · about 14 mi away
Control 858.9375, 859.9375
Voice 853.9125, 856.9375, 859.2625
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.