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Gervais Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Gervais in Red Lake County, Minnesota yet. Countywide channels for Red Lake County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Plummer (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)), about 3 miles away.

About Gervais Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Gervais, start with the Plummer site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 853.475, 855.4625 MHz.

Red Lake County channels that also cover Gervais

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Red Lake County SheriffSheriff's Department154.3775
In 159.3375
114.8 PLFMNWQHN416
Red Lake County SheriffSheriff's Department Dig.154.3775
In 159.3375
NAC 263P25WQHN416
Red Lake County SheriffSheriff's Department155.1900114.8 PLFMNKAM354
Red Lake County SheriffSheriff's Department155.5500
In 153.7700
114.8 PLFMNWQDZ422

Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Red Lake County SheriffRed Lake Law Dispatch50100c3b4D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Gervais.

Plummer · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 92 (hex 5C) · about 3 mi away
Control 853.475, 855.4625
Voice 851.9, 857.9375, 858.9625
Red Lake Falls · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 91 (hex 5B) · about 9 mi away
Control 851.2125, 855.2125, 857.2125
Voice 855.7125, 856.7125, 859.7625
Marcoux · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 23 (hex 17) · NAC 402 · about 15 mi away
Control 858.4875, 859.9625
Voice 851.4625, 852.4375, 856.2375
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 Gervais?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Gervais. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Red Lake County Sheriff 154.3775 MHz (114.8 PL); Red Lake County Sheriff 154.3775 MHz (NAC 263); Red Lake County Sheriff 155.1900 MHz (114.8 PL); Red Lake County Sheriff 155.5500 MHz (114.8 PL).