About Meriden Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 7 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 Meriden, start with the Site 1 site of Federal Correctional Institution Waseca, about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 408.8125, 410.0125, 410.4 MHz.
- 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Steele County channels that also cover Meriden
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele County Sheriff | Jail Operations | 22405 | 5785 | D |
6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele County Sheriff | Steele Co Law Main | 22401 | 5781 | D Encrypted |
| Steele County Sheriff | Law Car to Car | 22403 | 5783 | D Encrypted |
| Steele County Sheriff | Steele Law ENC | 22404 | 5784 | D Encrypted |
| Steele County Sheriff | LAW Tactical | 22408 | 5788 | D Encrypted |
| Steele County Sheriff | Steele Law Tactical | 22411 | 578b | D Encrypted |
| Steele County Sheriff | County Law | 22459 | 57bb | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Meriden.
Site 1 · Federal Correctional Institution Waseca
RFSS 0 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1E1 · about 9 mi away
Control 408.8125, 410.0125, 410.4
Voice 409.2125
Waseca · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 11 (hex B) · about 9 mi away
Control 851.9375, 853.3875, 854.4625
Voice 851.575, 852.175, 852.325, 852.95, 854.0875
New Richland · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 4 (hex 4) · about 14 mi away
Control 854.2875
Voice 854.5375, 854.6875, 857.4625, 858.7375, 859.7375
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.