About Meadow Police Frequencies
- 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): 5 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 Meadow, start with the Sebeka site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 852.875, 858.4625 MHz.
Wadena County channels that also cover Meadow
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadena County Jail | County Jail | 853.9625 | NAC 293 | P25 | — |
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadena County Sheriff | County Law Dispatch | 28101 | 6dc5 | D |
| Wadena County Sheriff | WD 1 | 28102 | 6dc6 | D |
| Wadena County Sheriff | Wadena County Joint Task Force | 28115 | 6dd3 | D |
| Wadena County Sheriff | Wadena County Joint Task Force | 28116 | 6dd4 | D |
| Wadena County Sheriff | County | 28117 | 6dd5 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Meadow.
Sebeka · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 98 (hex 62) · NAC 408 · about 2 mi away
Control 852.875, 858.4625
Voice 851.45, 852.4, 858.7625
Aldrich · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 4 · Site 99 (hex 63) · NAC 407 · about 17 mi away
Control 852.9375, 853.4375
Voice 851.475, 852.4375, 855.7375
Nevis · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 6 · Site 69 (hex 45) · NAC 405 · about 17 mi away
Control 851.9875, 856.9375
Voice 851.4875, 858.9375, 859.9375
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.