About Homer 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 Homer, start with the Winona site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 853.65 MHz.
- 5 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Winona County channels that also cover Homer
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona Co Jail | 21472 | 53e0 | D |
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona Co Jail | 21474 | 53e2 | D |
5 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona County Sheriff – Dispatch | 21401 | 5399 | D Encrypted |
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona City Police Dispatch | 21449 | 53c9 | D Encrypted |
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona City Police | 21465 | 53d9 | D Encrypted |
| Winona County Sheriff | Winona City Police | 21466 | 53da | D Encrypted |
| Winona County Sheriff | Sheriff 2E | 21468 | 53dc | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Homer.
Winona · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 92 (hex 5C) · about 5 mi away
Control 853.65
Voice 851.2625, 852.075, 852.8125, 853.175, 853.3
Wilson · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 17 (hex 11) · about 7 mi away
Control 859.9375
Voice 853.5375, 858.9875, 859.7625, 860.4375, 860.7375
Money Creek · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 407 · about 14 mi away
Control 855.7375
Voice 851.4125, 851.9125, 852.9125, 853.4125
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.