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Atchison County Police Frequencies

Atchison County in Missouri has 2 countywide conventional frequencies and 1 countywide talkgroup in our database. Use the list of 8 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Atchison County Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. 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: Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN): 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 Atchison County, start with the Tarkio site of Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN). Its control channels: 154.905, 170.5125 MHz.

Atchison County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Atchison County Sheriff BackupAtchison County Sheriff – Dispatch155.7900
In 158.9700
NAC 1AFP25KAG846
Atchison County Sheriff BackupMobile Extenders465.4000FMNKAG846

Atchison County trunked talkgroups

Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Atchison County SheriffAtchison County Sheriff – Dispatch242015e89D

Radio system sites in Atchison County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Tarkio · Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
RFSS 5 · Site 16 (hex 10) · NAC 1CB
Control 154.905, 170.5125
Voice 155.3925, 155.625, 170.9125
Rock Port 700 · Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
RFSS 5 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 1C1
Control 773.04375, 773.29375
Voice 773.54375, 773.79375, 774.04375, 774.29375
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.

Cities & communities in Atchison County

Common questions

Are Atchison County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Atchison County are marked encrypted.