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Martinsdale Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Martinsdale in Meagher County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Meagher County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Townsend (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 39 miles away.

About Martinsdale Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Meagher County channels that also cover Martinsdale

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Meagher County SheriffMeagher County Sheriff – Dispatch155.0250
In 158.7550
P25WPZR495
Meagher County SheriffMeagher County Sheriff – Dispatch155.2500
In 158.9700
P25WPZR495

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Martinsdale.

Townsend · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 166 · about 39 mi away
Control 142.4625, 149.225
Greycliff · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 39 (hex 27) · NAC 169 · about 55 mi away
Control 151.34, 173.825
Voice 151.205, 161.9375
Lewistown 800 · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC 160 · about 59 mi away
Control 851.6, 852.775
Voice 851.075, 851.325
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 Martinsdale?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Martinsdale. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Meagher County Sheriff 155.0250 MHz; Meagher County Sheriff 155.2500 MHz.