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Brady Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Brady in Pondera County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Pondera County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Belgian Hill (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 23 miles away.

About Brady 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.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Montana Public Safety Communications System: 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 Brady, start with the Belgian Hill site of Montana Public Safety Communications System, about 23 miles away. Its control channels: 154.25, 154.325 MHz.

Pondera County channels that also cover Brady

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pondera County SheriffConrad Police Dispatch154.8600P25KOK64
Pondera County SheriffPondera County Sheriff – Dispatch155.1900
In 156.1500
NAC 260P25KOK64

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pondera County SheriffPondera County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.1525FMNKOK64

Montana Public Safety Communications System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pondera County SheriffPondera County Sheriff – Dispatch85792183D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Brady.

Belgian Hill · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 53 (hex 35) · NAC 163 · about 23 mi away
Control 154.25, 154.325
Voice 155.43
Smelter Hill · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 36 (hex 24) · NAC 163 · about 44 mi away
Control 154.89, 164.725
Voice 151.16, 151.355, 153.845
Smelter Hill 800 · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 38 (hex 26) · NAC 167 · about 44 mi away
Control 851.15, 851.4, 853.0625
Voice 853.5875
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 Brady?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Brady. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Pondera County Sheriff 154.8600 MHz; Pondera County Sheriff 155.1900 MHz (NAC 260).