About Terry Police Frequencies
- 6 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
Prairie County channels that also cover Terry
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Dispatch | 155.6250 | P25 | WPUD269 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 153.8150 | P25 | WPUD269 | |
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 154.0850 | P25 | WPUD269 | |
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.1900 | P25 | WPUD269 | |
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.7900 | P25 | WPUD269 | |
| Prairie County Sheriff | Prairie County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.8200 | P25 | WPUD269 |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Terry.
Site 2-008 TBD · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 8 (hex 8) · about 5 mi away
Control 161.8125
Fallon · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 2 (hex 2) · about 11 mi away
Control 161.9625, 161.9875
Government Hill · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 4 (hex 4) · about 32 mi away
Control 161.875
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 Terry?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Terry. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Prairie County Sheriff 155.6250 MHz.