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Howard City (Boelus) Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Howard City (Boelus) in Howard County, Nebraska yet. Countywide channels for Howard County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Ravenna (Nebraska State Radio System), about 11 miles away.

About Howard City (Boelus) 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.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Nebraska State Radio System: 3 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 Howard City (Boelus), start with the Ravenna site of Nebraska State Radio System, about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 854.9875, 855.2375, 855.4875 MHz.

Howard County channels that also cover Howard City (Boelus)

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Howard, County ofHoward, County of – Dispatch155.6100
In 159.0000
331 DPLFMNWQCN500

Nebraska State Radio System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Howard County SheriffCounty Law Enforcement54900d674D
Howard County SheriffHoward County Sheriff – Tactical Channel54901d675D
Howard County SheriffSheriff Secure54902d676D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Howard City (Boelus).

Ravenna · Nebraska State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 28 (hex 1C) · NAC B88 · about 11 mi away
Control 854.9875, 855.2375, 855.4875
Voice 854.6875
Pleasanton · Nebraska State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 56 (hex 38) · NAC B8E · about 21 mi away
Control 154.965, 155.4375
Voice 154.175, 154.37
Gibbon · Nebraska State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · NAC B89 · about 23 mi away
Control 857.2625, 857.4875, 857.7625
Voice 856.7625, 857.0125
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.