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Atkinson Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Atkinson in Rockingham County, New Hampshire yet. Countywide channels for Rockingham County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Nashua Simulcast (Nashua), about 13 miles away.

About Atkinson 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.

Rockingham County channels that also cover Atkinson

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
County Sheriff EastCounty Sheriff East154.9500
In 155.4150
NAC 117P25KCB958
County Sheriff WestCounty Sheriff West154.8150
In 155.4600
NAC 117P25KCB958

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rockingham County SheriffRockingham County Jail155.7900
In 151.2125
141.3 PLFMNKCB958

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Atkinson.

Nashua Simulcast · Nashua
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 5C2 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.55, 852.75, 853.2625, 853.45
Voice 851.05, 851.6, 851.775, 851.975, 852.3625, 853.5125
Manchester Simulcast · Manchester
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 8A1 · about 20 mi away
Control 857.9375, 858.2125, 858.4875, 859.4875
Voice 854.0625, 854.9875, 856.2125, 856.4875, 856.7625, 857.2375, 857.4875
Colonial Drive · Litchfield
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 28 mi away
Voice 453.15, 453.5
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 Atkinson?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Atkinson. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: County Sheriff East 154.9500 MHz (NAC 117); County Sheriff West 154.8150 MHz (NAC 117).