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Jefferson Police Frequencies

Jefferson in Morris County, New Jersey has 7 conventional frequencies and 0 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Rockaway (New Jersey Transit), about 5 miles away.

About Jefferson Police Frequencies

  • 17 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 3 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR, P25), which needs a scanner that decodes those modes.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Kinnelon Borough: 1 talkgroup; Madison Borough: 3 talkgroups; Morris County: 30 talkgroups; Parsippany-Troy Hills Township: 9 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 Jefferson, start with the Rockaway site of New Jersey Transit, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 859.5125 MHz.
  • 19 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Jefferson conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Jefferson PoliceJefferson Police – Dispatch45.8000
In 45.2600
173.8 PLFMKEI426

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Jefferson PolicePolice Downlink453.0375151.4 PLFMNKEI426
Jefferson PolicePolice Downlink453.0625127.3 PLFMNKEI426
Jefferson PolicePolice Downlink453.1250FMNKEI426
Jefferson PolicePolice Downlink453.2875162.2 PLFMNKEI426
Jefferson PolicePolice Downlink453.8875FMNKEI426
Jefferson PoliceFire/EMS Downlink453.9375179.9 PLFMNKEI426

Morris County channels that also cover Jefferson

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Chester PolicePolice 1 TRS Rebroadcast472.6750
In 475.6750
031 DPLFMNWQLT476
Drew UniversityPublic Saftey Channel 1 – Dispatch460.2000
In 465.2000
143 DPLFMNWPGP836
Fairleigh Dickinson University PolicePolice/EMS/Fire464.4750
In 469.4750
CC 2 · TG 101 · SL 1DMRWPPT639
Rockaway (Township) PoliceRockaway (Township) Police – Dispatch154.7850
In 156.0300
CC 8 · TG 14350000 · SL 1DMRKEI621

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Drew UniversityPublic Safety Channel 2 – Backup/Interop451.2750
In 456.2750
114 DPLFMNWPNZ367
Rockaway (Township) PoliceRockaway (Township) Police – Tactical Channel154.7250114.8 PLFMNKEI621

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Boonton (Town) PolicePolice Interop (Boonton, Boonton Twp & Mountain Lakes)151.2275
In 153.8825
151.4 PLFMNWPTD833
Boonton (Town) PoliceBoonton (Town) Police – Dispatch (Local/Backup)151.2725
In 159.2025
606 DPLFMNWPRS963
Drew UniversityPublic Safety453.0125
In 458.0125
023 DPLFMNWQJI1500
Morris County SheriffSheriff Jail Operations453.8125
In 458.8125
NAC 691P25WPQW691
Morris County SheriffSheriff Jail Operations458.6500FMNWPQW691
Morris County SheriffSheriff Courts472.2500
In 475.2500
71.9 PLFMNWPSK367

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Morris County SheriffJuvenile Detention Center153.7400173.8 PLFMNWPKV561

Kinnelon Borough

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement – Dispatch11T

Madison Borough

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement – Dispatch10266T
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
SchoolsSchool Police Operations1096dT
Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement – Tactical Channel1066aT

Morris County

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Morris County SheriffPolice 1289297101T
Morris County SheriffPolice 2289307102T
Morris County SheriffPolice 3289317103T
Morris County SheriffPolice 4289327104T
Morris County SheriffPolice 5289337105T
Morris County SheriffPolice 6289347106T
Morris County SheriffPolice 7289357107T
Morris County SheriffPolice 8289367108T
Morris County SheriffPolice 9289377109T
Morris County SheriffPolice 10289447110T
Morris County SheriffPolice 11289457111T
Morris County SheriffPolice 12289467112T
Morris County SheriffPolice County289477113T
Morris County SheriffLaw All Call181871aT
Morris County SheriffSERT Response289487114T
Morris County SheriffMorris County Sheriff – Tactical Channel289657125T
Morris County SheriffMorris County Sheriff – Tactical Channel289667126T
Morris County SheriffMorris County Sheriff – Tactical Channel289677127T
Morris County SheriffMorris County Sheriff – Tactical Channel289687128T
Morris County SheriffMorris County Sheriff – Tactical Channel294417301T
Morris County SheriffLaw Emergency309937911T
Morris County SheriffCounty Jail Hotline289497115T
8 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Morris County SheriffPolice Secure2915371e1T
Morris County SheriffPolice Secure2915471e2T
Morris County SheriffPolice Encrypted2915571e3T
Morris County SheriffPolice Encrypted2915671e4T
Morris County SheriffSERT A2966573e1T
Morris County SheriffSERT B2966773e3T
Morris County SheriffProsecutor's Office Tactical2966973e5T
Morris County SheriffSERT Command2967173e7T

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

9 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement – Dispatch10013e9T
Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement – Alternate10023eaT
Law EnforcementPolice Operations10033ebT
Law EnforcementPolice Operations10043ecT
Law EnforcementRoad Job10063eeT
Law EnforcementRoad Job10073efT
Law EnforcementRoad Job10083f0T
Law EnforcementRoad Job10093f1T
Law EnforcementRoad Job10103f2T

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Jefferson.

Rockaway · New Jersey Transit
Site 24 (hex 18) · about 5 mi away
Control 859.5125
Voice 856.5375
Morris County Simulcast · New Jersey Interoperability Communications System (NJICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 58 (hex 3A) · NAC 392 · about 7 mi away
Control 773.33125, 773.53125, 773.78125, 774.08125
Voice 769.20625, 769.93125, 770.16875, 774.53125
Smoke Rise · Kinnelon Borough
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 7 mi away
Voice 477.35
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 Jefferson?

Dispatch channels listed for Jefferson: Jefferson Police 45.8000 MHz (173.8 PL).