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Santa Fe County Police Frequencies

Santa Fe County in New Mexico has 5 countywide conventional frequencies and 7 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 56 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Santa Fe County Police Frequencies

  • 5 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: New Mexico DTRS: 5 talkgroups; Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility: 2 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 Santa Fe County, start with the Tesuque Peak site of New Mexico DTRS. Its control channels: 769.90625, 770.19375, 770.46875 MHz.

Santa Fe County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Santa Fe County SheriffSheriff 1 Dispatch154.7850
In 158.8875
118.8 PLFMNWRYX842

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel154.6500118.8 PLFMNWRYX842
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.1900118.8 PLFMNWRYX842
Santa Fe County SheriffSheriff 2155.4300
In 158.7900
131.8 PLFMNWRYX842

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Santa Fe County SheriffSheriff Vehicle Extender453.1500FMN—

Santa Fe County trunked talkgroups

New Mexico DTRS

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Dispatch913123abT
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Dispatch913423aeT
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel913223acT
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel913523afT
Santa Fe County SheriffSanta Fe County Sheriff – Alternate (NCIC)913323adT

Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
OperationsAll Call10490761001f4T
OperationsJail Control10490771001f5T

Radio system sites in Santa Fe County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Tesuque Peak · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 850
Control 769.90625, 770.19375, 770.46875, 773.56875
Voice 774.56875, 774.81875
Santa Fe Simulcast · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 1 · Site 43 (hex 2B) · NAC 853
Control 854.4625, 855.4625, 855.9875, 857.2125
Voice 854.1375, 854.1875, 858.2125, 859.2125, 859.2375
Primary · Santa Fe County Adult Correctional Facility
Site 1 (hex 1)
Control 453.975
Voice 460.025, 460.6375
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.

Cities & communities in Santa Fe County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Santa Fe County?

Dispatch channels listed for Santa Fe County: Santa Fe County Sheriff 154.7850 MHz (118.8 PL).

Are Santa Fe County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 7 talkgroups listed for Santa Fe County are marked encrypted.