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Downsville Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Downsville in Delaware County, New York yet. Countywide channels for Delaware County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is FCI Otisville (Federal Correctional Institution Otisville), about 48 miles away.

About Downsville 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.

Delaware County channels that also cover Downsville

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Delaware County Sheriff911 Polling156.0300
In 158.9100
218.1 PLFMNKEF421

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Downsville.

FCI Otisville · Federal Correctional Institution Otisville
Site 0 (hex 0) · about 48 mi away
Control 407.0125, 408.0125, 408.8125, 409.4125
Voice 410.0125
North Simulcast · Orange County Public Safety Radio System (OCPSRS)
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 841 · about 50 mi away
Control 772.18125, 772.43125, 772.69375, 774.46875
Voice 769.79375, 770.61875, 771.16875, 771.74375
New Scotland · Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 63 mi away
Voice 0, 854.1625, 854.7375, 856.3375, 857.3375, 858.3375, 859.3375, 860.3375
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 Downsville?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Downsville. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Delaware County Sheriff 156.0300 MHz (218.1 PL).