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Caroga Lake Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Caroga Lake in Fulton County, New York yet. Countywide channels for Fulton County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Rotterdam (Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)), about 29 miles away.

About Caroga Lake Police Frequencies

  • 4 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.

Fulton County channels that also cover Caroga Lake

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Fulton County SheriffFulton County Sheriff – Dispatch155.6700
In 154.7100
127.3 PLFMNKEB277

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Fulton County SheriffFulton County Sheriff – Tactical Channel156.2100FMNWPFG372
Fulton County SheriffFulton County Sheriff – Tactical Channel158.8500127.3 PLFMNWPJK252

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Fulton County SheriffCentral Data159.0300
In 154.6500
114.8 PLFMNWNZI320

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Caroga Lake.

Rotterdam · Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)
Site 4 (hex 4) · about 29 mi away
Voice 856.5875, 857.5875, 858.5875, 859.5875, 860.5875
Schenectady County Simulcast · Albany/Schenectady Counties
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 694 · about 32 mi away
Control 851.2875, 851.85, 852.075
Voice 852.35
South Simulcast · Saratoga County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 3C0 · about 33 mi away
Control 851.1625, 851.5875, 851.65, 851.975
Voice 852.1375, 852.225, 852.55, 852.775, 853.1125, 853.4125, 853.525, 853.7625
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 Caroga Lake?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Caroga Lake. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Fulton County Sheriff 155.6700 MHz (127.3 PL).