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Carthage Police Frequencies

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

About Carthage Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Jefferson County channels that also cover Carthage

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Jefferson County SheriffCounty Jail453.5125
In 458.5125
NAC 293P25WQPB289

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Carthage.

Simulcast · Lewis County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 70D · about 13 mi away
Control 453.15, 453.2625, 453.3125, 453.3625, 453.55
Main Campus · Oneida County Correctional Facility
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 58 mi away
Voice 854.3875, 854.7625, 855.0375, 855.8125, 859.6375
NYS Fairgrounds · Metro-25/MTA MRRS
RFSS 22 · Site 22 (hex 16) · NAC 904 · about 70 mi away
Control 773.96875, 774.21875, 774.46875, 774.91875
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.