About Forest Home Police Frequencies
- 2 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: Tompkins County Public Safety: 18 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 Forest Home, start with the Simulcast site of Tompkins County Public Safety, about 0 miles away. Its control channels: 856.6875, 857.6875, 858.6875 MHz.
- 10 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Tompkins County channels that also cover Forest Home
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Channel 1 Police/EMS | 155.5200 | 173.8 PL | FMN | WNGI598 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Children and Family Services | Finger Lakes Residential Center | 453.4750 In 458.4750 | 023 DPL | FMN | WREP780 |
Tompkins County Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education | Tompkins Cortland Community College Campus Police | 56023 | dad7 | D |
| State Police - Troop C | State Police – Troop C – Dispatch | 55505 | d8d1 | D |
| County Law Enforcement | Multigroup – Police Emergency All Call | 55450 | d89a | D |
| County Law Enforcement | Police Operations | 55452 | d89c | D |
| County Law Enforcement | Multigroup – Special Operations Teams | 55475 | d8b3 | D |
| County Law Enforcement | Car-to-Car | 55376 | d850 | D |
| Higher Education | Cornell University Police – Car-to-Car | 55381 | d855 | D |
| State Police - Troop C | Car-to-Car | 55379 | d853 | D |
10 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Law Enforcement | County Law Enforcement – Dispatch (Secuure) | 45103 | b02f | D Encrypted |
| Higher Education | Cornell University Police – Dispatch (Secure) | 45109 | b035 | D Encrypted |
| Higher Education | Ithaca College Police – Dispatch | 55402 | d86a | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | Police Operations (Secure) | 45105 | b031 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | CINT | 55476 | d8b4 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | SWAT | 55477 | d8b5 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | SWAT | 55478 | d8b6 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | SWAT | 55479 | d8b7 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | Parks Department Police Department (Secure) | 45313 | b101 | D Encrypted |
| Higher Education | Ithaca College Police – Car-to-Car | 55380 | d854 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Forest Home.
Simulcast · Tompkins County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1E0 · about 0 mi away
Control 856.6875, 857.6875, 858.6875, 859.8875
Voice 854.0125, 854.3125, 854.4875, 854.9375, 855.0125, 855.3125
Simulcast · Cortland County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 4e1 · about 23 mi away
Control 454.05, 454.075, 454.225
Voice 454.275, 454.4, 454.5, 454.625
NYS Fairgrounds · Metro-25/MTA MRRS
RFSS 22 · Site 22 (hex 16) · NAC 904 · about 45 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.