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Meadow Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Meadow in McHenry County, North Dakota yet. Countywide channels for McHenry County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Maxbass (North Dakota Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN 20/20)), about 20 miles away.

About Meadow 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.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

McHenry County channels that also cover Meadow

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
McHenry County SheriffSheriff 2 Dispatch154.6950
In 159.2250
NAC 788P25—

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
McHenry County SheriffMcHenry County Sheriff – Alternate151.4600192.8 PLFMN—
McHenry County SheriffSheriff 4 Talk154.9950
In 156.0900
NAC 293P25WQDS430

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Meadow.

Maxbass · North Dakota Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN 20/20)
RFSS 1 · Site 66 (hex 42) · about 20 mi away
Control 852.2625
Voice 851.7625, 852.0375
Blaisdell · North Dakota Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN 20/20)
RFSS 1 · Site 61 (hex 3D) · NAC A6C · about 20 mi away
Control 852.1375, 852.3625
Voice 851.8625
Towner · North Dakota Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN 20/20)
RFSS 1 · Site 89 (hex 59) · about 24 mi away
Control 853.7875
Voice 853.3375, 853.5625
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 Meadow?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Meadow. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: McHenry County Sheriff 154.6950 MHz (NAC 788).