About Schaefferstown Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Lebanon County: 9 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 Schaefferstown, start with the Cornwall (LANC01) site of PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 153.08, 153.5225 MHz.
Lebanon County channels that also cover Schaefferstown
Lebanon County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement Agency | City Police | 273 | 111 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | County Police | 289 | 121 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | County Sheriff | 295 | 127 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | Law Enforcement Agency – Tactical Channel | 274 | 112 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | Law Enforcement Agency – Tactical Channel | 275 | 113 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | Law Enforcement Agency – Tactical Channel | 276 | 114 | D |
| FIRE | Fire-Police Fleet | 544 | 220 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | National (155.47500) Patch | 278 | 116 | D |
| Law Enforcement Agency | County Police | 290 | 122 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Schaefferstown.
Cornwall (LANC01) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 64 (hex 40) · NAC 942 · about 6 mi away
Control 153.08, 153.5225
Voice 153.455
South System · Lebanon County
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 9 mi away
Voice 453.025, 453.1875, 453.5125, 453.6375, 460.15, 460.3125, 460.5
North System · Lebanon County
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 9 mi away
Voice 453.075, 453.3125, 453.7125, 460.1375, 460.2625, 460.4625
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.