Arlington also extends into Brookings County.
About Arlington Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: South Dakota State Radio System: 4 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 Arlington, start with the Brookings site of South Dakota State Radio System, about 18 miles away. Its control channels: 157.92, 158.04 MHz.
Kingsbury County channels that also cover Arlington
South Dakota State Radio System
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury County Sheriff | Kingsbury County Sheriff – Dispatch | 1312 | 520 | D |
| Kingsbury County Sheriff | Law 1 | 1313 | 521 | D |
| Kingsbury County Sheriff | Law 2 | 1314 | 522 | D |
| Kingsbury County Sheriff | Law 3 | 1315 | 523 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Arlington.
Brookings · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 39 (hex 27) · NAC 475 · about 18 mi away
Control 157.92, 158.04
Voice 157.8, 158.61
De Smet · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 8 (hex 8) · NAC 478 · about 27 mi away
Control 159.015, 159.33, 159.885
Voice 160.2
Toronto · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 34 (hex 22) · NAC 47F · about 29 mi away
Control 157.5, 157.845, 159.975
Voice 155.685, 160.335
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.