About Pratt 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 Pratt, start with the Murdo site of South Dakota State Radio System, about 30 miles away. Its control channels: 155.73, 159.6 MHz.
Lyman County channels that also cover Pratt
South Dakota State Radio System
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman County Sheriff | Lower Brule Law Agency | 122 | 7a | D |
| Lyman County Sheriff | Lyman County Sheriff – Dispatch | 1030 | 406 | D |
| Lyman County Sheriff | Lower Brule Law | 1709 | 6ad | D |
| Lyman County Sheriff | Law/Fire | 1031 | 407 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Pratt.
Murdo · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 29 (hex 1D) · NAC 470 · about 30 mi away
Control 155.73, 159.6
Voice 155.445, 159.345
Winner · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 46 (hex 2E) · about 32 mi away
Control 155.565, 156.1125, 157.77
Voice 158.49
Reliance (Medicine Butte) · South Dakota State Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 58 (hex 3A) · NAC 470 · about 33 mi away
Control 155.655, 156.03
Voice 155.85, 159.165
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.