About Rice Tracts Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS): 51 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 Rice Tracts, start with the Olmito site of Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS), about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 854.8625, 856.7875 MHz.
- 9 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Cameron County channels that also cover Rice Tracts
Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 | 60002 | ea62 | D |
| Hidalgo (Town) | Hidalgo ISD Police | 62775 | f537 | D |
| Los Fresnos Independent School District | Los Fresnos ISD Police Department | 61639 | f0c7 | D |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen Independent School District – Dispatch | 61175 | eef7 | D |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District – Dispatch | 63401 | f7a9 | D |
| Raymondville ISD | Raymondville ISD – Dispatch | 61880 | f1b8 | D |
| Rio Grande City ISD | Police Operations | 62487 | f417 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | McAllen | 61011 | ee53 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Weslaco (McAllen NET) | 61023 | ee5f | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Roma | 61035 | ee6b | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Starr County | 61036 | ee6c | D |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Dispatch – Edinburg Campus | 60311 | eb97 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 60003 | ea63 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff 3 | 60004 | ea64 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 60027 | ea7b | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Law Enforcement | 60028 | ea7c | D |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen Independent School District – Dispatch | 61176 | eef8 | D |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen Independent School District – Tactical Channel | 61177 | eef9 | D |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen Independent School District – Tactical Channel | 61178 | eefa | D |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen Independent School District – Tactical Channel | 61179 | eefb | D |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District – Tactical Channel | 63402 | f7aa | D |
| Raymondville ISD | Police 2 | 61881 | f1b9 | D |
| Rio Grande City ISD | Rio Grande City ISD – Tactical Channel | 62488 | f418 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Boat Operations | 61013 | ee55 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Air Operations | 61025 | ee61 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Field Tactical | 61026 | ee62 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations | 61027 | ee63 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | ATV | 61032 | ee68 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations | 61037 | ee6d | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations | 61038 | ee6e | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations | 61039 | ee6f | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations | 61040 | ee70 | D |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife | Game Wardens | 62821 | f565 | D |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Channel 3 – Calling TSC Security | 63303 | f747 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff Law | 60010 | ea6a | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 60016 | ea70 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Constable | 60021 | ea75 | D |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Operations Supervisor | 61029 | ee65 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Corrections Department | 60037 | ea85 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Corrections Department | 60039 | ea87 | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Corrections Department | 60043 | ea8b | D |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Corrections Department | 60044 | ea8c | D |
9 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo (Town) | Hidalgo (Town) – Dispatch | 61401 | efd9 | D Encrypted |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Weslaco 1 Dispatch (Hidalgo County, patch from 155.46 MHz) | 61021 | ee5d | D Encrypted |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Weslaco 2 Dispatch (Cameron County) | 61022 | ee5e | D Encrypted |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff Surveillance | 60012 | ea6c | D Encrypted |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff Surveillance | 60013 | ea6d | D Encrypted |
| Hidalgo (Town) | Hidalgo (Town) – Tactical Channel | 61400 | efd8 | D Encrypted |
| Hidalgo (Town) | Police 2 | 61402 | efda | D Encrypted |
| Texas Dept of Public Safety (DPS) | Special Border Intelligence Operations | 61030 | ee66 | D Encrypted |
| Cameron County Sheriff | Sheriff 10 Private | 60023 | ea77 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Rice Tracts.
Olmito · Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS)
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 2B8 · about 7 mi away
Control 854.8625, 856.7875
Voice 851.475, 853.6, 854.9625, 855.1375, 855.3125, 855.6375, 855.6875, 855.8625, 856.1625, 856.3375
Harlingen · Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS)
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 2B0 · about 8 mi away
Control 851.9875, 856.6375, 857.0875
Voice 852.05, 852.8875, 853.05, 853.8875, 855.0375, 855.1125, 855.7625, 856.1875, 856.3875, 857.1875
Brownsville · Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Radio System (LRGVRRS)
RFSS 1 · Site 6 (hex 6) · NAC 2B8 · about 13 mi away
Control 851.9125, 852.9125, 853.9125, 854.5375
Voice 851.5875, 854.4125, 854.8375, 855.1875, 855.4375, 855.5375, 855.7875, 855.9375, 856.2875, 856.4375, 856.5875, 856.7375, 856.9375
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.