About Wilmington Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER): 5 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 Wilmington, start with the Spring Grove site of Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 852.15 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Houston County channels that also cover Wilmington
Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 22001 | 55f1 | D |
| Houston County Sheriff | Law Car to Car | 22002 | 55f2 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Sheriff | Law Dispatch | 22000 | 55f0 | D Encrypted |
| Houston County Sheriff | Law Tactical | 22003 | 55f3 | D Encrypted |
| Houston County Sheriff | Law Tactical | 22016 | 5600 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Wilmington.
Spring Grove · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 24 (hex 18) · NAC 40d · about 4 mi away
Control 852.15
Voice 851.725, 852.4375, 853.1, 853.4375
Reno · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 23 (hex 17) · NAC 40C · about 10 mi away
Control 857.7125
Voice 852.65, 854.9875, 855.2375, 855.7125
Caledonia · Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER)
RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 40B · about 12 mi away
Control 858.4375
Voice 852.125, 857.9375, 858.7625, 859.2375
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.