About Hancocks Bridge Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Salem County Public Safety: 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 Hancocks Bridge, start with the Simulcast site of Salem County Public Safety, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 769.58125, 771.71875, 772.80625 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Salem County channels that also cover Hancocks Bridge
Salem County Public Safety
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem County Sheriff | West Zone | 1018 | 3fa | T Encrypted |
| Salem County Sheriff | East Zone | 1019 | 3fb | T Encrypted |
| Salem County Sheriff | Salem City Police – Primary | 1038 | 40e | T Encrypted |
| Salem County Sheriff | Salem County Sheriff – Alternate | 1020 | 3fc | T Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Hancocks Bridge.
Simulcast · Salem County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC C51 · about 7 mi away
Control 769.58125, 771.71875, 772.80625, 774.40625
Voice 769.10625, 771.59375, 771.85625, 773.43125
Pilesgrove · New Jersey Transit
Site 28 (hex 1C) · about 12 mi away
Control 854.3375
Voice 858.0125
Bridgeton · New Jersey Transit
Site 32 (hex 20) · about 14 mi away
Voice 857.6875, 859.3875
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.