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Beaufort County Police Frequencies

Beaufort County in North Carolina has 3 countywide conventional frequencies and 2 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 14 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Beaufort County Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 2 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 Beaufort County, start with the Bath site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.55, 855.4625 MHz.

Beaufort County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Beaufort County SheriffBeaufort County Sheriff Dispatch155.1150
In 155.9100
123.0 PLFMKWJ352

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Beaufort County SheriffBeaufort County Sheriff154.0250
In 153.7400
123.0 PLFMKWJ353
Beaufort County SheriffBeaufort County Sheriff155.9700123.0 PLFMKVN843

Beaufort County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Beaufort County SheriffSheriffs Office Dispatch480512c5D
Beaufort County SheriffBeaufort County Community College Police481212ccD

Radio system sites in Beaufort County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Bath · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 1F2
Control 852.55, 855.4625
Voice 851.1375, 851.6, 852.1625, 853.8625
Chocowinity · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 13 (hex D)
Control 856.7125, 858.7125
Voice 851.1625, 851.875, 852.275, 852.6875, 853.775
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.

Cities & communities in Beaufort County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Beaufort County?

Dispatch channels listed for Beaufort County: Beaufort County Sheriff 155.1150 MHz (123.0 PL).

Are Beaufort County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Beaufort County are marked encrypted.