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Carteret County Police Frequencies

Carteret County in North Carolina has 6 countywide conventional frequencies and 6 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 38 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Carteret County Police Frequencies

  • 6 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: 6 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 Carteret County, start with the Kuhns PE site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 853.85, 859.2125 MHz.

Carteret County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Carteret County SheriffCarteret County Sheriff – Dispatch152.0300
In 158.9000
233.6 PLFMNWQDK653
Carteret County SheriffMunicipal Agencies154.8450
In 159.0300
85.4 PLFMNKSL499
Carteret County SheriffMarine Patrol159.4500
In 151.4300
103.5 PLFMN—

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Carteret County SheriffCountywide Law Enforcement Tactical154.897591.5 PLFMN—
Carteret County SheriffNC Port Police155.7750
In 158.7900
88.5 PLFMN—

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Carteret County SheriffMutual Aid155.2500
In 155.9700
CSQFMNKSL499

Carteret County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Carteret County SheriffSheriffs Office85002134D
Carteret County SheriffMoreHead Police8527214fD
Carteret County SheriffSheriffs Office85012135D
Carteret County SheriffSheriffs Office Administration85022136D
Carteret County SheriffSheriffs Office Investigations85032137D
Carteret County SheriffSheriffs Office Special Response Team85052139D

Radio system sites in Carteret County

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

Kuhns PE · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 36 (hex 24)
Control 853.85, 859.2125
Voice 856.2125, 857.2125, 858.2125
Laurel Road · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 37 (hex 25) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.3625, 853.75
Voice 851.1, 851.425, 851.9875
Newport · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 43 (hex 2B)
Control 852.8375, 853.3375
Voice 851.0875, 851.3375, 851.8375, 852.3375, 858.4375, 858.7625
Stacy · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 61 (hex 3D)
Control 853.0875, 853.5875
Voice 851.5875, 852.0875, 852.5875
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 Carteret County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Carteret County?

Dispatch channels listed for Carteret County: Carteret County Sheriff 152.0300 MHz (233.6 PL); Carteret County Sheriff 154.8450 MHz (85.4 PL); Carteret County Sheriff 159.4500 MHz (103.5 PL).

Are Carteret County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 6 talkgroups listed for Carteret County are marked encrypted.