About Catawba County Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 10 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 Catawba County, start with the Simulcast site of Hickory Public Safety. Its control channels: 856.6375, 856.9375, 857.9375 MHz.
Catawba County trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba County Sheriff | Sheriff's Office | 9521 | 2531 | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Switchover | 9522 | 2532 | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Law 5 | 9502 | 251e | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Law 1 | 9515 | 252b | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Law 2 | 9516 | 252c | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Police Administration | 9517 | 252d | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | CID | 9520 | 2530 | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Narcotics | 9523 | 2533 | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Administration | 9524 | 2534 | D |
| Catawba County Sheriff | Star Team | 9525 | 2535 | D |
Radio system sites in Catawba County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Simulcast · Hickory Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 00C
Control 856.6375, 856.9375, 857.9375
Anderson Mountain · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1F0
Control 769.80625, 770.53125, 773.45625, 774.73125
Voice 769.51875, 770.05625, 771.33125, 771.78125, 771.86875, 772.10625, 772.31875, 772.70625
Baker Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 1F0
Control 773.46875, 774.74375
Voice 769.81875, 770.06875, 771.01875, 771.34375, 771.79375, 772.11875, 772.51875, 772.71875, 772.86875, 773.74375
Riverbend Rd · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 75 (hex 4B) · NAC 1F4
Control 852.2, 853.625
Voice 851.1375, 851.4, 851.75, 854.2625, 856.1375, 858.1375
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 Catawba County
Common questions
Are Catawba County police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 10 talkgroups listed for Catawba County are marked encrypted.