About Lake Norman of Catawba 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 Lake Norman of Catawba, start with the Anderson Mountain site of North Carolina VIPER, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 769.80625, 770.53125, 773.45625 MHz.
Catawba County channels that also cover Lake Norman of Catawba
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 |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Lake Norman of Catawba.
Anderson Mountain · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1F0 · about 6 mi away
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
Huntersville · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 50 (hex 32) · NAC 1F0 · about 13 mi away
Control 774.39375, 774.91875
Voice 769.76875, 770.26875, 770.79375, 771.66875, 772.29375, 772.84375, 773.64375
West · Statesville Public Safety
RFSS 2 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 709 · about 14 mi away
Control 857.6125, 859.0625
Voice 858.5375, 858.5875, 858.6625
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.