About St. Stephens 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 St. Stephens, start with the Riverbend Rd site of North Carolina VIPER, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 852.2, 853.625 MHz.
Catawba County channels that also cover St. Stephens
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 St. Stephens.
Riverbend Rd · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 75 (hex 4B) · NAC 1F4 · about 6 mi away
Control 852.2, 853.625
Voice 851.1375, 851.4, 851.75, 854.2625, 856.1375, 858.1375
Simulcast · Hickory Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 00C · about 6 mi away
Control 856.6375, 856.9375, 857.9375
Barrett Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 1F8 · about 7 mi away
Control 858.0375, 859.1375
Voice 851.2875, 852.3, 852.575, 853.05, 853.6625, 856.0375, 857.0375
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.