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Chowan County Police Frequencies

Chowan County in North Carolina has 1 countywide conventional frequency and 6 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 8 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Chowan County Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. 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 Chowan County, start with the Valhalla site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.3625, 853.75 MHz.
  • 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Chowan County conventional frequencies

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Chowan County SheriffChowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel (backup to VIPER)155.3700
In 156.0900
146.2 PLFMNWQES722

Chowan County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Chowan County SheriffChowan County Sheriff – Dispatch110082b00T
Chowan County SheriffSheriff Administration110092b01T
Chowan County SheriffSheriff Investigations110102b02T
Chowan County SheriffSheriff Narcotics110112b03T
Chowan County SheriffChowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel110162b08T
Chowan County SheriffChowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel110252b11T

Radio system sites in Chowan County

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

Valhalla · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 66 (hex 42) · NAC 1F6
Control 852.3625, 853.75
Voice 851.1, 851.425, 851.9875, 858.0125
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 Chowan County

Common questions

Are Chowan County police talkgroups encrypted?

6 of the 6 talkgroups listed for Chowan County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.