About Poplar Branch Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Currituck County: 9 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 4 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 Poplar Branch, start with the Currituck Simulcast site of Currituck County, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 854.1375, 854.3875, 854.6625 MHz.
- 8 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Currituck County channels that also cover Poplar Branch
Currituck County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Talkgroups | Fire / EMS Dispatch | 10001 | 2711 | D |
8 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Talkgroups | All Talkgroups – Dispatch | 21001 | 5209 | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | Detention | 21002 | 520a | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | Court Security | 21003 | 520b | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | Operations | 21004 | 520c | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | Operations | 21005 | 520d | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | NARC | 21006 | 520e | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | NARC | 21007 | 520f | D Encrypted |
| All Talkgroups | Animal Control | 21008 | 5210 | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currituck County Sheriff | Currituck County Sheriff – Dispatch | 14004 | 36b4 | D |
| Currituck County Sheriff | Sheriff Special Operations | 14009 | 36b9 | D |
| Currituck County Sheriff | Sheriff Administration | 14007 | 36b7 | D |
| Currituck County Sheriff | Sheriff Investigations | 14008 | 36b8 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Poplar Branch.
Currituck Simulcast · Currituck County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC C81 · about 6 mi away
Control 854.1375, 854.3875, 854.6625, 859.6875
Voice 856.2875, 859.1625
Barco · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 1F0 · about 10 mi away
Control 852.275, 853.3375
Voice 851.1375, 851.4375, 851.8375
Kitty Hawk · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 34 (hex 22) · NAC 1F2 · about 15 mi away
Control 852.925, 853.4375
Voice 851.5375, 852.1, 852.4
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.