About Waves Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Dare County Public Safety: 11 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 2 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 Waves, start with the Simulcast site of Dare County Public Safety, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 858.4375, 858.9875, 859.4375 MHz.
- 7 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Dare County channels that also cover Waves
Dare County Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dare County Sheriff | Civil | 14557 | 38dd | D |
| Dare County Sheriff | Courts | 14560 | 38e0 | D |
| Dare County Sheriff | Inmate Transportation | 14561 | 38e1 | D |
| Dare County Sheriff | Dare County/Outer Banks SPCA | 14704 | 3970 | D |
7 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dare County Sheriff | Dare County Sheriff – Dispatch | 14568 | 38e8 | D Encrypted |
| Town Law Enforcement | Beach Law Dispatch | 14569 | 38e9 | D Encrypted |
| Dare County Sheriff | Operations | 14552 | 38d8 | D Encrypted |
| Dare County Sheriff | Operations | 14553 | 38d9 | D Encrypted |
| Dare County Sheriff | Adam Dist Talk | 14554 | 38da | D Encrypted |
| Dare County Sheriff | Bravo Dist Talk | 14555 | 38db | D Encrypted |
| Dare County Sheriff | Charlie Dist Talk | 14556 | 38dc | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dare County Sheriff | Dare County Sheriff | 14505 | 38a9 | D |
| Dare County Sheriff | Dare County Beach Law | 14519 | 38b7 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Waves.
Simulcast · Dare County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · about 1 mi away
Control 858.4375, 858.9875, 859.4375, 859.9875
Voice 857.4375, 857.9875
Rodanthe · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 54 (hex 36) · about 2 mi away
Control 852.275, 853.2375
Voice 851.0375, 851.425, 851.8375
Bodie Island · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 6 (hex 6) · NAC 1F0 · about 18 mi away
Control 852.5875, 853.5875
Voice 851.45, 851.975, 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.