About Tarboro Police Frequencies
- 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup; North Carolina VIPER: 9 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 Tarboro, start with the Tarboro City site of North Carolina VIPER, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 852.3125, 853.6875 MHz.
Tarboro trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarboro Police | Tarboro Police | 17039 | 428f | D |
Edgecombe County channels that also cover Tarboro
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff Dispatch | 155.7000 In 154.8600 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KNDK558 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff | 159.0900 In 153.8750 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KNDK558 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff Jail / Pinteops Police Department Tactical | 158.9100 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KNDK558 |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office | 17004 | 426c | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 17005 | 426d | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Sheriff Administration | 17010 | 4272 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Investigations | 17011 | 4273 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Sheriffs Patrol | 17013 | 4275 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Special Tactical | 17014 | 4276 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 17015 | 4277 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 17016 | 4278 | D |
| Edgecombe County Sheriff | Edgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 17017 | 4279 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Tarboro.
Tarboro City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 64 (hex 40) · NAC 1F1 · about 2 mi away
Control 852.3125, 853.6875
Voice 851.95, 854.0375, 856.2375, 858.2375, 859.2375
Dodge City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 1FC · about 9 mi away
Control 852.1125, 853.975
Voice 851.1125, 851.475, 852.6625, 855.7375, 857.0625
Rocky Mount Simulcast · Rocky Mount
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 8A1 · about 13 mi away
Control 854.7125, 857.2625, 858.2625, 859.2625
Voice 854.1625, 856.2625, 856.7625, 857.7625, 858.7625, 859.7625
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.
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Tarboro?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Tarboro. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Edgecombe County Sheriff 155.7000 MHz (186.2 PL).
Are Tarboro police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Tarboro are marked encrypted.