About Gates County Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: 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 Gates County, start with the Gatesville DOC site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.4, 853.45 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Gates County trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Dispatch | 19004 | 4a3c | D Encrypted |
| Gates County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Administration | 19005 | 4a3d | D Encrypted |
| Gates County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Investigations | 19006 | 4a3e | D Encrypted |
| Gates County Sheriff | Sheriffs Special Operations | 19007 | 4a3f | D Encrypted |
Radio system sites in Gates County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Gatesville DOC · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.4, 853.45
Voice 851.1875, 851.55, 852.1
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 Gates County
Common questions
Are Gates County police talkgroups encrypted?
4 of the 4 talkgroups listed for Gates County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.