About Barbecue Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 12 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 Barbecue, start with the Spout Springs site of North Carolina VIPER, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 853.975, 854.2375 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Harnett County channels that also cover Barbecue
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County Sheriff | Harnett County Sheriff – Dispatch | 22004 | 55f4 | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Harnett County Sheriff – Dispatch | 22005 | 55f5 | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff Investigations | 22006 | 55f6 | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Harnett County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 22008 | 55f8 | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff Patrol | 22010 | 55fa | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff Patrol | 22011 | 55fb | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff Patrol | 22012 | 55fc | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Harnett County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 22016 | 5600 | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff's Transport | 22013 | 55fd | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Courthouse | 22014 | 55fe | D |
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff Office ICE | 22015 | 55ff | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County Sheriff | Sheriff NARC | 22007 | 55f7 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Barbecue.
Spout Springs · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 55 (hex 37) · NAC 1F3 · about 4 mi away
Control 853.975, 854.2375
Voice 851.5875, 851.9, 852.3625, 853.125, 853.5, 853.75
Broadway · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 70 (hex 46) · NAC 1F1 · about 7 mi away
Control 772.99375, 773.49375
Voice 770.03125, 770.60625, 771.30625, 771.75625, 772.16875, 772.41875
Tramway · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 58 (hex 3A) · NAC 1F6 · about 9 mi away
Control 772.98125, 773.48125
Voice 770.45625, 771.16875, 771.83125, 772.15625, 851.2125, 852.2375, 856.0875, 858.0625
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.