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Hertford County Police Frequencies

Hertford County in North Carolina has 1 countywide conventional frequency and 1 countywide talkgroup in our database. Use the list of 6 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Hertford County Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (NXDN48), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Hertford County, start with the Ahoskie site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.425, 853.5625, 853.7125 MHz.

Hertford County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hertford County SheriffHertford Sheriff Dispatch – NXDN155.1675RAN 52NXDN48WSCY787

Hertford County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hertford County SheriffHertford County Sheriff235045bd0D

Radio system sites in Hertford County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Ahoskie · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.425, 853.5625, 853.7125
Voice 851.15, 851.675, 851.975
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 Hertford County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Hertford County?

Dispatch channels listed for Hertford County: Hertford County Sheriff 155.1675 MHz (RAN 52).

Are Hertford County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Hertford County are marked encrypted.