About Hyde County Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 3 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 Hyde County, start with the Engelhard site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 853.975 MHz.
Hyde County trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County Sheriff | Hyde County Sheriff Main | 24500 | 5fb4 | D |
| Hyde County Sheriff | Hyde County Sheriff Operations | 24506 | 5fba | D |
| Hyde County Sheriff | Hyde County Sheriff Administration | 24505 | 5fb9 | D |
Radio system sites in Hyde County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Engelhard · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 21 (hex 15)
Control 853.975
Voice 851.3375, 851.7375, 852.05, 852.975
Ocracoke · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 45 (hex 2D) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.9625, 853.5125
Voice 851.4625, 852.0625, 852.65
Ponzor · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 51 (hex 33) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.325, 853.825
Voice 851.175, 851.6375, 851.9375
Rose Bay · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 55 (hex 37) · NAC 1F1
Control 852.4625, 853.8875
Voice 851.4125, 851.95, 856.6125
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 Hyde County
Common questions
Are Hyde County police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 3 talkgroups listed for Hyde County are marked encrypted.