About Star Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. 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: 8 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 Star, start with the Biscoe site of North Carolina VIPER, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 852.7125, 853.725 MHz.
Star trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Police | Star Police Tactical | 31556 | 7b44 | D |
Montgomery County channels that also cover Star
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Animal Control Dispatch/Operations | 154.0250 | FM | WNHI736 |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office | 31509 | 7b15 | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Montgomery Police | 31510 | 7b16 | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Montgmery Police Tactical | 31511 | 7b17 | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Montgomery Administration | 31513 | 7b19 | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Sheriffs Offcie Jail | 31514 | 7b1a | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Survelliance | 31515 | 7b1b | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Tactical | 31516 | 7b1c | D |
| Montgomery County Sheriff | Montgomery Police Administration | 31536 | 7b30 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Star.
Biscoe · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 1F0 · about 4 mi away
Control 852.7125, 853.725
Voice 851.175, 851.7375, 851.9375, 852.375, 859.1875
Buck Mountain · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 7 (hex 7) · NAC 1F0 · about 12 mi away
Control 774.31875, 774.59375
Voice 769.35625, 770.18125, 771.28125, 771.88125, 772.30625
Coleridge AAA · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 1F0 · about 14 mi away
Control 773.68125, 774.69375
Voice 770.36875, 770.81875, 771.11875, 771.74375, 772.36875, 773.24375
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
Are Star police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Star are marked encrypted.