About Carthage Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup; North Carolina VIPER: 11 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 Carthage, start with the Carthage site of North Carolina VIPER, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 853.675, 855.5375 MHz.
Carthage trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Police | Carthage Police Administration | 32050 | 7d32 | D |
Moore County channels that also cover Carthage
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Dispatch | 32012 | 7d0c | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sandhills Community College Police | 32072 | 7d48 | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Administration | 32013 | 7d0d | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Investigation | 32014 | 7d0e | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Narcotics | 32015 | 7d0f | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Patrol | 32016 | 7d10 | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office SRT | 32017 | 7d11 | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | County Special | 32018 | 7d12 | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | School Resource Officers | 32019 | 7d13 | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Training | 32028 | 7d1c | D |
| Moore County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Jail | 32029 | 7d1d | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Carthage.
Carthage · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 11 (hex B) · NAC 1F0 · about 2 mi away
Control 853.675, 855.5375
Voice 851.275, 851.6, 851.975, 852.55, 852.95, 853.1125, 853.325
Southern Pines · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 54 (hex 36) · NAC 1F0 · about 10 mi away
Control 773.15625, 774.18125
Voice 769.25625, 769.78125, 771.38125, 771.63125, 772.23125, 772.85625
Tramway VHF · Lee County
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 15 mi away
Control 151.4975, 154.2275, 154.4075, 155.55
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 Carthage police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Carthage are marked encrypted.