About New Hanover County Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: New Hanover County P25 (Project 25): 10 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 2 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 New Hanover County, start with the New Hanover Simulcast site of New Hanover County P25. Its control channels: 854.5625, 854.6875, 856.5125 MHz.
- 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
New Hanover County trunked talkgroups
New Hanover County P25
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Cape Fear Community College Police | 33389 | 826d | D |
| Pleasure Island | Pleasure Island Law Enforcement Investigations | 33292 | 820c | D |
| Pleasure Island | Pleasure Island Law Enforcement Multigroup | 33294 | 820e | D |
| Various | NC SHP | 33346 | 8242 | D |
6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County Sheriff | Sheriff Multigroup | 33055 | 811f | D Encrypted |
| New Hanover County Sheriff | New Hanover County Sheriff – Dispatch | 33056 | 8120 | D Encrypted |
| Pleasure Island | Pleasure Island Law Enforcement Primary Dispatch | 33290 | 820a | D Encrypted |
| New Hanover County Sheriff | New Hanover County Sheriff – Alternate | 33057 | 8121 | D Encrypted |
| New Hanover County Sheriff | Sheriff EOD | 33058 | 8122 | D Encrypted |
| Pleasure Island | Pleasure Island Law Enforcement Secondary Operations | 33291 | 820b | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County Sheriff | New Hanover Sheriff | 33003 | 80eb | D |
| New Hanover County Sheriff | New Hanover Law Special Operations | 33006 | 80ee | D |
Radio system sites in New Hanover County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
New Hanover Simulcast · New Hanover County P25
Project 25 · RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1B0
Control 854.5625, 854.6875, 856.5125, 856.7625
Voice 854.0375, 856.4875, 856.9375, 856.9875, 857.2375, 857.7625, 858.7125, 859.2375, 859.4875, 859.7625
Wilmington Fredrickson Rd · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 24 (hex 18) · NAC 1F0
Control 853.125, 853.5875
Voice 851.125, 851.375, 851.6375, 851.8125, 852.0625, 852.1375, 852.325, 852.8125
Carolina Beach · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 58 (hex 3A) · NAC 1F0
Control 853.8875, 858.9375
Voice 851.275, 851.8375, 852.5375, 852.825, 853.1
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 New Hanover County
Common questions
Are New Hanover County police talkgroups encrypted?
6 of the 12 talkgroups listed for New Hanover County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.