About Holly Ridge Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Onslow County/Jacksonville City Public Services: 1 talkgroup; North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup; Onslow County/Jacksonville City Public Services: 7 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 Holly Ridge, start with the Holly Ridge site of North Carolina VIPER, about 0 miles away. Its control channels: 856.4375, 856.7125 MHz.
Holly Ridge trunked talkgroups
Onslow County/Jacksonville City Public Services
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Police Agencies | Holly Ridge Police Department Talk | 34208 | 85a0 | T |
Onslow County channels that also cover Holly Ridge
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County Sheriff | Onslow County Sheriff's Office | 34004 | 84d4 | D |
Onslow County/Jacksonville City Public Services
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Police Agencies | Municipal Police Dispatch | 34381 | 864d | T |
| Onslow County Services | Animal Control | 34251 | 85cb | T |
| Onslow Sheriff | Onslow Sheriff Dispatch | 34324 | 8614 | T |
| Municipal Police Agencies | North Topsail Police Department Talk | 34231 | 85b7 | T |
| Onslow Sheriff | Onslow County Sheriff 2 Talk | 34218 | 85aa | T |
| Onslow Sheriff | Onslow County Jail | 34311 | 8607 | T |
| Onslow Sheriff | District Court | 34317 | 860d | T |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Holly Ridge.
Holly Ridge · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · NAC 1F0 · about 0 mi away
Control 856.4375, 856.7125
Voice 851.675, 852.1875, 852.6875, 853.175, 853.675, 854.9875, 856.1625
Scotts Hill · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC 1F0 · about 12 mi away
Control 773.63125
Voice 769.55625, 770.10625, 771.23125, 771.78125, 772.30625, 772.93125, 773.38125
Burgaw · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1F3 · about 19 mi away
Control 852.35, 853.2375
Voice 851.1, 851.425, 851.825
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 Holly Ridge police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Holly Ridge are marked encrypted.