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Pamlico County Police Frequencies

Pamlico County in North Carolina has 2 countywide conventional frequencies and 2 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 18 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Pamlico County Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: 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 Pamlico County, start with the Bayboro site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.9, 853.4625 MHz.

Pamlico County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pamlico County SheriffPamlico County Sheriff Dispatch154.8000
In 155.5200
218.1 PLFMWNQN968

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pamlico County SheriffPamlico County Sheriff155.970097.4 PLFMWNQN968

Pamlico County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pamlico County SheriffPamlico Sheriff3500488bcD
Pamlico County SheriffPamlico NARC3500688beD

Radio system sites in Pamlico County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Bayboro · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 1F1
Control 852.9, 853.4625
Voice 851.3875, 851.8875, 852.45, 857.4875, 857.7625
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 Pamlico County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Pamlico County?

Dispatch channels listed for Pamlico County: Pamlico County Sheriff 154.8000 MHz (218.1 PL).

Are Pamlico County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Pamlico County are marked encrypted.