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Pender County Police Frequencies

Pender County in North Carolina has 2 countywide conventional frequencies and 7 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 17 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Pender County 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.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 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 Pender County, start with the Burgaw site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.35, 853.2375 MHz.

Pender County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pender County SheriffLaw Dispatch453.5500
In 458.5500
186.2 PLFMNKNAJ342

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pender County SheriffSheriff Backup Rptr155.8650
In 153.9650
DMRWNNK393

Pender County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pender County SheriffCounty Law Dispatch360108caaD
Pender County SheriffSheriff Air Operations360008ca0D
Pender County SheriffCounty Law Tactical360118cabD
Pender County SheriffSheriff Special360128cacD
Pender County SheriffPender County Sheriff – Tactical Channel360188cb2D
Pender County SheriffTopsail Island Police Tactical360488cd0D
Pender County SheriffSheriff Jail360168cb0D

Radio system sites in Pender County

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

Burgaw · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1F3
Control 852.35, 853.2375
Voice 851.1, 851.425, 851.825
Penderlea · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 49 (hex 31) · NAC 1F0
Control 853.15, 858.4375
Voice 851.925, 852.1625, 852.45, 853.45, 853.925, 857.4375
Scotts Hill · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC 1F0
Control 773.63125
Voice 769.55625, 770.10625, 771.23125, 771.78125, 772.30625, 772.93125, 773.38125
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 Pender County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Pender County?

Dispatch channels listed for Pender County: Pender County Sheriff 453.5500 MHz (186.2 PL).

Are Pender County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 7 talkgroups listed for Pender County are marked encrypted.