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Burgaw Police Frequencies

Burgaw in Pender County, North Carolina has 1 conventional frequency and 1 trunked talkgroup listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Burgaw (North Carolina VIPER), about 3 miles away.

About Burgaw 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.
  • 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: 1 talkgroup; 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 Burgaw, start with the Burgaw site of North Carolina VIPER, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 852.35, 853.2375 MHz.

Burgaw conventional frequencies

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Burgaw PoliceBurgaw Police – Tactical Channel453.0250
In 458.0250
186.2 PLFMNWPOY968

Burgaw trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Burgaw PoliceBurgaw Police Tactical360288cbcD

Pender County channels that also cover Burgaw

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

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

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Burgaw.

Burgaw · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1F3 · about 3 mi away
Control 852.35, 853.2375
Voice 851.1, 851.425, 851.825
Penderlea · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 49 (hex 31) · NAC 1F0 · about 12 mi away
Control 853.15, 858.4375
Voice 851.925, 852.1625, 852.45, 853.45, 853.925, 857.4375
Wallace · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 67 (hex 43) · NAC 1F0 · about 13 mi away
Control 853.2125, 853.6875
Voice 851.8, 852.3125, 852.675, 857.7125, 859.4375
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

What frequency do the police use in Burgaw?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Burgaw. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Pender County Sheriff 453.5500 MHz (186.2 PL).

Are Burgaw police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Burgaw are marked encrypted.