About Bethel Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup; North Carolina VIPER: 14 talkgroups; Pitt County: 3 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 Bethel, start with the Tarboro City site of North Carolina VIPER, about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 852.3125, 853.6875 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Bethel trunked talkgroups
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Police | Bethel Police | 37542 | 92a6 | D |
Pitt County channels that also cover Bethel
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt County Sheriff | Pitt Comunity College Police | 37500 | 927c | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | ECU Hospital Police | 37502 | 927e | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Pitt County ABC | 37505 | 9281 | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office | 37514 | 928a | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | East Carolina University Police | 52594 | cd72 | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | ECU Hospital Police Investigations | 37501 | 927d | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | ECU Hospital Police Tactical | 37503 | 927f | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Tactical | 37504 | 9280 | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Administration | 37511 | 9287 | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Investigations | 37512 | 9288 | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office Tactical | 37515 | 928b | D |
| Pitt County Sheriff | East Carolina University Police | 51550 | c95e | D |
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt County Sheriff | Pitt County Sheriff Narcotics | 37513 | 9289 | D Encrypted |
| Pitt County Sheriff | Pitt County Narcotics Task Force | 37522 | 9292 | D Encrypted |
Pitt County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Sheriff | Pitt Sheriff Dispatch | 37737 | 9369 | D |
| Town of Ayden | Town of Ayden – Dispatch | 37735 | 9367 | T |
| Pitt Sheriff | Pitt Sheriff Jail | 37710 | 934e | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Bethel.
Tarboro City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 64 (hex 40) · NAC 1F1 · about 11 mi away
Control 852.3125, 853.6875
Voice 851.95, 854.0375, 856.2375, 858.2375, 859.2375
Greenville · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 28 (hex 1C) · about 14 mi away
Control 853.375, 853.9
Voice 851.3625, 851.6125, 852.1375, 852.4875, 852.7375, 852.9875
Dodge City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 1FC · about 14 mi away
Control 852.1125, 853.975
Voice 851.1125, 851.475, 852.6625, 855.7375, 857.0625
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 Bethel police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Bethel are marked encrypted.