About Spencer 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.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup; Rowan County: 26 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 Spencer, start with the Simulcast site of Rowan County, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 854.7375, 857.2125, 858.2125 MHz.
Rowan County channels that also cover Spencer
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County Sheriff | Sheriff Explorers | 453.0500 In 458.0500 | 146.2 PL | FMN | KUL818 |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan Co Sheriff | 40504 | 9e38 | D |
Rowan County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba College | Public Safety | 40779 | 9f4b | D |
| Livingstone College | Public Safety | 40747 | 9f2b | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Dispatch | 40556 | 9e6c | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Dispatch | 40688 | 9ef0 | D |
| State of North Carolina | Highway Patrol Salisbury | 40680 | 9ee8 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40557 | 9e6d | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40558 | 9e6e | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40559 | 9e6f | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40732 | 9f1c | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40733 | 9f1d | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Operations | 40734 | 9f1e | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Operations | 40735 | 9f1f | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40818 | 9f72 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40819 | 9f73 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40820 | 9f74 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Rowan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 40821 | 9f75 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Emergency | 40828 | 9f7c | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Administration | 40561 | 9e71 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Probation | 40674 | 9ee2 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Court Security | 40675 | 9ee3 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Court Security | 40676 | 9ee4 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Court Security Video | 40677 | 9ee5 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Administration | 40738 | 9f22 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Court Security | 40746 | 9f2a | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | County Jail | 40665 | 9ed9 | D |
| Rowan County Sheriff | Jail Annex | 40824 | 9f78 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Spencer.
Simulcast · Rowan County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 5E1 · about 6 mi away
Control 854.7375, 857.2125, 858.2125, 859.2125
Voice 856.2125, 856.2625, 856.4625, 856.9625, 857.2625, 857.4625, 857.9625, 858.2625, 858.4625, 858.8625, 859.2625, 859.4625, 859.9625
Salisbury · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 1F0 · about 6 mi away
Control 773.93125, 774.13125
Voice 769.60625, 770.80625, 771.56875, 772.46875, 773.13125, 773.70625
Faith Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 1F0 · about 7 mi away
Control 772.99375, 774.44375
Voice 769.29375, 771.41875, 771.81875, 772.19375, 772.69375
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.