About Garland Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: North Carolina VIPER: 6 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 Garland, start with the Taylors Bridge site of North Carolina VIPER, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 853.075, 853.325 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Sampson County channels that also cover Garland
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sampson County Sheriff – Dispatch | 41512 | a228 | D |
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sampson SID | 41516 | a22c | D |
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sampson Command Staff | 41509 | a225 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sampson CID | 41511 | a227 | D Encrypted |
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office HEAT | 41513 | a229 | D Encrypted |
| Sampson County Sheriff | Sampson Patrol | 41514 | a22a | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Garland.
Taylors Bridge · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 65 (hex 41) · NAC 1F0 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.075, 853.325
Voice 851.175, 851.4875, 851.9, 852.55, 852.85
Lagoon · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC 1F0 · about 15 mi away
Control 771.88125, 772.78125
Voice 769.08125, 769.75625, 770.55625, 771.18125, 771.48125
Salemburg · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 56 (hex 38) · NAC 1F3 · about 18 mi away
Control 852.775, 853.875
Voice 851.55, 851.8625, 852.4375
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.