About Bluffton Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Palmetto 800: 3 talkgroups; Palmetto 800: 14 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 Bluffton, start with the Bluffton site of Palmetto 800, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 852.85, 853.2375 MHz.
- 14 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Bluffton trunked talkgroups
Palmetto 800
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Police | Bluffton Police Department Dispatch | 638 | 27e | D Encrypted |
| Bluffton Police | Bluffton Police Department Operations | 639 | 27f | D Encrypted |
| Bluffton Police | Bluffton Police Department Shift | 640 | 280 | D Encrypted |
Beaufort County channels that also cover Bluffton
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | USC Beaufort Police | 650 | 28a | D |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Detention Center | 607 | 25f | D |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | USC-Beaufort Police | 651 | 28b | D |
11 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | North Dispatch | 598 | 256 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | South Dispatch | 604 | 25c | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | North Operations | 599 | 257 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Sheriff Warrants | 600 | 258 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | North Shift | 602 | 25a | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | South Operations | 605 | 25d | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | South Shift | 606 | 25e | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Sheriff Civil Process Section | 608 | 260 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Sheriff Narcotics | 610 | 262 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Sheriff Narcotics | 612 | 264 | D Encrypted |
| Beaufort County Law Enforcement | Yemmassee Police Department Shift | 658 | 292 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Bluffton.
Bluffton · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 61 (hex 3D) · NAC 1D6 · about 5 mi away
Control 852.85, 853.2375
Voice 851.625, 852.125, 852.4125
Limehouse · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 70 (hex 46) · NAC 1D6 · about 9 mi away
Control 853.3125, 853.55, 853.7625
Voice 851.3, 852.0625, 852.7375
Beaufort County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 63 (hex 3F) · NAC 1D0 · about 17 mi away
Control 856.2125, 856.5875, 856.6875, 857.2125, 857.4375
Voice 853.5875, 853.7125, 854.3125, 854.4375, 854.6125, 854.7375, 855.2375, 856.4375, 858.4375
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
Are Bluffton police talkgroups encrypted?
3 of the 3 talkgroups listed for Bluffton are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.