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Wando Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Wando in Berkeley County, South Carolina yet. Countywide channels for Berkeley County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is North Charleston (Charleston County) (Palmetto 800), about 10 miles away.

About Wando Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Palmetto 800: 19 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 Wando, start with the North Charleston (Charleston County) site of Palmetto 800, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 853.2, 853.5125 MHz.
  • 5 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Berkeley County channels that also cover Wando

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Berkeley County SheriffBerkeley Co. SD Detectives453.2500
In 458.2500
FMWPBX620
Berkeley County SheriffBerkeley Co. SD Tactical453.5500FMWPBX620
Berkeley County SheriffNorth Charleston Police Department North Roam856.7125
In 811.7125
FMWPML314

Palmetto 800

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Uniform (Dispatch)10113f3D
Berkeley County SheriffCities Law Enforcement Dispatch1025401D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Operations10123f4D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Operations10133f5D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Unknown10143f6D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Operations10153f7D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Investigations (Records)10193fbD
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Special Response Team10213fdD
Berkeley County SheriffCities Police Department Operations1026402D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Unknown1031407D
Berkeley County SheriffFire/EMS Incident1042412D
Berkeley County SheriffFire/EMS Incident1043413D
Berkeley County SheriffFire/EMS Incident1044414D
Berkeley County SheriffPolice Department Operations 14241424590D
5 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Narcotics10233ffD
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Narcotics1024400D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff 10301030406D
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff Narcotics103440aD
Berkeley County SheriffSheriff 1035103540bD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Wando.

North Charleston (Charleston County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 13 (hex D) · NAC 1D0 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.2, 853.5125
Voice 851.1, 851.7125, 852.1, 852.675, 852.975
Charleston Simulcast (State) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1DE · about 11 mi away
Control 857.9625, 858.3375, 858.7125, 858.8375
Voice 852.2625, 854.6375, 854.9875, 855.1375, 856.3375, 856.8375, 857.3375, 857.8375, 859.6875, 859.8375, 859.9625
Charleston Simulcast (County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 10 (hex A) · about 12 mi away
Control 852.35, 857.4875, 857.9375, 858.4875
Voice 851.35, 852.9, 853.5375, 856.2375, 856.4875, 856.7375, 856.9375, 857.2375, 857.7375, 858.2375, 858.7375, 858.9375, 859.2375, 859.4875, 859.7375, 859.9375, 860.2375, 860.4875, 860.7375, 860.9375
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.