About Smoaks Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Palmetto 800: 5 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 Smoaks, start with the Canadys site of Palmetto 800, about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 859.3875, 860.3875 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Colleton County channels that also cover Smoaks
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County Sheriff | Edisto Island Police Department Dispatch | 2971 | b9b | D |
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 Dispatch | 2921 | b69 | D Encrypted |
| Colleton County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 Tactical | 2922 | b6a | D Encrypted |
| Colleton County Sheriff | Sheriff 3 | 2923 | b6b | D Encrypted |
| Colleton County Sheriff | Sheriff 4 | 2924 | b6c | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Smoaks.
Canadys · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 48 (hex 30) · NAC 1D6 · about 11 mi away
Control 859.3875, 860.3875
Voice 851.05, 851.7375, 853.375, 853.875, 856.3875, 857.3875, 858.3875
St. George · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 67 (hex 43) · NAC 1DE · about 15 mi away
Control 853.8
Voice 851.2875, 851.775, 852.4875, 853.0625, 858.2125, 859.2125, 859.7625
Walterboro Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 15 (hex F) · NAC 1D6 · about 15 mi away
Control 853.075, 853.5625
Voice 851.7875, 852.2875, 852.8, 854.2625, 854.6625
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.