About Lamar 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: 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 Lamar, start with the Lynchburg site of Palmetto 800, about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 852.9, 853.6125 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Darlington County channels that also cover Lamar
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington Co. SD Dispatch | 460.1000 In 465.1000 | 192.8 PL | FM | KIU293 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington County Sheriff | Regional Mutual Aid Channel | 460.2500 | 192.8 PL | FM | KIU293 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington Co. SD Talk-around | 460.6250 | FM | WZU289 |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington County Sheriff – Dispatch | 3256 | cb8 | D |
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3257 | cb9 | D Encrypted |
| Darlington County Sheriff | Sheriff Operations | 3258 | cba | D Encrypted |
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3259 | cbb | D Encrypted |
| Darlington County Sheriff | Darlington County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3260 | cbc | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Lamar.
Lynchburg · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 79 (hex 4F) · NAC 1D9 · about 9 mi away
Control 852.9, 853.6125
Voice 851.2, 851.8, 852.1, 852.5875, 853.225, 854.6875
Darlington · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 16 (hex 10) · about 16 mi away
Control 853.275, 853.8
Voice 851.325, 851.675, 851.975, 852.375, 856.4875, 858.7625
Florence County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 21 (hex 15) · about 24 mi away
Control 859.2625, 859.6875
Voice 854.6375, 854.9625, 855.7125, 855.7375, 856.2625, 857.2625, 858.2625, 858.7125, 859.9625
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
What frequency do the police use in Lamar?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Lamar. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Darlington County Sheriff 460.1000 MHz (192.8 PL).