About Whitmire Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Palmetto 800: 2 talkgroups; Palmetto 800: 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 Whitmire, start with the Tinker Creek site of Palmetto 800, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 772.46875, 774.71875 MHz.
- 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Whitmire trunked talkgroups
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmire Police | Sheriff 1 and Whitmire & Prosperity PDs | 46501 | b5a5 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmire Police | Sheriff 2 and Whitmire & Prosperity PDs | 46502 | b5a6 | D Encrypted |
Newberry County channels that also cover Whitmire
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry County Sheriff | Regional Mutual Aid | 460.0500 | FM | KFO749 |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Roam | 46508 | b5ac | D |
5 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry County Sheriff | Sheriff Crisis Incident Response Team | 46503 | b5a7 | D Encrypted |
| Newberry County Sheriff | Sheriff Investigations | 46504 | b5a8 | D Encrypted |
| Newberry County Sheriff | Newberry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 46505 | b5a9 | D Encrypted |
| Newberry County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Operations | 46506 | b5aa | D Encrypted |
| Newberry County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Operations | 46507 | b5ab | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Whitmire.
Tinker Creek · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 91 (hex 5B) · about 7 mi away
Control 772.46875, 774.71875
Voice 771.56875, 771.84375, 772.14375
Joanna · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 96 (hex 60) · NAC 1DA · about 10 mi away
Control 851.9, 852.9, 853.2875, 853.9
Voice 851.2375, 855.9875
Newberry County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 36 (hex 24) · NAC 1DA · about 13 mi away
Control 853.175, 853.475, 853.7125, 853.7625
Voice 851.2, 851.2875, 851.4375, 851.95, 851.9875, 852.475, 852.675, 853.925
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 Whitmire police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 2 talkgroups listed for Whitmire are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.