About Whitney Police Frequencies
- 2 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: 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 Whitney, start with the Spartanburg County Simulcast site of Palmetto 800, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 852.425, 852.9375, 853.05 MHz.
Spartanburg County channels that also cover Whitney
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | Sptg. Regional Medical Center Security | 151.5350 In 159.8850 | 125 DPL | FM | WPVX655 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Spartanburg Co. SD C4 Talk-around | 853.4875 | 203.5 PL | FM | — |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State Police | USC-Upstate Police | 50991 | c72f | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Ch Dispatch | 48501 | bd75 | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Town PDs 1 Dispatch | 48521 | bd89 | D |
| South Carolina State Police | USC Upstate Police | 50992 | c730 | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Ch Traffic/School Resource | 48502 | bd76 | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Ch Tactical | 48506 | bd7a | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Spartanburg County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 48507 | bd7b | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Town PDs 2 Tactical | 48522 | bd8a | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Ch Warrants/Investigations | 48644 | be04 | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Ch Talk-around | 48510 | bd7e | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Town PDs 3 Talk-around | 48523 | bd8b | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Town PDs 4 Talk-around | 48524 | bd8c | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Jail | 48653 | be0d | D |
| Spartanburg County Sheriff | Jail | 48654 | be0e | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Whitney.
Spartanburg County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 42 (hex 2A) · NAC 1DB · about 4 mi away
Control 852.425, 852.9375, 853.05, 853.7
Voice 851.0375, 851.775, 852.4, 858.2125, 858.9625, 859.2125, 859.4625, 860.4625, 860.9375
Thicketty · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 89 (hex 59) · NAC 1D4 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.925, 853.425
Voice 851.4625, 852.125, 853.1625, 860.2625
Draytonville · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 90 (hex 5A) · about 19 mi away
Control 772.18125, 772.54375, 772.98125
Voice 771.50625, 771.94375
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.