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This page will help those looking for trunking ID information to use with their trunk scanning receivers in the NC area. Originally, this started off as a guide to trunked radio systems in the RTP, NC area but has expanded to include other areas of interest in NC.

Note
Recent changes/additions are marked by a '*' next to the trunking id.

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Cary/Morissville/Apex Public Safety
  • In cooperation with Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR, Ronnie J Casey, and Tom McKee, K4ZAD
  • Frequencies: 856-860.4875, 855-860.9875
  • Cary Central dispatches both Town of Cary and Morrisville units
  • A separate dispatch center handles Town of Apex units
  • Emergency Backup Frequencies (non-Trunked)
    853.1625 (PL 192.8): Fire
    853.9875 (PL 192.8): Multi-use (under construction)
    854.0875 (PL 192.8): Police
  • Frequencies Shared With NC State:
    859.4875
    860.4875
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    48Police Dispatch/TAC1 Cary Central
    80Police TAC2
    112Police TAC3 DMV checks
    144Police TAC4 Talk around
    176Police TAC5
    208Police TAC6 Undercover ops
    240Police TAC7 Undercover & unit/unit
    272All System Mutual All agencies
    400PubSaf Administration
    528Fire TAC1 Dispatch
    560Fire TAC2 Fireground
    592Fire TAC3 Fireground
    624Fire TAC4 Fireground
    656PubSaf TAC5 - Public Safety Multi-agency response
    784PubSaf TAC6 - Public Safety Multi-agency response
    816PubSaf TAC7 - Public Safety Morrisville
    848PubSaf Risk Management I Cary/Inspections
    880PubSaf Risk Management II Cary/Inspections
    912Fire Training I Cary
    1040Fire Special Events Unit to Unit ops
    1104Fire Training II Cary
    1168All Administration
    1296All Administration Tactical
    1328DPW ? Base 1
    1360DPW Plows "Snow Command"
    1424DPW Surveying?
    1552DPW Water
    1616DPW Waste Management
    1621DPW Waste Water Treatment North Side Plant
    1648DPW Water/Sewer
    1651DPW ?
    1680DPW ?
    1776DPW Parks & Recreation
    1808DPW Maintenance Chan 3
    1840DPW Water/Sewer? Chan 1/2?
    1872Admin Finance Division Water meters on/off
    1904Admin Athletics & Parks Cary
    1936Police?
    2096Admin Construction Management Channel A
    2121Admin Construction Management Channel B
    2160Admin Construction Management Channel C
    4176Police Dispatch Morrisville
    4208Police TAC2 Morrisville
    4240Police TAC8 Cary Undercover Ops
    4720Police Tri-Comm Intersystem Base-to-Base only
    4752PubSaf Mutual Aid TAC5 TRI-NET
    4880PubSaf Mutual Aid TAC6 TRI-NET
    4912PubSaf Mutual Aid TAC7 TRI-NET
    4944PubSaf Mutual Aid TAC8 TRI-NET
    4976IC Cary IC TRI-NET
    5008Fire Command TRI-NET
    5072Fire Cary LZ/Air TRI-NET
    5136EMS Command TRI-NET
    5168Police Command TRI-NET
    5296EMS Dispatch Cary
    5328EMS TAC1 Cary
    5360EMS TAC2 Cary
    5392Fire Dispatch Morrisville
    5424Fire TAC1 Morrisville
    5456Fire TAC2 Morrisville
    5488Fire TAC3 Morrisville
    5520Fire TAC4 Morrisville
    5553DPW? Utility?
    5680PubSaf Mutual Aid
    5872?
    5936DPW Waste management Base 1
    5944?
    5968?
    6032EMS TAC3 Mutual Aid
    6096EMS Administration Cary
    6128Fire Administration? Morrisville
    6544Admin Building Inspectors Morrisville
    6640DPW Water maintenance Morrisville
    6736Admin Athletics & Parks Cary
    7216Police Dispatch/TAC1 Apex
    7248Police TAC2 Apex
    7280Police TAC3 Apex
    #8784All ATG/Alert Broadcasts Cary Dispatch
    #8816All All Talk Group(ATG) Cary Dispatch
    #8817All ATG Simulcast Rebroadcasts on VHF
    12976Police Probation Officers Chan 1
    13008Police Probation Officers Chan 2
    13040Police Probation Officers Chan 3
    50276Police Computer Intrusion AlarmMorse ID
    50277Police Computer Intrusion AlarmMorse ID
    # = Simulcast
    IC = Incident Commander
    LZ = Landing Zone(helicopters)
    TRI-NET = Talkgroups for multi-agency response use between any agency with 800MHz capability. There are 18 such groups for both Cary and Durham systems and are used based on location of an incident.
    • State of North Carolina
  • Frequencies: 856-860.4625, 856-860.4875
  • Fleet map : User-defined with a size code of 6 for all blocks (b0-b7) says
  • In cooperation with Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    816Police Fuquay-VarinaDispatch/TAC 1
    848Police Fuquay-VarinaUnit-to-Unit/TAC2
    1168NC SHP SHP Car-to-car
    1200NC SHP SHP Car-to-car
    4816NC SHP SHP Dispatch
    • RDU Airport Authority
  • In cooperation with Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR
  • Frequencies: 856-860.7375
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    16Tower Tower & Airport Authority
    48Police Patch to news media
    144? ?
    176NWS Weather advisories
    272Police Airport Authority dispatch
    304Police Law Enforcement Channel 2 "LE2"
    368Maint Maintenance
    371Admin Central dispatch All unit broadcast
    400Police ?
    560ShuttleBuses
    656Admin Public Affairs, runway checks
    848All CFR Command & Coordination Event "A"
    880All CFR Command & Coordination Event "B"
    912All CFR Command & Coordination Event "C"
    976Police CFR Tactical
    1008Police ? President visit
    1296Police ? President visit
    1744Police ? President visit
    1776CFR Talkgroup Multi-Agency coordination
    1808?
    1904Police PS Tac 1
    8320Police TAC 18 Unit to Unit
  • Here's a page to help you with the RDU Alert dispatches
    • Durham Public Safety
  • In cooperation with Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR, Dave Ferguson, James Kakalec, KF4WXH, Ronnie J. Casey, & W.F. "Fred" Simmons
  • Frequencies: 851.1625, 854.1875, 854.5125, 854.5875, 855.4875, 855.7375, 852.9625, 854.9625, 856-860.9625, 856-860.2375, 856-860.2125
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    8Police ?
    16Police Dispatch Police-A
    48Police?TAC3? Police-B
    80Police PIN/911 Vehicle/Pers info
    112Police Warrant Control/DCI
    144Police Narcotics - CATT-3 District 3
    176Police Nartotics - CATT-4 District 4
    208Police Desk Officer Primary dispatch
    240Police OCD-1 Talkaround
    272Police OCD-2 Talkaround
    336DPW Animal Control Durham Co/City
    368Police Animal Control NC ALE
    400Police Narcotics - CATT-1 District 1
    432Police Narcotics - CATT-2 District 2
    464Police CID-1 Criminal Invest.
    496Police SET (SWAT team) Operations
    528Police NCCU Dispatch UNIT to UNIT
    624Police UNIT to UNIT - District 1 Police 1
    656Police UNIT to UNIT - District 2 Police 2
    688Police UNIT to UNIT - District 3 Police 3
    720Police UNIT to UNIT - District 4 Police 4
    912Police ?
    1360EMS Duke/Durham patch DUKE 9
    1744?
    2608Police?UNIT to UNIT?
    3212Fire? Durham FD
    3216Fire Dispatch Durham CIty FD
    3440PubSaf On Scene OPS-6
    3472PubSaf On Scene OPS-7
    3504PubSaf On Scene OPS-8
    3536Police Selective Enforcement Team
    3563PubSaf On Scene OPS-9
    3568PubSaf On Scene OPS-10
    6416EMS Dispatch
    6424EMS ?
    6448EMS Admin Talkaround
    6480EMS LifeFlight/Carolina Air Landing Zone
    6512EMS Durham Region Hosp Dispatch
    6544EMS DUKE ER ops Dispatch
    6672?
    6704EMS Area Hospitals Dispatch
    8816IC Durham IC TRI-NET
    8848Fire Command TRI-NET
    8880EMS Command TRI-NET
    8912Police Command TRI-NET
    8914PubSaf Durham Mutual Aid - 1 TRI-NET
    8944PubSaf Mutual Aid 1 TRI-NET
    8976PubSaf Mutual Aid 2 TRI-NET
    9008PubSaf Mutual Aid 3 TRI-NET
    9040PubSaf Mutual Aid 4 TRI-NET
    9616PubSaf NCSUN - Sys Users Network 911 outside Durham
    9808Admin Radio shop
    9840Admin 911 Center Talkaround
    11216Fire Dispatch Bahama/Redwood
    11288?
    11344Fire County Fire Marshall Talkaround
    11376EOC Emergency Management Talkaround
    11440Admin Bahama VFD Talkaround
    11472Admin Bethesda VFD Talkaround
    11504Admin Lebanon VFD Talkaround
    11536Admin Parkwood VFD Talkaround
    11568Admin Redwood VFD Talkaround
    11632DPW Central Engineering
    11664PubSaf On Scene OPS-11
    11696PubSaf On Scene OPS-12
    11728PubSaf On Scene OPS-13
    11760PubSaf On Scene OPS-14
    11792PubSaf On Scene OPS-15
    11888Other NC Forestry OPS-15
    12128? Phone Patch heard
    14416Police Sheriff's Office Dispatch
    14576Police Sheriff's Office DSO-1 - not in use
    14608Police Sheriff's Office DSO-2 - not in use
    14640Police Sheriff's Office DSO-3 - not in use
    14672Police Sheriff's Office DSO-4 - not in use
    14704Police Sheriff's Office DSO-5 - not in use
    14896Police Intercity comms To NCSHP only?
    14960DPW System patch DOT plows heard
    15024DPW Motorist Assistance Patrol
    17214?
    17616Admin Inter-Governmental GovCom 911 access
    17680PubSaf Large events Event-A
    17712PubSaf Large events Event-B
    17744PubSaf Large events Event-C
    17776PubSaf Large events Event-D
    17808PubSaf Large events Event-E
    17840PubSaf Large events Event-F
    17872PubSaf Large events Event-G
    17896PubSaf Large events Event-J
    17904PubSaf Large events Event-H
    17936PubSaf Large events Event-I
    18000PubSaf Large events Event-K
    18032PubSaf Large events Event-L
    18064PubSaf Large events Event-M
    18096PubSaf Large events Event-N
    18128PubSaf Large events Event-O
    27984?
    28464?
    32016Fire ?
    32048DPW Streets
    32080DPW ?
    32144?
    32240DPW Inspectors
    32400DPW Inspectors
    32432DPW Inspectors
    32496?
    32688DPW Waste management Garbage trucks
    32880?
    32944DPW Inspectors
    48016Police Emergency Radio button
    48028PubSaf On Scene Ops 2
    48048EMS Emergency Radio button
    48080Fire Emergency Radio button
    48112Other Emergency Radio button
    48176PubSaf On Scene OPS-1
    48208Fire Fireground OPS-2
    48240PubSaf On Scene OPS-3
    48272PubSaf On Scene OPS-4
    48304PubSaf On Scene OPS-5
    48304Fire Fireground OPS-5
    49232Police ?
    50064?
    51358DPW Construction Management
    51359DPW Construction Management
    51454?
    51513DPW Construction Management
    51524?
    52578?
    54456? Transportation
    54459? Transportation
    54471? Transportation Base
    CATT = Crime Area Target Team
    IC = Incident Commander
    LZ = Landing Zone(helicopters)
    TRI-NET = Talkgroups for multi-agency response use between any agency with 800MHz capability. There are 18 such groups for both Cary and Durham systems and are used based on location of an incident.
    • Duke University
  • Provided by W.F. "Fred" Simmons
  • Frequencies: 854-860.8375, 859.8125, 860.8125, 855.2875, 855.5875, 852.2375, 857.8625
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    2320? Talk around DUKE 1
    2352? ? DUKE 2
    2384? ? DUKE 3
    2416? ? DUKE 4
    2448? ? DUKE 5
    2480? ? DUKE 6
    2512? ? DUKE 7
    2544? ? DUKE 8
    2576? ? DUKE 9
    2608? ? DUKE 10
    • Wake County
  • In cooperation with Marshall Sherard, KE4ZNR
  • Description: Motorola Type 2 system with ability to go digital. Private call (I-call) is enabled
  • FCC Callsigns: WPMU592, WPMU763, WPIT384 & WPNY211
  • Site: Blue Ridge Rd Near NC State Fairgrounds
    Frequencies: 868.7875 (cc), 866.1250, 866.6750, 867.0875, 867.2875, 867.6125, 868.0625 MHz
  • Site: Downtown Raleigh, Atop of the Archdale Building
    Frequencies: 868.0375 (cc), 867.0375, 866.5375, 866.1500 MHz
  • Site: Town of Holly Springs, off Hwy 55
    Frequencies: 868.4625 (cc), 867.4625, 866.4625, 866.9625 MHz
  • Site: Deponie Drive off Durant Rd @ Durant Rd Landfill of Capital Blvd, Northeast Raleigh
    Frequencies: 868.3750 (cc), 867.3750, 866.3750, 866.8750 MHz
  • Site: Town Of Butner, in Granville County
    Frequencies: 868.8125, 868.6125, 868.3500, 867.7250, 867.3125, 867.2250, 866.9250 MHz
  • Site: City of Bailey in Nash County NC
    Frequencies: Unknown as of this time
  • Site: Town of Pittsboro, Chatham County
    Frequencies Unknown as of this time.
  • Frequencies which appear to be MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) traffic: 868.2625 & 866.2875 MHz
  • Frequencies not used as of this time but could become active at any time: 868.9625, 868.9250, 868.7625, 868.6500, 868.5375, 868.2000, 868.1500, 867.9625, 867.7875, 867.7625, 867.6500, 867.5375, 867.2625, 867.1500, 866.7625, 866.7000, 866.6500, 866.6250, 866.2625, 866.2000, 866.0375 MHz
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    592Pub Saf SHP, Capitol, etc. Mutual Aid use
    784Police SHP Command Post
    816Police SHP Channel 2
    848Police SHP Supervisor
    2256Police SHP State Fair
    2288Police SHP State Fair
    2480Police SHP Greensboro Alamance Cty
    * 3888Police SHP Governor Security
    5040Police Capitol
    5200Police Capitol
    5360?
    5648Police Dorthea Dix Hospital
    * 5680Police Dorthea Dix Hospital Channel 2
    5872Police Raleigh ALE Ops?
    6064?
    6768Police Wake County Jails
    6800Police Wake County Courthouse
    6832Police?
    6928Fire/EMS Wake County Supervisors
    6960Fire/EMS Wake County "TEAM" Marshalls
    6992EMS Wake County & Raleigh Supervisors
    7056Fire/EMS Wake County Emergency Management
    7120Police?
    7184Fire Wake Comm
    7216Fire Wake Comm
    7568?
    7920Fire Wake County Fire College Channel 1
    7984Fire Wake County Fire College Ops
    8016?
    8976DOT Interstate Motorist Assist Patrol
    9008DOT Interstate Motorist Assist Patrol
    9232DPW Triangle Transit Authority Buses/Shuttles
    9264DPW Triangle Transit Authority Channel 2
    * 9744DPW Triangle Transit Authority Garage?
    12336Fire/EMS Wake County Dispatch 154.19/154.295
    *13328DPW Triangle Transit Authority ?
    • Rocky Mount Public Safety
    No Info
    Wilmington & New Hanover County
  • Courtesy of Bill Atkinson
  • Frequencies: 856-860.2375, 856-860.4875, 856-860.9875
    ID Agency Function Remarks
    1616Fire NH County FD Dispatch Main Dispatch
    1623Fire Wilmington FD Fire Ground South
    1648 Tactical (TAC) 8
    1648Fire Wilmington FD Fire Ground North
    1680 Tactical (TAC) 9
    1712 Tactical (TAC) 10
    1744 Special Events 10
    1776 Special Events 11
    1808 Special Events 12
    1840Fire Wilmington FD Administration 1 Admin 1
    1904 NH Emergency Management ES-10 et. al
    1936Fire NH County FD Fire Marshall CF-1/CF-2 et. al
    1968Fire Wilmington FD Main Dispatch
    1975Fire Wilmington FD
    2000 Mutual Aid 6, NC
    2032 Mutual Aid 7, NC
    2096EMS NH Regional EMS Main Dispatch
    2160EMS ER-911
    2192 Mutual Aid 3, NC
    2224 Mutual Aid 4, NC
    2256 Mutual Aid 5, NC
    2448Admin NH County Commissioners
    2960 HaxMat RRT
    3056 NH Public Health Dept Animal Control
    17712 Tactical (TAC) 2
    17744 Tactical (TAC) 3
    17776 Tactical (TAC) 4
    17808 Tactical (TAC) 5
    17840 Tactical (TAC) 6
    17872 Tactical (TAC) 7
    18032 Special Events 5
    18064 Special Events 6
    18096 Special Events 7
    18128 Special Events 8
    18160 Special Events 9
    18192Police NH Sheriff's Dept Car-to-Car
    18320Police UNC-W Campus Police
    22416Police Wilmington Police Dept Channel "C"
    32017Police Wilmington Police Dept
    32241Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    33584Police Wilmington Police Dept 100 # Cars?
    33616Police Wilmington Police Dept Patrol - (100 # Cars)
    33618Police Wilmington Police Dept 500 # Cars
    33628Police Wilmington Police Dept 300 # Cars
    33640Police Wilmington Police Dept 200 # Talk
    33648Police Wilmington Police Dept Patrol - (200 # Cars)
    33680Police Wilmington Police Dept
    33744Police Wilmington Police Dept (# 500, 600, 900 cars)
    33758Police Wilmington Police Dept Vehicle ID
    33776Police Wilmington Police Dept Desk Warrants
    33808Police Wilmington Police Dept Car-to-Car ("10")
    33968Police Wilmington Police Dept Channel B/1B
    34128Police Wilmington Police Dept
    34288Police Wilmington Police Dept Car-to-Car "6" 100 #
    34320Police Wilmington Police Dept Car-to-Car "3"
    34416Police Wilmington Police Dept
    35408Police Wilmington Police Dept Car-to-Car (Vice)
    35498Police Wilmington Police Dept Vice-Special Ops
    49600Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    49616Police NH Sheriff's Dept Main Dispatch
    49648Police NH Sheriff's Dept B-1, Bravo 1
    50224EMS NH Regional EMS Operations EMS Ops
    50256EMS NH Regional EMS ED Encode Encode to NHRMC
    50288EMS NH Regional EMS ED Encode Encode to Cape Fear
    50320EMS NH Regional EMS Training
    50352EMS NH Regional EMS Administration 1Admin 1
    50384EMS NH Regional EMS Administration 2Admin 2
    50416 NH Regl VitaLink Dispatch Dispatch
    50448 NH International Airport PSO Airport PSO
    50576Police NH Sheriff's Dept Car-to-Car
    50576Police Wilmington Police Dept Car-to-Car
    50640Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    50672Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    51568Police NH Sheriff's Dept Car-to-Car "2"
    51600Police NH Sheriff's Dept Car-to-Car "3"
    51632Police NH Sheriff's Dept Front Desk
    51664Police NH Sheriff's Dept "A-5"
    51696Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    51728Police NH Sheriff's Dept
    52112Police NH Sheriff's Dept "KB-2"
    52622Police NH Sheriff's Dept Car-to-Car
    • National Public Safety
  • The Triangle Region 800MHz Emergency Net also makes use of the National Public Safety Channels
  • All channels use a PL of 156.7(in conventional mode)
  • Info provided by Ronnie J Casey
    ChannelOutput Input Remarks
    NPS-1 866.0125821.0125
    NPS-2 866.5125821.0125
    NPS-3 867.0125822.0125
    NPS-4 867.5125822.5125
    NPS-5 868.0125823.0125
    NPS-6 866.0125866.0125Talkaround
    NPS-7 866.5125866.5125Talkaround
    NPS-8 867.0125867.0125Talkaround
    NPS-9 867.5125867.0125Talkaround
    NPS-10 868.0125868.0125Talkaround
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