Nope, you're not crazy!
I wonder if leaving the dispatcher in the clear is intentional or if they just have not had a chance to reprogram the console yet. It obviously has the secure keys though otherwise they could not talk with or hear the users.
I'd bet they have the ability to encrypt a dispatch on the fly if needed.
If this works out for them, maybe others will follow and at least allow dispatch calls to go out in the clear. Probably wishful thinking though.