Mass State Police w/ BCT15X

[ecps92]

More sites, may also mean less heard over the other end of a Troop [why tie up frequencies]

As for the RUMORS/SPECULATION out here, the real info is available in the RR Wiki from the RFP/RFQ's
https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/CoMIRS_P25_Upgrade
and we all can read between the lines [since some of this says it should have begun in FY 2018]

More sites for the eastern side of the state - sounds good to me. Maybe help with some of the coverage using a portable. Nothing but static on a stretch of 128 through Lexington on the portable/Moto II.
400 Mobile radios I imagine will only cover a fraction of the cruiser fleet - then they'd need portables too. I wonder if the consoles and interop folks need upgrading as well?

 

[cg]

In response to the original post, unless you are able to replace the BC15x in the next 3-5 years, you should look to a digital scanner. While you may not need one now. Before it gets too old, it may be unusable for CoMIRS (MSP system).
Upgrade/replacement of the CoMIRS system is planned to take 5 years from when it was announced last year. According to last years media release, they are first going to do portables and consoles. The report about the current system is a real good read. Since the report was generated, there has been some additional agencies that may be trying to get on it. The one I hear about in Western MA is Franklin County.

chris