Ulster vs. Dutchess Sheriff

[NoRide]

Why is it I hear more chatter from across the river (Dutchess Co.) than I do in Ulster County? Dutchess simply busier and/or have more patrols? I live near Woodstock, NY and find this strange.

Here's what I have loaded... Are they correct?

 

[Spec]

More patrols out on the road. Another reason might be the UCSO uses their MDT's alot. These are just some of the possibilities. I hear the Kingston area patrols often.
The frequencies are correct. Your radio may not be "seeing" the other UC towers.
Hope that helped.

 

[NoRide]

True. I generally get most hits from the North Tower. Now, I may already know it but, to clarify, what are MDT's? Thanks!

 

[SCANdal]

No,

Mobile Data Terminals. In other words, radio-linked computers (often ruggedized laptops, these days) mounted in the patrol cars.

SCANdal

 

[ChrisMorrison]

I still find it hard to believe that while I can receive County from all towers on 155.025 I still haven't heard a peep on 155.9325 on any tower. Granted I have an older scanner and the closest I can get is either 155.930 or 155.935 plain FM, but this has never stopped me in the past.

Chris

 

[Spec]

Check your equipment. Coax, antenna, connectors, and where you have it located. Do you have an outside antenna etc. All these things come into play. I hear them all the time. Another thing tat does happen is UCSO sometimes reaches out to the cars on one tower and the cars respond back on a different tower. You live in an area that isn't a "hotbed" of S.O. activity so that may be another issue. AND again a lot of stuff is going out and in via MDT.

 

[ChrisMorrison]

I still find it hard to believe that while I can receive County from all towers on 155.025 I still haven't heard a peep on 155.9325 on any tower. Granted I have an older scanner and the closest I can get is either 155.930 or 155.935 plain FM, but this has never stopped me in the past.

Chris

I don't know about using MDT, but how come I can receive all the towers on County and not an UCSO? Don't they use the same towers? When they were on 155.67 I could hear the whole county, which was interesting because I could hear the marine patrols on the river.

 

[ChrisMorrison]

I still find it hard to believe that while I can receive County from all towers on 155.025 I still haven't heard a peep on 155.9325 on any tower. Granted I have an older scanner and the closest I can get is either 155.930 or 155.935 plain FM, but this has never stopped me in the past.

Chris

I don't know about using MDT, but how come I can receive all the towers on County and not an UCSO? Don't they use the same towers? When they were on 155.67 I could hear the whole county, which was interesting because I could hear the marine patrols on the river.

Today, Saturday, I tried programming 155.925 which I got from the NF2G pages, and I did get somebody calling a Shawangunk car via the Highland tower. They were answered and told to pick up a complaint in the CAD. The signal was almost as good as the local Pine Bush tower I can spit on, but this is not hard to believe since on the hill above Clintondale I can see just about the entire Shawangunk ridge. These places are HIGH!

Chris

 

[ChrisMorrison]

I still find it hard to believe that while I can receive County from all towers on 155.025 I still haven't heard a peep on 155.9325 on any tower. Granted I have an older scanner and the closest I can get is either 155.930 or 155.935 plain FM, but this has never stopped me in the past.

Chris

I don't know about using MDT, but how come I can receive all the towers on County and not an UCSO? Don't they use the same towers? When they were on 155.67 I could hear the whole county, which was interesting because I could hear the marine patrols on the river.

Today, Saturday, I tried programming 155.925 which I got from the NF2G pages, and I did get somebody calling a Shawangunk car via the Highland tower. They were answered and told to pick up a complaint in the CAD. The signal was almost as good as the local Pine Bush tower I can spit on, but this is not hard to believe since on the hill above Clintondale I can see just about the entire Shawangunk ridge. These places are HIGH!

Chris