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Did Westchester County PD switch to P25 finally? Their main channel has been awfully quiet for a day with bad weather
 

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Did you listen to both F1 and F3 for activity? If none heard on either, did you listen to the frequencies without PL to see if you heard any "digital noise"?
 

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Just heard Sam 1 with that traffic stop… on F3… do you happen to know why the change?
 

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Could be that they're in the process of upgrading the F1 infrastructure, so they're on F3 in the meanwhile. 🤷‍♂️
 

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Could be that they're in the process of upgrading the F1 infrastructure, so they're on F3 in the meanwhile. 🤷‍♂️
I was thinking the heatwave along with this storm may have knocked out the tower for F1
 

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Both channels are simulcast from multiple tower sites throughout the county, with both channels co-located at most sites. There is no single tower to fail, and if it did, it would likely knock out both channels at that site.
 

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Both channels are simulcast from multiple tower sites throughout the county, with both channels co-located at most sites. There is no single tower to fail, and if it did, it would likely knock out both channels at that site.
So units in the field can be on either channel basically?
 

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Yes. As I stated earlier, the county is right smack in the middle of upgrading all of the infrastructure. F1/F3 VHF network is getting upgraded (they were testing F3 extensively a few weeks ago), SmartZone trunked system will be upgraded to P25, new UHF paging simulcasts, etc.

The moral of the story is that when you don't hear anything on one channel, check the other channel. There are only two channels, not a lot of places for them to hide. ;)
 

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True true…. Hey I’ll admit it I tend to get lazy and use my “phone a friend” options… I’m gonna try listening to the other Mount Vernon PD frequencies on P25…. The detective channel… if they even still have detectives due to practically everyone leaving.
 

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Ive been hearing everything on F3, Loud and clear. Sounds like they must be doing testing on F1. Last few weeks they were doing testing on F3. Maybe now they are doing testing on F1. They have a plan to upgrade both to P25, so I'm guessing that's what they are doing.
 

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Ive been hearing everything on F3, Loud and clear. Sounds like they must be doing testing on F1. Last few weeks they were doing testing on F3. Maybe now they are doing testing on F1. They have a plan to upgrade both to P25, so I'm guessing that's what they are doing.
WCPD F.1 will be going P-25 but F.3 is staying analog. I heard this last year from a guy that is working on their system from WECA.
 

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Ive been hearing everything on F3, Loud and clear. Sounds like they must be doing testing on F1. Last few weeks they were doing testing on F3. Maybe now they are doing testing on F1. They have a plan to upgrade both to P25, so I'm guessing that's what they are doing.
Now that I think of it… WC PD is like the only county law enforcement agency I can think of that still runs an analog system…. I really really hope they don’t go for the big “é” like other county law enforcement agencies in other states
 

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Behind a marked County SUV this morning. Has a new antenna on roof. A single antenna with 2 black whips side by side (VHF and UHF lengths). Maybe making more use of the County UHF trunk system? Simulcasting one way or the other?
 

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Now that I think of it… WC PD is like the only county law enforcement agency I can think of that still runs an analog system…. I really really hope they don’t go for the big “é” like other county law enforcement agencies in other states

There are multiple other countywide law enforcement agencies around the Hudson Valley and upstate NY that still use an analog system. Putnam County and Dutchess County Sheriffs' office for starters and much more.

Most of the local Police depts in Westchester are still analog, Maybe 4 or 5 depts that I can think of that are P25, Some Encrypt.
 

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There are multiple other countywide law enforcement agencies around the Hudson Valley and upstate NY that still use an analog system. Putnam County and Dutchess County Sheriffs' office for starters and much more.

Most of the local Police depts in Westchester are still analog, Maybe 4 or 5 depts that I can think of that are P25, Some Encrypt.
dutchess and putnam are still messing around with EDACS haha.... but wow i thought they would be on a county wide trunked net like orange county CORNET.... also i see WC PD is doing the same thing white plains PD is doing... part p25 part analog
 

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dutchess and putnam are still messing around with EDACS haha.... but wow i thought they would be on a county wide trunked net like orange county CORNET.... also i see WC PD is doing the same thing white plains PD is doing... part p25 part analog

Unfortunately, a lot goes into making building out that type of infrastructure, and most counties especially some in Upstate NY, are not as fortunate as others.
 
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