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Copy on the digital.. Across the lake in the Adirondacks however, Essex County NY has been using a digital multicast system for a few years now with great coverage and very few complaints. Not sure why VSP can't get it to work.

Interesting. They normally use 167.9, correct? Seems like they abandoned the digital project across the state.

Not sure if you would hear the actual digital transmissions if you cleared out the PL tones. Depending on your receiver. If its in analog mode you would hear a burst of noise when they transmit digitally.

They are now currently being dispatched by Middlebury PD on 453.625 PL 118.8.

This IS NOT what they are doing. They are patching the repeaters at the console in the Dispatch Center so all traffic (dispatch and patrol) from different Troops / tower sites is heard by all who monitor those two VSP Troop frequencies for sometimes hours at a time.

I can hear both sides of the conversation. The other Troops that they patch are not even close to each other. Maybe its a Dispatch manpower issue and they are using one Dispatcher for multiple Troops? Not sure what's going on.

No its not a trunked system. It is a conventional analog repeater system.

Does anyone know why the different VSP troops get patched together often at various times? I often hear VSP New Haven get patched with VSP Berlin, St. Albans and other troops.

I have been monitoring that frequency for quite a while now with no hits. They are still using 155.415 as far as I can tell. Strange thing is, after a certain time each day they switch over to being dispatched by Rutland County.

I wonder when the other barracks will switch? Hopefully not encrypted.

Did you try 460.250 in analog mode? Maybe they are dispatched by VSP, Winsdor County Sheriffs or a nearby Town? Maybe try other frequencies that are licensed to the Town of Hartford. ULS License - Public Safety Pool, Conventional License - KSU636 - HARTFORD, TOWN OF...

Essex County NY also has a multicast system. Their radios have the vote scan option and automatically pick the best site to receive from. Seems to be working well for them.

So are you saying that the Massena substation is using the old NYSP TAC channel for Dispatching? The last I knew all of the Dispatching for NYSP in that area was moving from SP Canton to BCOM in Lewis.

I believe that may be inaccurate or outdated information.

Are any of the frequencies changing?

Steve is right. They have the capability and often operate on all the County systems between Albany and Canada.

Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Washington, Warren and the National Weather Service in Burlington are still using it in north east NY.

If you use a yagi you may miss a lot of NYSP mobile to base car to car communications since they don't use a repeater system.

Did you check out these: Easier to Read BCT-15 Scanner Manual Programming the BCT-8 - The RadioReference Wiki

Thanks for the information.