I thought maybe that was the joke, but I didn't think anyone else had my sense of humor.
NYSP Thruway Troop
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I thought maybe that was the joke, but I didn't think anyone else had my sense of humor.
Thank you for the final clarification.
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DaveNF2G
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Actually, the vehicles themselves are marked with standard NYSP numbers in the nTnn format. What they say on the radio is the badge number of the Trooper assigned to the Post. They also have the NYSP shield on the doors and the words "State Police" or "State Trooper" on them.
The police cars on the Thruway are NYSP vehicles operated by NYS Troopers. As such, I believe their radio frequencies should be included under NYSP. IMO only.
robbie2745
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The NYSP Thruway units are also marked with a Thruway Authority decal in addition to the NYSP decal. The decals are located on the sides between the doors and front wheels. See the following photos courtesy of Police Car Website.
http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/ny/nysp148.jpg (notice antennas on roof)
http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/ny/nysp334.jpg
They also had the #T## license plate format on the vehicles. I saw 3-4 of them between PA and Buffalo working radar while on vacation last summer to Niagara Falls and no, I wasn't speeding too!
http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/ny/nysp148.jpg (notice antennas on roof)
http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/ny/nysp334.jpg
They also had the #T## license plate format on the vehicles. I saw 3-4 of them between PA and Buffalo working radar while on vacation last summer to Niagara Falls and no, I wasn't speeding too!
I'm getting a 403 Forbidden error when I click on the links to the photos.
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robbie2745
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I just clicked on them to double check them and both of them worked fine for me. This is the first time posting links along wth a reply/post.
Are you sure about that Dave? Aren't all the troopers radio IDs on the Thruway (at least the regular patrols) in the 7zXX notation, where z is the Thruway zone? So like 7241 for a Albany zone or 7324 for a Syracuse zone? I always though the last two digits represented the post or something similar, but NOT the Troopers unique shield number.
(I do concur the license plates are in the NYSP standard zTxx format.)
They're working for me now, too. Weird.
lafd55
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Nope.....
Troop T troopers do not use their "badge" number, they use the vehicle number they are assigned in. Yes each vehicle has a xTxx number but they are also marked with a 7xxx number and a Thruway seal on the front bottom doors. Those are the only two things that differentiate T cars with anyone else. The only vehicles that do not have Thruway seals and 7xxx numbers are the boats that patrol the Erie and Champlain Canals.
radiomanNJ1
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It was about 30 or so years ago the T troopers only had UHF Tway radios. They never got the local troop information/bolos etc.
The Thruway troop cars are actually owned by the Thruway Authority. The troopers expenses are paid by the authority. Their UHF system has stood the test of time having been around since the Tway system was opened to the public in the late 50's.
The Thruway troop cars are actually owned by the Thruway Authority. The troopers expenses are paid by the authority. Their UHF system has stood the test of time having been around since the Tway system was opened to the public in the late 50's.
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DaveNF2G
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Then this is something that has changed in the past two or three decades, because every Trooper assigned to the TA was given a 7000-series badge number back in the day.
Spec
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The only "shield" number a trooper has is the one assigned from Hq. Albany. There is protocol established as to when to utilize it on the air. Generally speaking the shield is used only to ID a specific member at that moment only. Each member when assigned a vehicle uses the vehicles ID such as 1F16 etc. All T troop vehicles have a 7 thousand ID as well as a 5Txx ID. When a T car communicates off the T way radio system they normally revert to the 5Txx ID. A lot has changed in the past 30 years.
lafd55
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Just a side note.
I don't know how their cars are set up, pretty sure they use a single GE/MACOM/Ericsson/Harris radio head with dual VHF/UHF radios along with an XTL series mobile for the mobile repeaters. That is a common setup among troops except for the UHF radio.
I don't know how their cars are set up, pretty sure they use a single GE/MACOM/Ericsson/Harris radio head with dual VHF/UHF radios along with an XTL series mobile for the mobile repeaters. That is a common setup among troops except for the UHF radio.
I'm receiving a 403 Forbidden error when I click on the links to the photos as well.
73's
Ron
robbie2745
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To all that have been trying to view the pictures of the NYS Thruway patrol cars through the links I posted earlier on #24, I did not mean to cause trouble or difficulty to those trying to view them. When I originally posted them the links worked fine. Something must have happened or maybe I did something I shouldn't have. I thought I did the right thing by giving credits/courtesy to the website that I obtained the pictures from. I would appreciate a email or PM from anyone or a moderator to help me in posting links correctly on forums before I do anymore in the future. Again, my apologies to everyone trying to view them and thanks to those that help me do future link postings correctly on the forums.
lafd55
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Notice the 7xxx number and the Thruway Seal. This is 1T10, it also does not have any radios.
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lafd55
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The Antennas are mostly Maxrad/Antenna Specialists(PCTEL).
UHF: ASP76551 replaced with MWU4505S or MUF4505S (Don't Remember)
VHF: ASPR7495 replaced with MWV1365S and also a longer whip (Don't remember the part number)
GPS: PCTMBPTSM
MDT/Mobile Repeaters: They use various 800mhz antennas, all of which are PCTEL branded.
These are what I believe they are from looking closely at them. Antennas may vary from Troop to Troop due to Troops that work off county or local systems, but this should show what the normal setup is(I think).
UHF: ASP76551 replaced with MWU4505S or MUF4505S (Don't Remember)
VHF: ASPR7495 replaced with MWV1365S and also a longer whip (Don't remember the part number)
GPS: PCTMBPTSM
MDT/Mobile Repeaters: They use various 800mhz antennas, all of which are PCTEL branded.
These are what I believe they are from looking closely at them. Antennas may vary from Troop to Troop due to Troops that work off county or local systems, but this should show what the normal setup is(I think).
Any word on the Thruway troopers changing frequencies? I have traveled the thruway between NJ and Albany and monitored there frequencies and heard nothing. I have been monitoring them for several years to listen for accidents ahead of me (to great success) but in the last 2 months haven't heard any communications. I have my scanner programmed as stated in the database for Troop T.
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