Westchester County new digital MARS/hotline

[rscs]

For years, I have listened to the Sunday morning Westchester County MARS (Mutual Aid Radio System) tests being conducted over 155.55 (WCDPS frequency 3).

Lately I've been hearing them referring to another test on a system that they're calling the "new hotline" or the "digital hotline". I can't find the frequency for this new system anywhere.

Is anyone familiar with it? Are they using one of the trunked systems?

 

[k2hz]

I am not in the Westchester area and do not have direct knowledge of this but I believe this has been asked and answered on this forum in the past:

Westchester County Hotline - Rebroadcast Frequency

Hello, I am understanding that the Westchester County Hotline is an internal. party-line like, phone line that doesn't transmit on a radio frequency. However, throughout my research I am seeing that it is rebroadcasted on 155.55 MHz on WCPD F-3 but have not heard anything on that frequency at...

forums.radioreference.com

 

[rscs]

Hi, k2hz. I guess I wasn't searching for the right thing . Thanks for that link. Sad news that it's a closed system, but helpful to know.

I am not in the Westchester area and do not have direct knowledge of this but I believe this has been asked and answered on this forum in the past:

Westchester County Hotline - Rebroadcast Frequency

Hello, I am understanding that the Westchester County Hotline is an internal. party-line like, phone line that doesn't transmit on a radio frequency. However, throughout my research I am seeing that it is rebroadcasted on 155.55 MHz on WCPD F-3 but have not heard anything on that frequency at...

forums.radioreference.com

 

[radioman2001]

The original HOTLINE is a dedicated telephone line that is connected to all departments, and it is in telephone co. terms a hoot and hollar line. User picks up a telephone handset like a 500 set and speaks. All agencies tied into that line hear and can respond by picking up their handset and speaking.
Most junkyards in the Northeast and other areas also had the same thing until they went to the Internet. I suspect that the County hotline has done the same. Sign of the times.
BTW most times there is something hot going on they use F-1 to broadcast it. I hear file 1's all day on F-1 from the TMC in Hawthorne.

 

[seagravebuff60]

Possibly referring to the new P25 System that will come sometime between the years 2023 and 7023?

 

[rscs]

Thanks! Yes, I do hear all the File 1's from RTC and the other hotline items that get rebroadcast. It would just be nice to hear the hotline stuff going on between the other agencies that don't make it out over the county frequency.

The original HOTLINE is a dedicated telephone line that is connected to all departments, and it is in telephone co. terms a hoot and hollar line. User picks up a telephone handset like a 500 set and speaks. All agencies tied into that line hear and can respond by picking up their handset and speaking.
Most junkyards in the Northeast and other areas also had the same thing until they went to the Internet. I suspect that the County hotline has done the same. Sign of the times.
BTW most times there is something hot going on they use F-1 to broadcast it. I hear file 1's all day on F-1 from the TMC in Hawthorne.

 

[CqDx]

I believe the Phase 1 of the WC P25 migration includes F1/F3 to P25.

 

[seagravebuff60]

I believe the Phase 1 of the WC P25 migration includes F1/F3 to P25.

Correct, Phase 1 Includes this migration (F1/F3) but the timeline of this phase is between 2018-2020, I would assume cuz of covid this is delayed.

 

[Archie]

Way, way back before the merger, did the County Sheriff and Westchester County Parkway Police each have separate frequencies ?

 

[radioman2001]

Yes SO was 155.31 Parkway PD was 155.55. They moved over to .310 because of interference, then a dept in South NJ kept complaining and when they built the new tower they lost granfathering and had to spend nearly a mil for the present simulcast ssytem that in soem area sucks.

 

[Archie]

Many thanks radioman2001. Knew you would have the scoop. Sheriff was not listed in old CRB frequency lists.

 

[radioman2001]

You know you are talking over 40 years ago

 

[esu78]

the new system is an IP phone system to all LE Agencies in County.