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Scotia Police Frequencies

Scotia in Schenectady County, New York has 2 conventional frequencies and 0 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Rotterdam (Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)), about 6 miles away.

About Scotia Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 3 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Albany/Schenectady Counties: 24 talkgroups; Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety): 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • 8 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Scotia conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Scotia PoliceScotia Police – Dispatch851.1875
In 806.1875
91.5 PLFMWPDR621

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Scotia PoliceScotia Police – Tactical Channel855.2125
In 810.2125
265 DPLFMWPDR621

Schenectady County channels that also cover Scotia

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Schenectady County SheriffSheriff 2154.8000
In 155.8500
NAC 293P25KWX575
Schenectady County SheriffSheriff 1155.1900
In 156.1500
NAC 293P25KWX575

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Schenectady County SheriffSheriff Administration (Schenectady City Police Channel 4)155.7000NAC 293P25 KWX571

Albany/Schenectady Counties

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice 118301477dD
New York StateNYSP Tactical (Schenectady Patrols)103542872T
New York StatePark Police Dispatch1840347e3D
New York StateNYSP Troop G Zone 11888149c1D
New York StateNYSP Troop G Zone 21888249c2D
New York StateNYSP Troop G Zone 31888349c3D
New York StateNYSP Capitol1888449c4D
SUNY AlbanySUNY Albany – Dispatch18303477fD
SUNY AlbanyCentral (Plaza) Police1835147afD
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice Special Operations1303132e7D
New York StateNYSP Detail188024972D
New York StateNYSP Detail188034973D
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice Data/Station1300432ccD
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice Detail1304132f1D
Albany City Law EnforcementParking Enforcement13103332fD
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice Detail131043330D
New York StateParole180024652D
7 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Schenectady (City) - Schenectady CountySchenectady (City) – Schenectady County – Dispatch101212789T
Schenectady County Law EnforcementLaw Dispatch10109277dT
Schenectady County Law EnforcementSchenectady County Law Enforcement – Dispatch101162784T
Albany City Law EnforcementPolice Community Response Unit130813319D
New York StateNYSP Tactical1889149cbD
New York StateNYSP Tactical1889349cdD
SUNY AlbanySUNY Albany – Tactical Channel183044780D

Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
New York State PoliceNew York State Police10153f7D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Scotia.

Rotterdam · Capital Digitronics (Capital District Public Safety)
Site 4 (hex 4) · about 6 mi away
Voice 856.5875, 857.5875, 858.5875, 859.5875, 860.5875
Schenectady County Simulcast · Albany/Schenectady Counties
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 694 · about 6 mi away
Control 851.2875, 851.85, 852.075
Voice 852.35
Cohoes · Albany/Schenectady Counties
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 690 · about 14 mi away
Control 859.9375, 860.4375
Voice 858.2125, 859.2125
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Scotia?

Dispatch channels listed for Scotia: Scotia Police 851.1875 MHz (91.5 PL).