I’ve also been listening since I was a little kid, and fortunately for me all of the places where I’ve lived have been in the clear. I was at a training center for the blind in Michigan and when

There’s no such thing as secret police until the police start keeping secrets. Dispatch should be unencrypted, tactical channels should be encrypted. Easy to do in today’s digital world. PD and

You are correct Joe M. Ruined it here in Mobile County, Al. Purchased my 536HP with the updates and 5 weeks later they pulled the switch. Like previous poster stated, Mobile County and City got

That is the biggest reason against encryption - the loss of those eyes and ears that catch criminals. Who benefits? The criminals. Joe M.

Any information can be abused. Many years ago, when a terrorist took several blondes hostage in the Durant Hotel in Berkeley, Ca, the crook gained intellectual advantage watching the NEWS on TV in

Yep, I do too. I'm sure the dude who owns RR doesn't want to hear that. I heard a 2+ hours chase a couple years ago and every time a car would say where he was the guy would turn. Finally, a cop

This makes perfect sense. "Gee - there was a burglar in my neighborhood last week - I should get in my time machine and go back and lock my doors" I won't even address the "nominal fee"

There are privacy issues that are addressed via encryption. I have been listening to police calls since the early 60's. I was a Denver Police officer for 26 years, retired in 1997. I understand the

I still blame the scanner apps on the phones and live feeds. I'm sure criminals love scanner apps. I'm all for encryption, but the normal day to day operations should not be encrypted. Only tac

If it weren't for criminals, there would be no police to monitor. ;-> Joe M.

As much as the encryption is hurting us as law abiding citizens who want to hear what is going on, if it weren’t for criminals, encryption wouldn’t be necessary. They should share blame also.

Encryption is ruining it here too. My point was that P25, or P25 Phase II, or digital didn't ruin it. Joe M.

Lucky you. I live in FL and encryption absolutely ruined my hobby. From: <main@Uniden.groups.io> on behalf of "Joe M." <mch@...> Reply-To: <main@Uniden.groups.io> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at

You could say P25 "ruined it", or digital "ruined it", or narrowbanding "ruined it". Any required newer scanners. Yes, encryption will ruin it for everyone since upgrades are not legal. P25 Phase II

True: P25 was pushed into the US for interoperability, but also because the phone company took away some radio spectrum many radio agencies had been using, including TV. The government grant to get

It's not just Motorola.  Public safety agencies that are buying digital radios are STRONGLY encouraged to use the P-25 standard in order to maintain inter-operability with their neighbors.  To help

You can use the Sentinel program to look at what is programmed in each of your favorite lists. If you find duplicate talk groups, you can "avoid" (lock out) one of them, or you can edit the favorite

The BC-246 Is a Great little Scanner I was forced to buy the Expensive SDS-100 To hear My Local PD/FD ...On Mot Phase 2 . I can you this The 246 Is Much Much better on Close Call and

+1 for the BC246!!! Great for analog Trunked AND pretty good on UHF and not so bad on Low Band either! Mine ranks right up there with my BCD346!! Reception is def better, but not as many features,

I should have specified Uniden America. :-) Joe M.