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Originally Posted by PJH
For a field unit to tx or rx ANY encrypted traffic on ANY Motorola 3600 or mixed vendor APCO25 9600CC system, an encryption module is REQUIRED along with the proper key loaded in the radio. Thats how it works. I can give you a whole slew of part numbers for DVP, DVI, DES, AES and ADP and all their varients from the 1970's to current...
No fight, its just how it works.
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As a relative newcomer to the scanning hobby I'm learning new things daily. A well informed friend of mine explained the encryption process as somthing that was set from the controlling console, I suppose enabling encryption could send a command to the mobile radios to broadcast encrypted and I assume that would be the best design. This friend also said that if the system was encrypted that you could pick up unencrypted traffic on the input frequencies. I can also see how a system could be designed to work in that manner. Having just gotten back from Georgetown which is fully encrypted I heard a 10-4 reply and two garbled broadcast around one second each that could be the result of encryption or poor digital decode. As I don't scan wilco other than round rock which is not encrypted I don't really have much riding on the result. I am still unconvinced that it's not possible to hear unencrypted traffic on the inputs but the validity of my friends claim is in question. If someone who lives in the effected areas of wilco could look into the matter perhapse we could clear it up.
I apologize if I gave out incorrect information, My source up until now has never given me reason to doubt him. I was simply attempting to give some alternatives to people who in my book are being repressed by their public safety agencies which are there to protect them.