I must say as a scanner listener I prefer the smartnet/3600 systems so i can tune into the status bit/multiselected hot tones for some agencies without listening to all the other "fluff"..
does anyone know how p25/phase-1/9600 are handled on the scanner end?
lets say an agency multiselects 4 channels to simulcast a hot tone going out:
CH-1 not encrypted
CH-2 encrypted
CH-3 encrypted
CH-4 not encrypted
obviously the bcd-396t for example would not hear the hot tones on ch-2 or ch-3 as they are encrypted. and i would assume the hot tones would go out on ch-1 or ch-4 for the actual users on the radio system that don't have the encryption key for ch-2/ch-3 loaded on their radio. the tones would not go out on ch-1 AND ch-4 would they? that would mean its going out on multiple frequencies which nulls the purpose of the trunked systems...
any info appreciated! starting a brainstorming session.
does anyone know how p25/phase-1/9600 are handled on the scanner end?
lets say an agency multiselects 4 channels to simulcast a hot tone going out:
CH-1 not encrypted
CH-2 encrypted
CH-3 encrypted
CH-4 not encrypted
obviously the bcd-396t for example would not hear the hot tones on ch-2 or ch-3 as they are encrypted. and i would assume the hot tones would go out on ch-1 or ch-4 for the actual users on the radio system that don't have the encryption key for ch-2/ch-3 loaded on their radio. the tones would not go out on ch-1 AND ch-4 would they? that would mean its going out on multiple frequencies which nulls the purpose of the trunked systems...
any info appreciated! starting a brainstorming session.
