@ JAmes, you can bet it will be encrypted. In order to be interoperable with JSO (Jacksonville Sherrif's Office) which is encrypted, they will have to be too. What an egregious waste.
They have an approved waiver, so they are not even under pressure to have complied by the January deadline. For that matter, they could have gone through their existing VHF conventional system and narrowbanded all of the equipment. For a fraction of what was spent on shiny new stuff, they could have mapped out their deficient coverage and added receivers. They could have even gone P25 digital without substantially increasing site count, but they didn't. They retained a consultant that pulled this tactic in another part of the country. The fact is that they get paid based on the amount spent. Making what you have work is nowhere as sexy as creating millions of dollars of sales and assuring there is recurring work. That's the name of the game.funny how she says they were federally mandated to have their system up to date by 2013 yet she doesnt mention that they didnt need to spend millions to do so. hmmm...it also says all emergency agencies must update. guess they didnt get the memo about only vhf and uhf
Looks like LE will be AES encrypted on this system as well as evidenced by the shot of the mobile radio at 45 seconds in the video.
We can all thank Lindsey and RR for the encryption issue. I have been at several LE joint task force meetings and yes he and his site alone are constantly brought up in regard to the live feeds and is the number 1 reason agencies are choosing encryption. Motorola also is aware of this and has taken advantage of this problematic issue by offering free encryption with radios and using RR as a prime example why encryption is needed. The offering of free encryption is a huge reason agencies are employing it. It's secure and it doesn't add to the cost of the system whatsoever. Motorola has capititalized on this and made huge sales. Public safety communications are secure leaving criminals in the dark and officers are no longer in danger due to Lindseys feeds. It's a win/win situation for both entitites. This was coming sooner or later, and the introduction of RR feeds and phone apps made this a dangerous issue and a great time to promote change.
And the money is well spent. It beats paying death benefits to a officers poor family for life, or paying officers overtime when a extensive manhunt is underway becasue a suspect got away while he was listening to the scanner on his I phone. St John's is joining Nassau, JAX, and everybody else in portecting themselves from Liability due to Lindsey Blanton. I understand everyone is mad because they can't enjoy there hobby anymore and listen to your little scanners but one person is responsible for this.
And the money is well spent. It beats paying death benefits to a officers poor family for life, or paying officers overtime when a extensive manhunt is underway becasue a suspect got away while he was listening to the scanner on his I phone. St John's is joining Nassau, JAX, and everybody else in portecting themselves from Liability due to Lindsey Blanton. I understand everyone is mad because they can't enjoy there hobby anymore and listen to your little scanners but one person is responsible for this.
Hey Wten77
Was LINDSEY BLANTON broadcasting live feeds in 2001 when the State of Florida implemented SLERS?
Since you've made a grand total of 5 posts, you may not know that this website was around back then and the answer is NO, he was not broadcasting live feeds.
The reason systems are being encrypted is that certain agencies do not want people listening to them because they have something to hide or have such turf battles with other agencies (no names----Florida Highway Patrol) that they don't want anyone hearing what they are (or are not) doing.
Dic
And the money is well spent. It beats paying death benefits to a officers poor family for life, or paying officers overtime when a extensive manhunt is underway becasue a suspect got away while he was listening to the scanner on his I phone. St John's is joining Nassau, JAX, and everybody else in portecting themselves from Liability due to Lindsey Blanton. I understand everyone is mad because they can't enjoy there hobby anymore and listen to your little scanners but one person is responsible for this.
Here's another fun fact!
Assuming the new radio system had zero maintenance and upkeep costs and also assuming that it lasted another 20 years, just like they claimed their last outdated system lasted....
If instead of paying for it all at once,
If the radio system was paid an hourly wage,
it would earn
$142. per hour
(based on a 24/7/365 shift)
More than the cops make!
Money well spent! Congratulations to St. Johns County!