Anderson County, SC Sheriff Department Now Partially Encrypted

[KF4JYE]

The following channels have been confirmed as partially encrypted (De):
41000 Anderson County SD Channel 1
41001 Anderson County SD Channel 2
41002 Anderson County SD Channel 3

I have been noticing an increasing transition to encryption on these channels over the last couple of months.
This week, I estimate more than 50% of the transmission are now encrypted.
Dispatch is still mostly still in the clear, but more and more of the responses have been encrypted.

This change is not obvious on newer Uniden scanners (436, 536, SDS) which skip over encrypted transmissions.
However, most of the older scanners (296, 396, 796, 996) don't skip encryptions. That's how I discovered this gradual change.

I guess that soon these channels will be fully encrypted (DE).

Brian, can you make the revisions in the DB?

 

[N4DJC]

The following channels have been confirmed as partially encrypted (De):
41000 Anderson County SD Channel 1
41001 Anderson County SD Channel 2
41002 Anderson County SD Channel 3

I have been noticing an increasing transition to encryption on these channels over the last couple of months.
This week, I estimate more than 50% of the transmission are now encrypted.
Dispatch is still mostly still in the clear, but more and more of the responses have been encrypted.

This change is not obvious on newer Uniden scanners (436, 536, SDS) which skip over encrypted transmissions.
However, most of the older scanners (296, 396, 796, 996) don't skip encryptions. That's how I discovered this gradual change.

I guess that soon these channels will be fully encrypted (DE).

Brian, can you make the revisions in the DB?

My SDS200 has been more quiet of late. Sadly it seems we are following the rest of the state.

 

[ACSOTSU]

Hey folks, sorry to confirm but yes. ACSO is just the start. Municipal PDs are coming next. ACSO will be fully encrypted by Dec 1st.

 

[N4DJC]

Hey folks, sorry to confirm but yes. ACSO is just the start. Municipal PDs are coming next. ACSO will be fully encrypted by Dec 1st.

I figured as much. Thanks for the heads up, I guess the emergency and fire service is next.

 

[mully95]

I've been scanning ACSO as well as Anderson City PD for years. It's sad that one of my hobbies is slowly getting taken away. My grandfather showed me his scanner back in early 80s and I has hooked after that. I was a young fellow and it was amazing to me. I inherited my grandfather's scanner after he passed. Family knew that I should get his scanner. Anyways... if these agencies knew that this a hobby for us they wouldn't encrypt ... lol I understand why they're doing it however but it sucks.

 

[mrat1234]

I recently was able to view a Anderson deputy's radio. He had a new Kenwood that he said replaced his xts5000. It had 2 zones for the sheriff both the same but with one difference. One in the clear and the other encrypted. The clear zone was "ACSO PTL CLR" and the encrypted one was "ACSO PTL SEC".

 

[west-pac]

This change is not obvious on newer Uniden scanners (436, 536, SDS) which skip over encrypted transmissions.
However, most of the older scanners (296, 396, 796, 996) don't skip encryptions. That's how I discovered this gradual change.

That's why I haven't retired my old RS P25 scanners yet. I've heard the Whistler TRX series does not skip encryption. I want to know when encrypted TGs are in use. I wish that Uniden would offer that as a user toggle-able option on a future firmware update.

 

[N4DJC]

I've been scanning ACSO as well as Anderson City PD for years. It's sad that one of my hobbies is slowly getting taken away. My grandfather showed me his scanner back in early 80s and I has hooked after that. I was a young fellow and it was amazing to me. I inherited my grandfather's scanner after he passed. Family knew that I should get his scanner. Anyways... if these agencies knew that this a hobby for us they wouldn't encrypt ... lol I understand why they're doing it however but it sucks.

Hart County Ga simulcasts their sheriff, city pd, city and county fire dispatch on analog vhf frequencies. That’s something that isn’t common, I see it as a good faith gesture. They were non trunked analog until a year or so ago.

 

[mully95]

Hart County Ga simulcasts their sheriff, city pd, city and county fire dispatch on analog vhf frequencies. That’s something that isn’t common, I see it as a good faith gesture. They were non trunked analog until a year or so ago.

I appreciate it. Is all agencies going encrypted like fire, ems, special operations etc... in Anderson or just the police agencies?

 

[N4DJC]

I appreciate it. Is all agencies going encrypted like fire, ems, special operations etc... in Anderson or just the police agencies?

Just ACSO….so far.

Will the city PD encrypt at some point? I’d not bet against it.

EMS and fire I don’t have any idea.

 

[KF4JYE]

The following channels have been confirmed as partially encrypted (De):
41000 Anderson County SD Channel 1
41001 Anderson County SD Channel 2
41002 Anderson County SD Channel 3

I have been noticing an increasing transition to encryption on these channels over the last couple of months.
This week, I estimate more than 50% of the transmission are now encrypted.
Dispatch is still mostly still in the clear, but more and more of the responses have been encrypted.

This change is not obvious on newer Uniden scanners (436, 536, SDS) which skip over encrypted transmissions.
However, most of the older scanners (296, 396, 796, 996) don't skip encryptions. That's how I discovered this gradual change.

I guess that soon these channels will be fully encrypted (DE).

Brian, can you make the revisions in the DB?

 

[KF4JYE]

Update: The transition of these 3 talkgroups to full encryption appears to be complete.

Brian, you can change the designation to DE.