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[BOWLERPBA]

Just for those interested, I jumped over on the CCNC site this afternoon and there is a notice dated 9-13-07 that they will not post any rebanding schedule, etc. on their website due to "public safety concerns". I guess that they must be paranoid since the techs are running around in "stelth" encryption mode.

 

[LFRfreak]

That's interesting. I fail to see what they are accomplishing by doing that. Encrypting the radio techs' talkgroups baffles me too (unless they are discussing encryption keys or anything of that sort - I've never listened to the techs before, so I wouldn't know). We are going to figure out when a site has rebanded and what frequency it has rebanded to. Can anyone help me understand their reasoning?

-LFRfreak

 

[SCPD]

The public must be safer with less information. I wish I could pay more taxes.

 

[MMIC]

Hmm....let's see....bad guys may want to know when a site will be down for rebanding to commit a crime while the system is down and responses probably delayed. Yes, this is a slim possibility, but why chance it?

They made a good decision - only those who need to know....need to know.

Personally, I like that they encrypted the radio technicians talk groups because information about system-sensitive topics, such as outages and problems, is communicated over these groups. This information could potentially be utilized incorrectly by people with less than good judgement. For a few dollars per radio for a handful of radios, it only made sense.

 

[mpg0515]

The public must be safer with less information. I wish I could pay more taxes.

You too! I love to pay more taxes, who wouldn't want to?

 

[n0nhj]

When Then to be a thorn in their side... Rebanded sites

Here's the list I collected today from logging a few sites, and neighbor lists.
Some have been previously reported.

Most of Southwest Colorado seems to be done, other than Egnar.

201 Abajo Peak 853.900
205 Sunset Mesa 852.6125
208 Dolores 853.5125
209 LaMonte Peak 853.2125
210 Storm King 852.6125
211 Sunlight Peak 853.900
212 Whitewater 853.850
213 Castle Peak 853.150
217 Mt. Callahan 853.2375
218 North Mtn 853.7375
221 Cedar Mtn 853.975
224 Last Dollar 853.9250
225 Juniper Hill 853.550
229 Raspberry Rdg 853.9375
234 TV Hill 853.9875
235 Beaver Creek 853.875
243 Lee's Point 852.8375
244 W Mtn Gunnison 853.750
246 Gobbler Knob 852.7375
248 Rico 853.9625
251 Delta SO 852.3875
258 Waterdog 853.7125

 

[SCPD]

Hmm....let's see....bad guys may want to know when a site will be down for rebanding to commit a crime while the system is down and responses probably delayed. Yes, this is a slim possibility, but why chance it?

They made a good decision - only those who need to know....need to know.

Personally, I like that they encrypted the radio technicians talk groups because information about system-sensitive topics, such as outages and problems, is communicated over these groups. This information could potentially be utilized incorrectly by people with less than good judgement. For a few dollars per radio for a handful of radios, it only made sense.

I think the paranoia runs rampant these days and you give the criminals too much credit.

A lot of things can be used in a lot of bad ways. I don't personally care about the Schedule. It just cracks me up when people are so paranoid. It's also a function of people believing that what they work on is the most important thing there is (human nature).

If I was a criminal, I would just call in a fake big call on the other side of the jurisdiction. That would be about the same effect and easier than looking on the web for planned radio outages. And good thing no one can hear about those crazy radio problems anymore. Someone might write a best seller about them.

 

[MMIC]

Sure sounds like you do care, even though you don't claim to.

Anyway, it makes sense to be cautious. Caution is good.

It keeps people from being armchair quarterbacks after something really does happen.