How to pick up scrambled freq?

[scannergoduk]

how to pick up scrambled freq?

hi all well all i can say is so what if it is illegal to listen to scrambled frequencies its illegal to listen to a scanner other than ham, cb and general reception!
my scaner picks up scrambled frequencies and i have software that can descramble it
its only encoded voice transmissions
ive been a scanner enthusiast for around 13 years now and have always enjoyed listening to all bands regardless weather it is illegal or not i enjoy listening
heres a quick good story for you though
when i lived with my dad i had a realistic pro 66 scanner which back them was a good handheld anyway one day i was walking up rthe road to the local shop and i got stopped by a policeman asking what i was listening to i told him i was listening to ham bands as my dad is a amateur and i was also listening to the airband
he asked me if i could pick up the police i told him i wasnt sure and he asked me to find the frequency so he could listen himself!!
i was laughing when i got home and my dad had a go at me cos i was talking to the copper and i took my scanner out
anyway nowadays its getting harder to listen to stuff especially here in the uk with the police going onto to digital tetra systems and most other emergancy services apart from the fire brigade have as well
so the more you can hear or descramble the better in my opinion

 

[rescue161]

When the "I can decode encryption" braggarts start coming out of the woods again are you going to give them another message to fail with?

HA! Heck, they still haven't decoded the first one and I gave them the key! I'd say that plain old DES is VERY secure for rf communications.

 

[loumaag]

I got to talking with a couple of Officers from my local state park and they were talking about how great it was to have encryption. I ask them why and there answers where nobody knows when we are on duty and where we are at except the Dispatcher at the park office 8 to 4 or Columbus ODNR dispatcher. They cover a bunch of area, 10mi x 4mi of Lake and all the roads and parks that go with it. Most of the time they are a 1 man unit. I ask them if they were encrypted none of the local PDs or the Sheriffs office could copy their traffic either, which they agreed. Then I ask them what are you going to do when you are calling in a traffic stop and it goes south, none of the local units can copy where you are or who they are out with. Which could cause them a delay before backup arrives, when the local backup could be right there in a matter of minutes. Ever since that day I hear both officers call their traffic stops and what not thru the local dispatcher at the S.O. or PD. But they still use their encryption to call in the beginning and end of their shifts.........Hoser

This exact comment is what my argument to full time encryption has always been.

 

[pro2096]

I need help with Balto MD freq. with my pro 2096

 

[n2mdk]

I need help with Balto MD freq. with my pro 2096

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14

 

[CAPTLPOL1]

If someone could decrypt DES, they would be working for a three letter agency and would not be disclosing such information here on RR.com.

 

[bpckty1]

Well, IMHO, the bottom line is you CAN receive the encrypted frequencies, but it is ILLEGAL to decrypt them. The annoying white noise and Donald Duck comms can be heard. Just monitor the FBI sometimes. But, sometimes a nugget of clear traffic appears. Such wonderful comms are heard, usually on Monday mornings: "Mileage xxx, Fuel cost $$$$. Returning to secure."

 

[CAPTLPOL1]

Why even bother to unsecure for that?

 

[bpckty1]

Two reasons:

Sometimes one will hear unit activity when one of the units drops code, or forgets to turn the on-off switch to the correct position. Then someone will tell the unit to resecure the radio or go to the radio shop immediately.
;^>

The techs will often do their testing in the clear, which will help identify unknown frequencies.

 

[radionerd13669]

I use simple voice inversion scramblers for my communications

 

[CAPTLPOL1]

Yeah, well how secure is that? Answer not very. 10-4 sounds like 4-10 using voice inversion.

 

[n2mdk]

Yeah, well how secure is that? Answer not very. 10-4 sounds like 4-10 using voice inversion.

Actually with simple voice inversion 10-4 sounds like wen wor :lol: