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R.I.P Got lots of use out of the 996XT. Now I am using it for conventional stuff, and the SDR for other things. Spectrum is dead on the old system, everything crypto on the new.
An interesting long article on why many agencies are going encryption.
Law enforcement agencies encrypting radio transmissions | StarNewsOnline.com
Very interesting indeed!
"Over the last couple of years we've seen an increase in criminal activity using technology to monitor law enforcement channels," said Sgt. Jerry Brewer of the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office. As an example, Brewer told of a time during a vehicle stop when he heard a deputy's call to dispatch echoing from a scanner under the driver's seat of the stopped vehicle.
"For officer safety we feel it's necessary to encrypt our channels," he said.
There you have it straight from the horses' mouth. Are some of you still ready to argue that the literally thousands of public safety streams hosted by Broadcastify have nothing to do with that statement? Do you think all the bad guys out there are using scanners to monitor the cops? If so, PM me, as I can give you a great deal on a really famous bridge I happen to own up in Lake Havasu.
-AZ