hounddog1956
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just checking database for st thomas police, does anyone noticed it is not showing encrypted anymore?
Only if you install a discriminator tap and use DSD+.
They turned the encryption off within a day or two of going live on the new system. Everyone was complaining about the audio quality... Which makes no sense to me as basic privacy shouldn't affect audio quality.
A discriminator tap lets you take raw unfiltered audio and pipe it into your PC. From there you can use DSDPlus (digital signal decoder) to decode the audio so you can listen to it. There are tons and tons of threads on here that will give you more details. The tap requires a physical modification to your scanner.I'm a bit of a layman when it comes to this sort of thing...
Can you explain to me more fully exactly what a discriminator tap and DSD+ is please ??
I've got an old Realistic Pro 2024...
Is that unit any good or too old and do I have to upgrade to listen to St. Thomas police these days ??
If you could private message me that would be great and we can discuss further !?
Thanks you for your help Forts !!
Would be simpler to just buy one of these for a whopping $14.
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It was basic.
Would be simpler to just buy one of these for a whopping $14.
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