StatuSChecKa
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After years of speculation it appears Bell County Comm will finally be digitally encrypted. I'm not sure if this means ReBanding or real encrypted Pro-Voice.
Here is an article from the newspaper in-which I work at:
So I'm guessing FIRE will still be listenable? Does this mean even a PRO-106 wont work? I have a Pro-164 now.
Here is an article from the newspaper in-which I work at:
The Temple Police Department is getting ready to switch to a digital communications signal, probably within the next 30 days, spokesman Sgt. Brad Hunt said.
"The purpose is to improve officer and public safety by protecting the integrity of our communications systems,” Hunt said.
With digital communications systems, channels may be encrypted and only authorized users may hear the transmission.
Temple Police are hoping that because criminals may not be able to hear their transmissions, it will be easier to capture them.
Hunt said he didn’t know how many people in the Temple area currently have scanners that let them hear police department traffic.
At some point, the department worked through the normal budget process to upgrade all its radio hardware to digital-capable signal and has worked closely with the Bell County Communications Center to ensure their capabilities and the department’s match, Hunt said.
“The actual switch will not entail any additional funds, and is not expected to create significant problems,” he said.
One problem some scanner listeners will experience will be their inability to hear the police department transmissions on their analog scanners, since the scanner will not pick up the digital transmissions.
So I'm guessing FIRE will still be listenable? Does this mean even a PRO-106 wont work? I have a Pro-164 now.