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A question about encryption

cjradloff76

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Hi does encryption reside at the base station or is it in the individual encrypted radios so if I tx with a encrypted radio can people still hear me in the clear on a scanner
Or not
Please let me know thanks clint
 

KevinC

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Hi does encryption reside at the base station or is it in the individual encrypted radios so if I tx with a encrypted radio can people still hear me in the clear on a scanner
Or not
Please let me know thanks clint
In the radio.
 

ElroyJetson

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DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO. NO.
Apply reasoning skills. If you could be heard in the clear on a scanner, how could that possibly be encrypted?

The encryption is in the device you are operating. But the key that it requires to encrypt and decrypt traffic is loaded into it via another device called a keyloader. (Key fill device) Without a loaded and valid key, the encryption/decryption function does not work.
 

marcotor

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If using ADP (ARC4) 40-bit encryption, no keyloader at all is needed. It can be done in CPS.
 

EWC_BDN

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The repeater can pass the encrypted audio without decoding it at all. It's all the same to it. Like KevinC said. The whole point of it is that a scanner wouldn't hear it.
 
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