Alachua County to become encrypted?

[mbtuchman]

A friend overheard some testing of encrypted radio chatter the other day on ACSO and GPD talkgroups.

After drumming up some old documents, I came across a TRS->P25 implementation proposal from the early 2000's and another from 2012 where they stress they'll have "fully featured P25 Phase I implementation" by November of 2020. Could this mean encryption? More importantly, could these encryption tests only hint at the end of scanning in the Gainesville and Alachua areas?

A mighty fine time to reduce police transparency, yeah?

 

[whooey]

ENC is definitely the trend across the nation, we shall wait and see. Would not be surprised at all if they threw the switch here. I am ok with tactical channels and teletype with ENC, but dispatch should be in the open. IMO of course. Hopefully fire rescue stays in the clear.