Albuquerque Talk Groups

[Croaker90]

Is all of Albuquerque's Police and FIRE/EMS all Digital?




Can my Pro-97 pick up Encrypted talkgroups?

my scanner has EDACS, I know I can't get the Digital, maybe Encrypted.

I'm going up there for the summer, and want to try and program my scanner, so I can hear ABQ Action. I used to live there, so going to be with family, and stay with my cousin thats a COP. ))
Thanks

 

[abqscan]

Is all of Albuquerque's Police and FIRE/EMS all Digital?

No, the only thing you will be able to monitor is APD and AFD Dispatch.

Can my Pro-97 pick up Encrypted talkgroups
my scanner has EDACS, I know I can't get the Digital, maybe Encrypted.

Yes, your scanner can pick up Encrypted TG's, however, you won't be able to understand them, or decode them, for that is illegal.

 

[Croaker90]

So it is Illegal for Everyone to decode them, so that they can understand them?

Or are there some scanners that can pick them up?


Thanks.

How will I hear them, but not be able to understand them?

Croaker.

 

[abqscan]

Yes, it is illegal for anyone to decrypt an encrypted signal.

The ABQ EDACS system has nothing to do with encryption. They use a Digital signal that a scanner can't decode. It has nothing to do with crypto.

 

[Croaker90]

Oh, ok thanks. I didn't know thats how it was.

Croak