I agree. I don’t know why it took 20 posts for someone to suggest this.
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APX 7000XE Scan list will scan but had no audio.
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I'm convinced that you and I are posting in invisible mode at times. 🙃
Exactly. Moto could make it EASY to configure any radio in scanner mode, with all capacity to transmit blocked off. They could do it with a special version of the CPS or special firmware or both. In fact I could just imagine them making firmware with a switch in it that when activated by using a special option in CPS, renders the radio permanently incapable of transmitting, to be used when an agency retires radios and sends them to the radio shop for deprogramming prior to disposal at auction. To restore transmit capability, new firmware would have to be loaded. Until then it's a scanner.
ANY of these options would enhance system security for their customers, too.
But, yes, declining to patch a security flaw via a simple low cost method does give you an opportunity to sell a much more expensive lock to the customer. Whether it's the most ethical means or not.
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