Boston PD P25 Encryption

[gillham]

Sad times.

 

[ecps92]

I was listening via Broadcastify to the aftermath. At some point, the feed was stopped.

Yes, likely the FEED provider got tired of the reports via media that came from listening and had nothing to do with the bombing, yet got associated because "they heard it on the internet, so it must be true" - when it was scanning other activity - the world did not stop to only search for the two ID-10-T's

 

[ecps92]

I took a quick look at the website. It's too bad that the aren't going to include Channel 7. There was frequently some amusing traffic there.

Yes, there was but it is not Dispatch, so smart move to not include it

 

[kc2asb]

The feed provider, knew of the sensitivity of the situation and pulled the plug on the feed, despite having the record number of listeners.

Yes, likely the FEED provider got tired of the reports via media that came from listening and had nothing to do with the bombing, yet got associated because "they heard it on the internet, so it must be true" - when it was scanning other activity - the world did not stop to only search for the two ID-10-T's

It's good to finally hear the story of what happened with the feed. I was not a member of RR at the time, and remember one of the major media outlets reporting that the BPD had requested that the feed be taken down. There was so much chaos in those first few hours, and a lot of wrong information going around.

 

[W1KNE]

FYI Channel 2 (460.4500) and Channel 3 (460.2250) have switched to P25 Encrypted NAC 343. DB Updated.

 

[Pacmannion]

Lot of roll calls of officers switching to channel 1 (460.350), looks like channel 4 (460.400) is probably next?

 

[W1KNE]

Channel 4 (460.4000) has switched

 

[W1KNE]

Channel 7 (460.3000) has switched.

 

[W1KNE]

Channel 5 (460.5000) has now switched.

 

[WX4JCW]

if all agencies did something like this feed, there would be a lot less heartburn, at least BPD is trying to do it right

 

[garys]

IF it was actually necessary.

if all agencies did something like this feed, there would be a lot less heartburn, at least BPD is trying to do it right

 

[kc2asb]

if all agencies did something like this feed, there would be a lot less heartburn, at least BPD is trying to do it right

Agreed. Boston PD set a new standard here. Wish the NYPD would take heed.

Thanks @W1KNE for the real time updates.

 

[j896]

I was Listening to PD Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D-4/D-14) on 460-350 but they just went back to channel 5 so now nothing

 

[W1KNE]

Channel 8 - 460.1250 now encrypted.
Channel 9 - 460.0750 now encrypted.

 

[W1KNE]

Channel 6 - 460.1750 is now encrypted.

Outside of a very few channels that haven't been confirmed yet, Boston Police have completed the transition to P25 Encrypted.

Congratulations to Boston on their new technology, I hope it serves them well.

 

[BD70]

Not only congrats to BPD on their new technology, congrats on transparency for providing us a delayed feed of their primary channels. It is a lot more than what other PD’s do across the country.

 

[W1KNE]

FYI Ch 1, the city wide channel has now gone P25 Encrypted.
All of the DB channels confirmed are updated in the DB.
The old ones are marked "deprecated" and will delete when the next auto purge happens

 

[16b]

I went to Boston for the first time last year, and monitored a lot of local public safety while there. BPD’s analog repeater system sounded phenomenal—clean, clear audio from both dispatchers and field units, and coverage so good that there was little to no noise on any transmissions. I have a feeling the transition to P25 audio is going to take some getting used to for many officers.

 

[gillham]

FYI Ch 1, the city wide channel has now gone P25 Encrypted.
All of the DB channels confirmed are updated in the DB.
The old ones are marked "deprecated" and will delete when the next auto purge happens

Thanks for updating everything so quickly.

Has anyone figured out how to keep the audio playing on RapidSOS on your phone after you’ve “minimized” the browser, and switched to an another app?

 

[Jbond0072000]

Thanks for updating everything so quickly.

Has anyone figured out how to keep the audio playing on RapidSOS on your phone after you’ve “minimized” the browser, and switched to an another app?

Same problem.