I had the Butler County Police North and South bands on my scanner and they have been dead silent since either Thanksgiving or the day before. I had noticed quite a few "radio service radio checks" in the past several weeks leading up to this. I am still picking up Fire and EMS on their old bands.
Can someone help me understand the radio switch? My RadioShack PRO-433 from the 90s is supposed to be capable of Motorola I/II/IIi trunking; does this mean I should be able to program it to pick up traffic on the new frequencies? I have seen the word "encryption" tossed around these forums a lot, and there's some clear misunderstanding of how encrypted voice actually works (relevant: I have a background in Naval Cryptography). If the comms are encrypted, no one will be able to listen without the encryption keys. But if it's just trunking, I get the feeling I should be able to pick it up.
Thanks in advance.
Can someone help me understand the radio switch? My RadioShack PRO-433 from the 90s is supposed to be capable of Motorola I/II/IIi trunking; does this mean I should be able to program it to pick up traffic on the new frequencies? I have seen the word "encryption" tossed around these forums a lot, and there's some clear misunderstanding of how encrypted voice actually works (relevant: I have a background in Naval Cryptography). If the comms are encrypted, no one will be able to listen without the encryption keys. But if it's just trunking, I get the feeling I should be able to pick it up.
Thanks in advance.