Can't hear police talk
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atlantic county in new jersey seems all PD stuff is encrypted.
atlantic county in new jersey seems all PD stuff is encrypted.
One thing that you will want to do, since you will never be able to hear an encrypted talkgroup, is to "Avoid" all encrypted talkgroups. That way, the scanner will not hang on an encrypted talkgroup where you would basically hear nothing. And like already mentioned, a lot of the Police talkgroups are encrypted. Have you reviewed the radio systems listing found here?
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1771
The trunked systems for Atlantic County, NJ are found at the bottom of that webpage.
Cheers! Dave
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1771
The trunked systems for Atlantic County, NJ are found at the bottom of that webpage.
Cheers! Dave
Atlantic Co, NJ
The only Law Enf in the clear in Atlantic Co,NJ are the Sheriff's talk groups and PD 4 talk group.
Rich
The only Law Enf in the clear in Atlantic Co,NJ are the Sheriff's talk groups and PD 4 talk group.
Rich
Somers Point PD is encrypted. The new scanners do not Decript. This is illegal.
Unfortunately almost every PD in Atlantic County is encrypted. You can see this if there is an E in the mode column. I suggest marking the ones with an E to "lockout" mode. Since you cant hear them anyway.
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Here is the "E" that nickthequick0 is referring to:
There is still a lot that can be heard in your county but unfortunately, as has already been said, most of the police talkgroups are encrypted. Police do this so that nobody except those with the department's radios can hear what is going on. No scanner will ever be able to hear an encrypted talkgroup. Whether this is good community relations or not (encrypting everything), that is up for debate. Lots of times the Dispatch talkgroup is not encrypted and the Tactical (TAC) talkgroup(s) is/are encrypted. In Somers Point, perhaps their operational protocol includes sensitive information over the Dispatch talkgroup (Somers Point Police 1). This would be the case if the dispatcher is giving out 10-27/10-28 (drivers license/vehicle registration) information on the Dispatch talkgroup. In our county, that talkgroup is called Teletype (TTY) and is encrypted. In our county, we also have a large number of talkgroups at our disposal of which quite a few are not encrypted; especially the dispatch talkgroups. In the case of Somers Point, they only have two talkgroups. Perhaps the TAC talkgroup (Somers Point Police 2) is reserved for drug busts and other sensitive operations. That might explain why both talkgroups are encrypted.
I hope that gives you an operational sense of what may be going on in Somers Point. Of course, it doesn't help you with respect to being able to hear the Somers Point law enforcement talkgroups. Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers! Dave
Here is the "E" that nickthequick0 is referring to:
There is still a lot that can be heard in your county but unfortunately, as has already been said, most of the police talkgroups are encrypted. Police do this so that nobody except those with the department's radios can hear what is going on. No scanner will ever be able to hear an encrypted talkgroup. Whether this is good community relations or not (encrypting everything), that is up for debate. Lots of times the Dispatch talkgroup is not encrypted and the Tactical (TAC) talkgroup(s) is/are encrypted. In Somers Point, perhaps their operational protocol includes sensitive information over the Dispatch talkgroup (Somers Point Police 1). This would be the case if the dispatcher is giving out 10-27/10-28 (drivers license/vehicle registration) information on the Dispatch talkgroup. In our county, that talkgroup is called Teletype (TTY) and is encrypted. In our county, we also have a large number of talkgroups at our disposal of which quite a few are not encrypted; especially the dispatch talkgroups. In the case of Somers Point, they only have two talkgroups. Perhaps the TAC talkgroup (Somers Point Police 2) is reserved for drug busts and other sensitive operations. That might explain why both talkgroups are encrypted.
I hope that gives you an operational sense of what may be going on in Somers Point. Of course, it doesn't help you with respect to being able to hear the Somers Point law enforcement talkgroups. Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers! Dave
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