I'll say it again boys and girls. If you hear traffic in the clear on a channel that is supposed to be encrypted, DO NOT get on here and tell us about it, Just enjoy while it last.
Encrypted Channels
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Good points. Digital Trunking is NOT like scanning frequencies. The most commonly used receivers for P25 Trunking are quite capable of ignoring ENC. As a result, including them in a favorites list has practically zero impact on the efficiency of the monitoring.
Correct. In fact, I don't believe any program will decode (not decrypt) encrypted audio. If a program does, it's usually a result of a bug, and sounds like a robot having a stroke.
Some programs used to decode them and play the scrambled audio, but since have been updated not to.
I use SDRTrunk, this will decode the encrypted channel and log, but not playback any audio. (There's a GitHub branch for ignoring ENC)
I don't think Unitrunker tunes to ENC.
DSDPlus has options to ignore ENC, but doesn't do it by default.
My SDS100 ignores encrypted, but sometimes it will briefly tune to it and immediately start scanning again, so quick that I barely see it show up on screen. But a reboot fixes that.
Zippy734
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The end of police scanners? Encryption is coming in 2026
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I can say with 100% confidence that my  scanner is not going encrypted.... 🙄The end of police scanners? Encryption is coming in 2026
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freqs
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that ended up being a robot postThe end of police scanners? Encryption is coming in 2026
Police scanners have often been the first sign of news that is breaking. But these days, police scanners are going silent.
