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As mike sated, you can listen to encrypted transmissions, I remember reading a while back that the NSA could decrypt pretty much anything. (sorry, I can't source that claim though, memory only).
This isn't to say the average 'hobbiest scanner' can listen to it, but...it can be done, for a lot of money and time (knowing what the F*ck your doing helps too!)
If hawkeye32 is retired from the marine corps, then he probably know of some 'top secret' decryption (or a plan thereof), this I wouldn't be posting in a public forum but it is his choice.
I got blasted a while back for stating that you can purchase 'scanners' that will decode iden signals. No, you can't buy them at Radio shack, no you can't buy them if your law enforcment, but if you are a Telus site technician (or I guess Nextal in the US), they give you the hardware so you can test the tower.
Just an observation from reading the posts, make sure you are clear if you are saying it can't be done by hobbyists, or can't be done period.
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