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Effective immediately we will be deleting, without notice, any negative threads or posts that deal with the use of encryption and streaming of scanner audio.
We've noticed a huge increase in rants and negative posts that revolve around agencies going to encryption due to the broadcasting of scanner audio on the internet. It's now worn out and continues to be the same recycled rants. These rants hijack the threads and derail the conversation. They no longer have a place anywhere on this forum other than in the designated threads in the Rants forum in the Tavern.
If you violate these guidelines your post will be deleted without notice and an infraction will be issued. We are not against discussion of this issue. You just need to do it in the right place. For example:
https://forums.radioreference.com/rants/224104-official-thread-live-audio-feeds-scanners-wait-encryption.html
Etowah County SO going back to VHF
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c0wb0yup
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Thanks for the info. Is there some controversy over the Linc? Ya got any links to news articles or do you know the reason(s) why? I am curious, i visit the area two or three times a year, I have family in Attalla.GADSDENEDACS said:
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Can you say reliability or officer safety? SLINC is ok for admin BS but for day to day operations and critical stuff, no way. Or perhaps it's that $100K per year bill for using the SLINC network. They probably still have all of their VHF radios and repeaters although if they let thier license expire and they have to get recoordinated they may wind up having to go narrowband.
Just my $.05 (adjusted for the price of fuel)
Just my $.05 (adjusted for the price of fuel)
Just adding fuel to the fire concerning EXTREMELY POOR 800-900 communications nationwide, the Public Safety personnel being put in jeopardy and the megabucks that it puts into the pockets of the 'big comm companies' to keep adding equipment to white elephant 800-900 systems.
I am not sure why the sudden change. I suspect that coverage is probably the main issue. I know down in Rainbow City and South SLinc have little to no coverage. I am hearing allot more traffic on the VHF now and Im sure over the next few days it will incease.
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