Faulkner/Conway Motorola Type II SmartZone

[Ghost4658]

Does anyone know what is going on with this system?
It 's like the control chanell is not there.
Change the mode from MO to FM and can hear them talking.

 

[riccom]

Does anyone know what is going on with this system?
It 's like the control chanell is not there.
Change the mode from MO to FM and can hear them talking.

can you find a control channel, if i remember it was jumping or they may have migraded to awin or added new channels to the system let me look hold on

 

[hitophikers]

Conway PD is now Digital and Encrypted

Apparently, from rr.com, Conway has moved to AWIN. Not only that, but it appears that the PD and perhaps others are 100% encrypted.

As some other communities have discovered, encryption only works if EVERYBODY in the county is on the same system, otherwise the ability to interact with other agencies is 100% crippled as well. So many PD officers use their cell phones already to discuss some information and the State Police are now using in-car notebook computers for most communications.

I have always said that I have no problem with encryped transmissions when on stake-outs or in very sensitive situations, but otherwise it is very counter-productive from a public prespective and relations side. Routine traffic stops, assistance calls and other similar events are a public service. Remember the citizens are paying the bills for these agencies. Public pressure should rule their actions.

Think about it, would you rather have a patrol officer trying to text, dial a cell phone or pick up a microphone in an emergency and while driving? All the time our legislators are trying to pass bills to prohibite these very practices from the rest of the population, such as the ban for under 18yo's from texting is great as is the hands-free requirement for those under 21. What about those over 65 should their be some restrictions there based on age only? Personally, I think that all dispatching and car to car communicaitons should be by voice. Inflections of the spoken word will always have more impact that a typed word even when SHOUTED OUT in a text format.

Good luck Conway, hope you don't need help from the outside.

 

[riccom]

Apparently, from rr.com, Conway has moved to AWIN. Not only that, but it appears that the PD and perhaps others are 100% encrypted.

As some other communities have discovered, encryption only works if EVERYBODY in the county is on the same system, otherwise the ability to interact with other agencies is 100% crippled as well. So many PD officers use their cell phones already to discuss some information and the State Police are now using in-car notebook computers for most communications.

I have always said that I have no problem with encryped transmissions when on stake-outs or in very sensitive situations, but otherwise it is very counter-productive from a public prespective and relations side. Routine traffic stops, assistance calls and other similar events are a public service. Remember the citizens are paying the bills for these agencies. Public pressure should rule their actions.

Think about it, would you rather have a patrol officer trying to text, dial a cell phone or pick up a microphone in an emergency and while driving? All the time our legislators are trying to pass bills to prohibite these very practices from the rest of the population, such as the ban for under 18yo's from texting is great as is the hands-free requirement for those under 21. What about those over 65 should their be some restrictions there based on age only? Personally, I think that all dispatching and car to car communicaitons should be by voice. Inflections of the spoken word will always have more impact that a typed word even when SHOUTED OUT in a text format.

Good luck Conway, hope you don't need help from the outside.

(flashes back to the chat we had in 04)

Ohh yes i remember and they had to be alone in this.

Encryption is a bad idea, they wanted to cover normal stops and so on,

so i have a question
Uca pd in the clear or is it encrypted also??

ohh to the man i said i would look up
nothing new and yeah there on awin
how can the state allow this?

 

[hitophikers]

>> so i have a question
>> Uca pd in the clear or is it encrypted also??

Again according to rr.com database UCA PD and Conway Street Dept are listed as unencrypted.

BTW, it appears that our state elected officials are about to pass a ban on ALL TEXTING by anybody when driving. It will be a stoppable offense. The ASP has agreeded with the bill that has just passed the House and is now off to the Senate.

Texting reminds me of comuters who read the newspaper as they drive to work. I also remember seeing a real estate agent chatting on the phone, looking up information on their laptop and making notes (on paper) all while driving. And there are the women who are putting on makup with a mirror (or the rear view mirror) while driving. We've all seen these people. And of course there are the women chatting away on the phone while still stopped at a GREEN light. At least they are "safe" till they take their foot off the brake. If they don't even know the light changed, what else are they missing as they speed down the street?

 

[weather4ar]

Try 854.6125 for the new control channel. Also, the control channel rotates through the system. The remaining frequencies are unchanged, except 860.7375 is no longer used. Conway PD is still on the system but is encrypted. MEMS, Fire, UCAPD, FCSO and other city and county agencies are still there. All except Conway PD are in the clear.