Is GO Transit really going encrypted? I heard rumor of this and sure enough today the Maintenance talk group is gone.. check out the attached screenshot.
I've seen Security, the old Maintenance channel and the techs using encryption. The buses (and a few others) are using Phase II.
I suspect the Maintenance channel might have been reassigned. Not sure which group that RID belongs to.
I have never seen a RID like that on this system, although I only have about 350 or so.
RID's that begin with 11, i.e. 110002 is bus dispatch, a RID like 700101 is also bus dispatch, and Willowbrook activity I see RID's like 223018.
The only activity I continue to hear today are Rail Ops, ones that trip the sensors probably at Burlington West and some regular GO Rail on the Lakeshore East and West lines.
Do we know for sure if the bus talkgroups in Phase 2 are now encrypted? I was going to buy a new radio but if they are gone then no point.
Why would a transit service encrypt? I can see police but transit?
I work for GO as a driver, had no idea we were going encrypted, glad though our updates help with traffic updates!
I work for GO as a driver, had no idea we were going encrypted, glad though our updates help with traffic updates!
You can run a control channel decoding program or use a scanner that displays them.
There's nothing stopping you from posting in other forums as far as I can see.