Hamtramck

[Abulafia]

So far everything I've heard on those TG have been Encrypted. Even the FD is Encrypted now.

Thank you for confirming sir.

 

[Abulafia]

Hamtramck Review: In Hamtramck, police scanners are now a thing of the past

Article ran May 26, 2011:
In Hamtramck, police scanners are now a thing of the past | Hamtramck Review

 

[SCPD]

Article ran May 26, 2011:
In Hamtramck, police scanners are now a thing of the past | Hamtramck Review

Whoever wrote that article doesn't understand the difference between digital and encrypted: "But industry experts say sooner or later a scanner will become available to crack the digital code." WTF???

 

[Abulafia]

Whoever wrote that article doesn't understand the difference between digital and encrypted: "But industry experts say sooner or later a scanner will become available to crack the digital code." WTF???

You are correct sir. Charles Sercombe is well known for getting about everything wrong.

 

[gpp10x]

I'd like to know why they encrypted the fire dept. Was it just a decision that as long as they were going to encrypt pd might as well do the same to fd.

 

[Abulafia]

Lt. Max Garbarino, communications man at the PD has suggested it's to prevent criminals from using scanners, endangering their men. Why they would encrypt the FD is beyond me. I guess it's none of our business if there's a fire in our neighborhood, or another at Sterling Oil.

 

[gpp10x]

The only thing I can think of is if they were giving patient information over the radio to their dispatch. I don't recall if they did that on their old vhf radios.

 

[freqs]

the only thing I heard them say on the old radios was their vital signs and age but no names over the radio ..I would think now on MPSCS they would have Hosp talk groups unlike before they would call FD Dispatch and then they would relay info to Hosp.

 

[freqs]

Lt. Max Garbarino, communications man at the PD has suggested it's to prevent criminals from using scanners, endangering their men. Why they would encrypt the FD is beyond me. I guess it's none of our business if there's a fire in our neighborhood, or another at Sterling Oil.

That is old school cop thinking in my opinion I know my Uncle was a Sterling Hgts Officer about 10 years ago he hated scanners and it was the idea all scanner users were up to no good .After time he would ask me did you hear this or that .I dont think many criminals are not gonna mess with scanners ? But the lack of being able to monitor police will not stop them from doing crime .