System is not yet online. I should say that I can only speak definitively on the fire/ems side. I was told by our police chief that they would be using encryption, if I was misinformed, I apologize.
As the poster above me said, Bangs ambulance is using their own channel (I apologize, im not the best with lingo) for intradepartmental comms., like assigning rigs to calls. The county has not officially switched, although I would think youll start hearing more and more as departments continue to get mobiles and portable chargers installed in the trucks. Our dept. will start using our ops channel within the next couple of days. As for when they actually throw the switch, that was suggested to be in mid-August... but who knows. Paging is simulcast, but no tones, analog vs. digital laws????.
Sorry if I come off as not knowing the facts... I didnt start posting here to spread misinformation, I came to answer a question posed that I could answer. But I am just a lowly enduser.