Napa Red is now encrypted. This is the primary conventional dispatch channel for the PD and SO.
mharris Member Premium Subscriber Joined Dec 19, 2002 Messages 377 Reaction score 110 Location Bay Area, California Sep 10, 2025 #1 Napa Red is now encrypted. This is the primary conventional dispatch channel for the PD and SO.
officer_415 Member Database Admin Joined Jun 29, 2008 Messages 1,576 Reaction score 806 Location SF Bay Area Sep 10, 2025 #2 Sounds like it's user-selectable. I've heard a few transmissions in the clear, but the vast majority (including dispatch) are encrypted.
Sounds like it's user-selectable. I've heard a few transmissions in the clear, but the vast majority (including dispatch) are encrypted.
B brushfire21 Member Feed Provider Joined Jul 22, 2006 Messages 114 Reaction score 27 Location NorCal - Napa Valley Sunday at 8:10 PM #3 This day has been coming and the rest of the SO/PD channels will convert to P25/ENC will not be far behind along with the other LE agency's (St Helena PD/Calistoga PD) switching to ENC.
This day has been coming and the rest of the SO/PD channels will convert to P25/ENC will not be far behind along with the other LE agency's (St Helena PD/Calistoga PD) switching to ENC.