New police radios could be in service by month's end

[IdleMonitor]

A new radio system will provide municipal police officers with up to date technology and enhance their safety on the front line, according to the chief of police.

Some $42,500 was allocated in the 2007 capital budget for City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service to replace the 30-year-old radios officers in Lindsay and the former Ops Township currently use.

The change will mean police scanners in area homes and newsrooms will fall silent as the new digitally-encrypted system cannot be monitored on a consumer scanner like the analog frequency the force currently uses.

The new radios will provide officers enhanced safety as the bad guys won't be able to keep tabs on police to help them coordinate committing crime, said municipal police Chief John Hagarty.

*****Source*****
The Lindsay Post
http://www.thepost.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=851152&auth=Jason+Bain

 

[CAPTLPOL1]

Well OK, that is lacking detail. Does it mean that it is going to be encrypted or is it just poor reporting and just digital? Some more detail of said system is needed.

 

[FPO703]

Which system are they referring to?

Quite a few people mistake encryption for digital modulation. But, if that's what the sales people told the customer that purchased the system, and they are gullible enough to believe it, .......

 

[wa8pyr]

Which system are they referring to?

Quite a few people mistake encryption for digital modulation. But, if that's what the sales people told the customer that purchased the system, and they are gullible enough to believe it, .......

Somewhere in Ontario...

Tom

 

[rhutch]

Yea its a little area near Peterborough, that sees very little crime let alone any sort of intelligent criminals that go to the extent of monitoring police activity to coordinate their crimes. Good use of taxpayers money on encrypted radios.

 

[CAPTLPOL1]

Oh yeah, I have been up that way before. You are right, not much going on that I saw.

 

[CVASSB]

....allocated in the 2007 budget...

 

[kc9geu]

business as usual

It always seems to be moneyrola or mabe it works com. While the taxpayers pay the criminal government seems to play. After all the sheriff would not want someone to hear when his cronies are the criminals all along.

 

[Jay911]

"digitally encrypted"?

Just buy a digital scanner.

 

[mrich12000]

Who goe's to Lindsey.
Ya it's part of the OPP system. Newer antena for reception.