YesDouglas County is who manages ORION correct?
I have been told that they are going to make the switch this year, not sure when. The Omaha Scanner folks are considering fighting it in court which could delay it.
Why fire! I can understand police encrypted channels....I noticed there is now an official Broadcastify feed for Omaha Fire too. Curious if the fire channels will be going encrypted as well.
Why fire! I can understand police encrypted channels....
The hot topic for encrypted communications right now is in Colorado. They just signed new legislation into law that allows media access to radio communications if agencies are encrypted.
State Law 217 requires media access to police encryption communications | RadioReference.com Forums
Omaha Scanner Facebook group does not exactly fall into the "media" category of the Colorado law, but this does give them some leverage to fight being locked out of radio communications. I can't imagine this group being funded enough to take this very far.