ShawnCowden
Member
HERE IS ALETTER TO AZSCANNER FORUM IN YAHOO GROUPS:
Hello Everyone - Sorry for the delay in getting back to all of you.
Your input from our August 4th meeting was passed along to Chief Jack
Harris. After conferring with his Executive Staff members, as well
as other Valley agencies who are or will be coming aboard with 800
MHz systems, a decision was made to leave our routine precinct
frequencies AND our emergency frequencies un-encrypted. This means
the public, including media outlets, will continue to be able to
monitor what you have traditionally been able to monitor. If it is
deemed that an emergency situation should be worked on an encrypted
channel, we will simply move that radio traffic to one of dozens of
encrypted channels available for such purposes. I would expect that
this would rarely occur, but should it be necessary to do so, our 800
MHz system still has the capability to do so.
This decision reflects Chief Harris' comittment to maintaining our
open relationship with local media outlets, as well as his
expectation that local media representatives will continue to use
this access to police communications information in a professional
manner to serve the public safety interests of our community.
For those of you still considering scanner purchases, our experts
have provided some specific model information that may be of help to
you. The Uniden BC796D, which is the desktop version, will be able
to scan our system. Also, the Uniden portable model BC296D, and the
Radio Shack PRO-96, Radio Shack P/N 20-526 will work on our system.
We have tested both manufacturers' portable versions and they work
satisfactorily.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
me. Thanks again for your input and cooperation in resolving this
issue.
Sgt. Randy Force
Phoenix Police Department
Media Relations Detail
Hello Everyone - Sorry for the delay in getting back to all of you.
Your input from our August 4th meeting was passed along to Chief Jack
Harris. After conferring with his Executive Staff members, as well
as other Valley agencies who are or will be coming aboard with 800
MHz systems, a decision was made to leave our routine precinct
frequencies AND our emergency frequencies un-encrypted. This means
the public, including media outlets, will continue to be able to
monitor what you have traditionally been able to monitor. If it is
deemed that an emergency situation should be worked on an encrypted
channel, we will simply move that radio traffic to one of dozens of
encrypted channels available for such purposes. I would expect that
this would rarely occur, but should it be necessary to do so, our 800
MHz system still has the capability to do so.
This decision reflects Chief Harris' comittment to maintaining our
open relationship with local media outlets, as well as his
expectation that local media representatives will continue to use
this access to police communications information in a professional
manner to serve the public safety interests of our community.
For those of you still considering scanner purchases, our experts
have provided some specific model information that may be of help to
you. The Uniden BC796D, which is the desktop version, will be able
to scan our system. Also, the Uniden portable model BC296D, and the
Radio Shack PRO-96, Radio Shack P/N 20-526 will work on our system.
We have tested both manufacturers' portable versions and they work
satisfactorily.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
me. Thanks again for your input and cooperation in resolving this
issue.
Sgt. Randy Force
Phoenix Police Department
Media Relations Detail
