Appreciate the effort, thanks for sharing. I will also reach out to them with the same request, and will begin engaging people en masse to do the same as well.
PPB encypting Nets in 2021.
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Appreciate the effort, thanks for sharing. I will also reach out to them with the same request, and will begin engaging people en masse to do the same as well.
dimsone503
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Bought an SDS100 the other day, before the "beeps" started. Loved the LAW channel surf capability as I'm new to radio scanners and am really digging it. Then the beeps started on all the dispatch channels. I thought i screwed something up. Thanks for the piece of mind. Hope those channels come back to life soon. You guys ROCK! I appreciate all the work and time you put in.
uncledenny48
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PPB has switched everything over to Tac 1 for all precincts, tac 1 is encrypted. I believe they are doing this during these protests.
k-9policexj
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At the moment Multnomah County Sheriff talkgroup isn't encrypted, so you can still monitor stuff in East county and hear some familiar dispatchers voices...
Otto
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If PPB plans on encrypting basic dispatch channels in the foreseeable future, I will be a vocal opponent at city council meetings. That kind of thing flies in the face of police accountability. Personally, if PPB chooses this route, I will happily vote to defund PPB, and or request they have no access to a tax payer funded radio system.
Otto
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If you bought that new scanner to listen to PPB, you might have wasted your money. I get the feeling that they will not go back to being open again after this.
dimsone503
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Not just for that at all, but it was definitely entertaining to tune into on week 1 with the new device.
Found this post from June 3rd.
Portland OR Alerts@pdxalerts
https://twitter.com/pdxalerts/status/1268375375840571392
Portland: if anyone is wondering why we aren’t tweeting anything, it’s because PPB and BOEC have moved all dispatch channels (Central, East and North) to encrypted tactical channels. No material means no tweeting. Sorry for the inconvenience. Stay safe everyone.
Portland OR Alerts@pdxalerts
https://twitter.com/pdxalerts/status/1268375375840571392
Portland: if anyone is wondering why we aren’t tweeting anything, it’s because PPB and BOEC have moved all dispatch channels (Central, East and North) to encrypted tactical channels. No material means no tweeting. Sorry for the inconvenience. Stay safe everyone.
In following k9's lead, I just wrote a message to BOEC through their website as well. I'm going to share it here with you all, and hope it will encourage others to also write BOEC.
PLEASE do so in as respectful a manner as possible. I just wrote this a moment ago so no response yet obviously, but if they do respond I will share that too.
Thanks again to k9 for sharing the info, and I truly hope many many more of you will also reach out and express your dissatisfaction with this situation, and demand restoration of clear dispatch traffic.
Search "BOEC Portland", leave a comment. Hopefully we can get some grassroots action on this, register our dissatisfaction on this issue and get some appropriate change enacted.
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Hello,
I am a citizen and homeowner in Portland OR, as well as a federally licensed ham operator and scanner enthusiast. I've lived in Portland for nearly 3 decades. I actively participate in local HAM activities such as Multnomah County ARES to assist in relaying important information in times of emergency, and also monitor police/fire/ems traffic daily.
As you know, our city is rife with riots and wanton destruction, all are direct threats to public safety, not just police officers. As such, apparently BOEC and PPB decided to encrypt ALL traffic, including dispatch traffic, as of 2 days ago, denying the taxpayer and citizen access to all PPB radio activities and the information we need to keep ourselves and our neighbors safe and informed, as well as denying local news agencies the ability to report news without obfuscation.
The police can't be everywhere, especially during riots, so this the exact opposite action which should have been taken. In my opinion, this was THE most irresponsible time to block citizen access to dispatch traffic, a move which endangers communities through lack of information, as well as heightening the distrust already rampant in our city. Where is the transparency?? We ALL have to deal with the riots, we live here, not just members of the PPB. It is wholly irresponsible to deny citizens access to critical timely unobfuscated information via dispatch traffic.
Not only is this unprecedented, it is denying the taxpaying citizens of this city the ability to listen to dispatch traffic and be aware of what lately are rapidly changing threats to public safety.
We have already provided PPB the ability to encrypt necessarily on TAC channels. Moving ALL traffic to encrypted communication is irresponsible to those of us who live here, pay for these systems and pay the salaries and pensions of those we entrust to use the systems for public good.
On which date will the PPB and BOEC be doing the right thing and restoring the PPB radio traffic to a responsible and unobscured state, save for necessary encrypted TAC traffic, as it was prior to 6/2020 when dispatch was in the clear?
Thank you for your time and awaiting your reply.
Respectfully,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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PLEASE do so in as respectful a manner as possible. I just wrote this a moment ago so no response yet obviously, but if they do respond I will share that too.
Thanks again to k9 for sharing the info, and I truly hope many many more of you will also reach out and express your dissatisfaction with this situation, and demand restoration of clear dispatch traffic.
Search "BOEC Portland", leave a comment. Hopefully we can get some grassroots action on this, register our dissatisfaction on this issue and get some appropriate change enacted.
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Hello,
I am a citizen and homeowner in Portland OR, as well as a federally licensed ham operator and scanner enthusiast. I've lived in Portland for nearly 3 decades. I actively participate in local HAM activities such as Multnomah County ARES to assist in relaying important information in times of emergency, and also monitor police/fire/ems traffic daily.
As you know, our city is rife with riots and wanton destruction, all are direct threats to public safety, not just police officers. As such, apparently BOEC and PPB decided to encrypt ALL traffic, including dispatch traffic, as of 2 days ago, denying the taxpayer and citizen access to all PPB radio activities and the information we need to keep ourselves and our neighbors safe and informed, as well as denying local news agencies the ability to report news without obfuscation.
The police can't be everywhere, especially during riots, so this the exact opposite action which should have been taken. In my opinion, this was THE most irresponsible time to block citizen access to dispatch traffic, a move which endangers communities through lack of information, as well as heightening the distrust already rampant in our city. Where is the transparency?? We ALL have to deal with the riots, we live here, not just members of the PPB. It is wholly irresponsible to deny citizens access to critical timely unobfuscated information via dispatch traffic.
Not only is this unprecedented, it is denying the taxpaying citizens of this city the ability to listen to dispatch traffic and be aware of what lately are rapidly changing threats to public safety.
We have already provided PPB the ability to encrypt necessarily on TAC channels. Moving ALL traffic to encrypted communication is irresponsible to those of us who live here, pay for these systems and pay the salaries and pensions of those we entrust to use the systems for public good.
On which date will the PPB and BOEC be doing the right thing and restoring the PPB radio traffic to a responsible and unobscured state, save for necessary encrypted TAC traffic, as it was prior to 6/2020 when dispatch was in the clear?
Thank you for your time and awaiting your reply.
Respectfully,
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Outstanding, thanks Dave. Here's to hoping many more folks jump in and follow suit!
Dreamflight767
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I too would sign a petition against encryption if one was started.
The irony of this, these protests/riots are over police conduct and transparency. Yet anything (well, everything now) pertaining (and not pertaining) to the protest/riots is all encrypted.
The irony of this, these protests/riots are over police conduct and transparency. Yet anything (well, everything now) pertaining (and not pertaining) to the protest/riots is all encrypted.
Otto
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I know, I gues I am just upset about the idea of them encrypting this stuff. I've been listening to BOEC for over 20 years now, and if they go to encryption, I have lost a part of my favorite hobby.
Otto
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That's the issue here, right?
Otto
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This is exactly the same message I wanted to communicate to the city. Add n the fact that the news media no longer has access to current events happening in our city, and this is the message we need to send.
Well brother, I hope you and anyone else reading this thread will take advantage of a perfect opportunity RIGHT NOW to write to BOEC and tell them how you feel about them cutting off PPB dispatch traffic to the public at large, media included. The feedback needs to start with ALL of us! The more people who comment to BOEC, the more likely it gets traction and attention. Be brief, anything will help. Got a friend who enjoys scanning as a hobby? HAM radio operator? Media, mainstream or otherwise? Share this with them! Make your voices heard!
Here's the link to BOEC's "Tell Us What You Think" submission form.
Click HERE for BOEC
Thanks again all, please write BOEC to tell them to return dispatch and non-TAC traffic to being broadcast in the clear NOW!
Kevin
Here's the link to BOEC's "Tell Us What You Think" submission form.
Click HERE for BOEC
Thanks again all, please write BOEC to tell them to return dispatch and non-TAC traffic to being broadcast in the clear NOW!
Kevin
Why not every city and county in the USA?
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