Rankin County, MS 996P2

[RMason]

Here are some quick comments regarding simulcast:

• The Rankin County Simulcast site is simulcast. It has multiple towers throughout the county which are transmitting on the same frequency at the same time. The other sites in Rankin County (MHP Troop C, Florence, Cato) do not appear to be simulcast. The Rankin County Simulcast site is the only one that should possibly exhibit symptoms of simulcast distortion.
• If you are only having trouble receiving the Rankin County Simulcast site, but are receiving traffic on the other sites, this could help confirm that you are suffering from simulcast distortion.
• Simulcast distortion is highly dependent on location. It depends on your location relative to the multiple tower sites.
• The SDS100/200 are the only scanners that are designed to handle simulcast. With other scanners, YMMV.

 

[MississippiPI]

Pearl police and fire are encrypted as well as Rankin Co SO except common law. Brandon and Flowood are encrypted some times, not all the time.

Be safe

 

[MSWIN_Blake]

The only agency that's encrypted is Rankin County SO. Several have SWAT and some tactical encrypted. Everything else is in the clear.

Pearl police and fire are encrypted as well as Rankin Co SO except common law. Brandon and Flowood are encrypted some times, not all the time.

Be safe

Flowood PD is always encrypted. I have have had access to a subscriber radio. They are using AES 256 encryption, just like every other radio using encryption on MSWIN. I live in Rankin County and regularly submit updates for Rankin Madison and Hinds County on which talk groups are encrypted. I have also corrected and updated wrong TG’s and updated new TG’s. Brandon PD is not using any encryption to my knowledge except on some of their TAC channels (dispatch is clear). I use an APX900 with non-affiliate scan. Works just as good as the Unication G4 and subscriber radios and works perfect on the Rankin county simculcast. (no simulcast distortion doesn’t miss a beat) Also, these talk groups are strapped for AES encryption (shows AES logo on subscriber radio). The end user is not turning on and off the encryption. All the TG’s using encryption on the MSWIN for these 3 counties is strapped.

 

[MississippiPI]

Flowood PD is always encrypted. I have have had access to a subscriber radio. They are using AES 256 encryption, just like every other radio using encryption on MSWIN. I live in Rankin County and regularly submit updates for Rankin Madison and Hinds County on which talk groups are encrypted. I have also corrected and updated wrong TG’s and updated new TG’s. Brandon PD is not using any encryption to my knowledge except on some of their TAC channels (dispatch is clear). I use an APX900 with non-affiliate scan. Works just as good as the Unication G4 and subscriber radios and works perfect on the Rankin county simculcast. (no simulcast distortion doesn’t miss a beat) Also, these talk groups are strapped for AES encryption (shows AES logo on subscriber radio). The end user is not turning on and off the encryption. All the TG’s using encryption on the MSWIN for these 3 counties is strapped.

Brandon PD is encrypted at times, I know they are. Not all the time but at times. If u need to know further my email jamersrescue@aol.com

 

[Wilrobnson]

Flowood PD is always encrypted. I have have had access to a subscriber radio. They are using AES 256 encryption, just like every other radio using encryption on MSWIN. I live in Rankin County and regularly submit updates for Rankin Madison and Hinds County on which talk groups are encrypted. I have also corrected and updated wrong TG’s and updated new TG’s. Brandon PD is not using any encryption to my knowledge except on some of their TAC channels (dispatch is clear). Also, these talk groups are strapped for AES encryption (shows AES logo on subscriber radio). The end user is not turning on and off the encryption. All the TG’s using encryption on the MSWIN for these 3 counties is strapped.

As someone who is sitting at his desk looking at a current APX codeplug from a SWAT commander's radio up that way, some of this comes as quite a shock.

I'll tell him to get to the radio shop ASAP.