SOUTHFIELD, MI: Scanners go silent: Encryption blocks civilians from hearing police comms

[rivermersey]

Scanners go silent: Encryption blocks civilians from hearing police comms

SOUTHFIELD — Ira Paul has been an avid listener of local police radio channels since 1969.

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"With the rise of encrypted police channels, Southfield has become the latest channel in Oakland County’s radio system — Oakland County Simulcast, a subsystem of the Michigan Public Safety Communications System — to move to a new P25 standard radio system. Most of Michigan’s police and fire channels are on MPSCS. The State Police, Detroit and Macomb County are on the system, but remain unencrypted".

 

[gpp10x]

He is lucky he was able to listen to SPD for as long as he did considering everyone else in Oakland County had gone to Open Sky.

 

[bkirk3434]

I did not know there was a way to listen to Oakland County PDs at all. Are any still un-encrypted on UHF?

 

[gpp10x]

I did not know there was a way to listen to Oakland County PDs at all. Are any still un-encrypted on UHF?

I think Southfield PD was the only one as FD/PD never joined Open Sky.

 

[rivermersey]

I think Southfield PD was the only one as FD/PD never joined Open Sky.

Correct