static scrambling noise motorola

[adymoe]

Hey guys, I have a BCD996XT and I stream my local police on Motorola Type ll Smartzone. Im from Ontario, Canada so the system is Bell Fleetnet. Its difficult to explain but one issue I have been experiencing makes me wonder if I need a new antenna. Radio traffic comes in fairly clear for the most part but there are some days when they transmit their radios and I hear a loud static noise for about 3 seconds immediately followed by a scrambling noise for 5-10 seconds. I know that during this scrambling noise they are actually talking but my scanner is not picking it up clearly. As soon as I crank my squelch up it stops. Why is it that randomly It does this? I have the stock antenna indoors, by connecting an outdoor band specific antenna, would it fix this issue? Its very frustrating when you cant hear everything they are saying!

 

[gewecke]

Welcome to the world of encryption.

You could try programming their pl/dcs code in, which might block the noise but it's NOT going to allow you to listen unless they are in the clear.

73,
n9zas

 

[puzzleriddle]

Unnidens do not pas encryption , they would hear nothing with a uniden.

 

[mancow]

Unnidens do not pas encryption , they would hear nothing with a uniden.

They do if it's not P25.

 

[adymoe]

Its definetely not encryption. Im pretty sure that they arent going to encrypt random words that they say like 10-4, etc... remember that it only goes static like this during 5% of their transmitting time

 

[WA0CBW]

Individual words or parts of sentences are not encrypted. Encryption is all or none. It could be you have some external interference taking place.
BB

 

[mancow]

I still don't see where he's saying there are random words.

 

[WA0CBW]

Sorry, I was confirming "adymoe's" post about encrypting individual words "like 10-4."
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[mancow]

Ah I see now.