I'm pretty sure I've heard some sort of encryption type comm's on there current VHF system for SQ in Quebec, it sounds pretty much the same as what RCMP stuff in Ottawa, full staticy sound.
plaws said:I'll believe that when I see it. Or hear it, I guess.
Rumors about SQ going encrypted have been around for about 10 years. So far, nothing.
I'm sure SPVM will end up on a new system, but I will be surprised if it is encrypted. If they get sucked into an EDACS system, it could be ProVoice, which might as well be encrypted as far as civilians are concerned since you can't receive it. My guess is a P25 system with some groups encrypted but not all.
Of course, in VHF days, SPCUM's "INFO" channel (154.2200) was "encrypted" by transmitting an audio tone over the mobiles so that you couldn't hear private info being run ... and then the dispatcher would read it back to the cars.
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