photopro
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I really don't understand the popularity of scanning federal frequencies when 95% of trnsmissions are encrypted.Are there any federal frequencies that you can listen to in the clear?
I really don't understand the popularity of scanning federal frequencies when 95% of trnsmissions are encrypted.Are there any federal frequencies that you can listen to in the clear?
Thank you to everyone that " weighed in" with their expertise. Are there any examples of Federal scanner frequencies that can be heard with regularity?
Well for what it's worth I regularly monitor the US Forest Service as there is a National Forest in close vicinity of where I'm at. While it's not really exciting radio traffic it does give me a chance to hear them talking about controlled burns, or responding to forest fires etc. And, so far, it has always been in the clear, no encryption and I have a feeling that it may never be.
I also have other Fed. Freqs. programmed and I once caught, although very briefly, two FBI mobile units talking to each other as they drove down a nearby Interstate. Again wasn't all that interesting but still a good catch. So you just never know what it'll be...