[Scan-DC] (no subject)

[Dewey3]

Ohh ok, I got it now.  Well, it's good to know that you're human  :)

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Joel Kahn <jrkahn at att.net> wrote:

> No, Dewey, That one was my fault.  Andy was refering to my reply a few
> days ago, where
> Tom Thomas was asking about an AA dispatcher requesting some units to
> bring in their radios for reprogramming, and I supposed that they had not
> been rebanded yet.
>
> I thought that AA County did reband? maybe I am wrong....again.!  I know
> Howard did, but I don't listen to either of them with any regularity.
>
> I think you are probably correct that they needed an encryption key added
> to their channels.
>
> Joel
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Dewey3 <dewey3 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> *Sent:* Tue, November 27, 2012 11:04:28 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Scan-DC] (no subject)
>
> Actually, the "Debbie Downer" statement makes perfect sense to me, and
> gives me the "I think I know what's hapenning" feeling.  Your average PD is
> PD, and those with "radio knowledge" have it because  the desire to know it
> is already there, such as, a hobbiest who becomes a member of the PD (how I
> started).  When MPDC went to simplex surveillance channels on the Motorola
> MXs after leaving the GE PEs in the late '70s and early '80s, something
> around 98% of the department didn't realize what was happening.  Instead,
> they just assumed that **no one** could listen in on the surveillance
> channels with a scanner.  Applying that knowledge to your "Debbie Downer"
> statement makes me think that "Rebanding" is now the "Word of the Month"
> among a lot of PD personnel, and anytime a radio is being **reprogrammed**,
> such as, simplying adding encryption to existing channels, a lot of members
> are probably calling it "Rebanding".
>
> Just my two cents for the day,
> Dewey
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Clegg, Andrew W. <aclegg at nsf.gov> wrote:
>
> > Here's my semi-regular "Debbie Downer" contribution: I don't think it
> will
> > be too long before most or virtually all public safety communications
> goes
> > digital and encrypted. Beyond that, if/when the nationwide FirstNet LTE
> > network gets launched, the effect will be the same: We will no longer be
> > able to listen. I'm thinking it's time to sell my scanners while they
> still
> > have a modicum of value (as I wish I had done with my film cameras).
> >
> > Andy
>