No subject

not being rebanded. They are updating local counties that have rebanded
into the Anne Arundel County Radios.

11F Teletype will now be encrypted.



On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Dewey3 <dewey3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
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