[Scan-DC] question

[Greg Danes]

I am sure the network guys running the systems can decrypt the comms.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 7:56 AM Lee Williams <leonzo at hotmail.com> wrote:

> In the communication center ALL radio traffic is recorded digitally. It is
> immaterial to the recorder if a channel is encrypted or in the clear. ALL
> radio traffic is recorded except for simplex traffic which is rarely used
> anymore. The simplex traffic can't be recorded due to the limited range of
> the traffic, think in terms of unit to unit traffic the range of a walkie
> talkie or CB radio if using a car transmitter.
>
> ________________________________
> From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> on behalf of Gary Donnelly <kc8iqz at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 7:25 AM
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Scan-DC] question
>
> I just saw this article on foxnews.com:
>
> "Louisville city officials must turn over all secure police radio
> conversations before, during and after a March raid that led to the police
> shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a judge ruled Wednesday."
>
> If their transmissions are encrypted, do the police record the unencrypted
> version?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary KC8IQZ
> Hedgesville, WV
>
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