[TrunkCom] while we are on the subject of encryption

[Scott Berringer]

There has been talk forever about an OpenSky 'receiver' being 
manufactured by MA/COM for being able to monitor the Pennsylvania 
system. However, that has never come to fruit. I don't think it ever 
will. Honestly, I don't even think the OpenSky systems will survive. 
Especially not with everyone trying to get everything P-25 compliant.

IMHO, Encryption should ONLY be used for sensitive ops (VICE, NARCS, 
SWAT, etc...) not for day to day ops. If you need to encrypt your 
car-to-car channels, you got issues. Also, encryption should only be 
available for law enforcement and possibly arson investigators. But, 
only on an as-needed basis for sensitive ops.

There is one city in Ohio that comes to mind that everyone is always 
whining about. Canton, Ohio PD. They have all of their main PD 
talkgroups encrypted in addition to them being P-25 digital modulation. 
With encryption for routine operations, if you give out a BOLO, the 
citizens can't lend an additional set of eyes/ears because they don't 
know that the BOLO has been issued. Some people (system administrators) 
have been suckered by smooth talking sales reps (from Motorola and 
MA/COM) in to thinking that they NEED full-time encryption. Those sales 
reps are the ones that show up for a sales meeting in a Mercedes, or a 
Hummer because they get paid WAY TOO MUCH $$$$$$$$.



Jeff Kenyon wrote:

> Hi everyone, while we are on the subject of encryption in the few rumors I
> have seen on the net about a possible OpenSky scanner coming out one thing
> that was mentioned was encryption there, and the fact that the radio would
> be able to be disabled if need be.  These threads have been here and
> there, but I would imagine anything OpenSky would be a long ways out, and
> I know that in PA and Oakland County, Michigan we have to get our systems
> working first!
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