[TrunkCom] I was just wondering about http://tinyurl.com/3asgpv

[Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis]

right now it's monitorable, yes. but the only groups are a car-to-car and 
radio repair. when the system exits the test phase and real users hop on it, 
then we will see the use of heavy encryption.

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From: "JETorres" <torres.jet at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Monitoring Trunk Radio Systems" 
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Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TrunkCom] I was just wondering about http://tinyurl.com/3asgpv


> All systems nowadays are advertised as "secure". Our statewide system  in 
> Alaska is advertised as such but it still monitor-able with only  *some* 
> agencies encrypted. I think the "secure" they talk about it's  more 
> related to: less likely to be hacked, interfered with or to have 
> unauthorized users with "rogue" radios and such. Gone are the days of 
> people buying a cheap trunking radio on eBay and program it to  monitor 
> (and sometimes illegally transmit) on a system.
>
> I thought the system in question was already being monitored as we  speak? 
> You can also see on the database that there's already some  confirmed 
> talkgroups submitted.....
>
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2007, at 2:01 PM, Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis wrote:
>
>> it states right on the page that it will be secure voice, data, and 
>> imaging. this leads me to beleive that no scanner will be able to 
>> monitor it. i'd look for encrypted data channels on somethingn like  this 
>> as well. may nor be right now, but as real users hop on the  system 
>> you'll start seeing DoD grade encryption.
>
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