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This is a really interesting to read as someone not from the US. In the UK (and all the other countries I've lived) emergency service radio traffic has been en
by Joe8Bit 8y ago
This is a really interesting to read as someone not from the US.
In the UK (and all the other countries I've lived) emergency service radio traffic has been encrypted for a very long time. I was always surprised (even shocked!) when I visited the US and could hear everything the Police were doing.
- coolspot 8y agoLEOs usually use two channels - public unencrypted and tactical encrypted. For example police patrol would request ambulance for a car accident over unencrypted channel, while SWAT team storming house of another streamer would communicate over encrypted channel.
- nqr 8y agoWhy wouldn't they all use encrypted channels?
- coolspot 8y agoIn some jurisdictions they do. Reasoning to use open channels I read about is transparency to the public and potential benefit of having non-official first responders. https://www.zipscanners.com/resources/police-scanner-encryption-explained/ https://www.zipscanners.com/resources/police-scanner-encrypt...
- nqr 8y agoSame. Here all LE corps use encrypted radio, TETRA iirc