WC4RAV

Some one (who probably had no idea what he was talking about) told me this is only the case for the federal agencies. I suppose there have been previous discussions about this in the past.
The only thing I don't understand is, until 6 months ago before an agency (local PD) changes the ...

d119, yes the system is digital P-25, and DES-OFB encryption.

Mark (KS4VT), do you know of any digital scanners that would scan encrypted channels? As I mentions earlier, I just purchased the latest Bearcat Digital 396 scanner, (that was before I found out about the encryption), but no luck.

Thanks.

Thanks for the all replies.

Does any one know how the "Affiliation" work? If the radio is programed not to transmit, how can it get zapped?, or how does the system know the radio is out there?
I do want to use this radio as a scanner. The BCD 396 I just bought, does not scan encrypted channels ...

Does any one have any solution for this problem yet? I think I have one of these dead units. Called the Depot, Out of warranty last August $350.00 flat repair cost.)