I know it’s the one phrase that we as hobbyist dread hearing especially if it’s coming to our area. The unfortunate thing is that I have stumbled upon evidence that the Metro Richmond/Central Virginia area is going to become encrypted with in the next few years. I was reading the 2015 Hanover County Proposed Budget Capital Improvement Program Plan. I saw this on page 242 (excerpt):
Description:
Radio Subscriber Lifecycle Replacements - Portable Radios for Public Safety Users will be replaced beginning in FY15 and continue thru FY18. The XTS 5000 radio product is the Primary portable radio in use by Hanover public safety agencies and 700 portable radios require replacement. Additionally, regional police agencies (including Hanover) have agreed to encrypt all law enforcement talk groups in FY18, which will require Hanover to replace 320 Sheriff's Office mobile radios. General government agencies will begin radio replacement in FY18-FY19
While I am big supporter of encryption for channels/talk groups that are information/officer safety sensitive such as SWAT, Vice, Narcotics, Hostage Negotiations, Executive Protection, Surveillance etc..... I am not a supporter of encryption of routine channels/talk groups such as Dispatch (Main Ops), Car to Car (Tac) Service (VCIN/NCIC) Non Emergency Traffic etc....., Animal Control etc.....
I would highly suggest hobbyists get involve with the town, city, county government that they live in and the Capital Region Communications Steering Committee and tell them that you oppose encrypting routine channels and keep how they have the channels/talk groups now when they put these new multi-million dollar digital trunked emergency radio communication systems in. Most of the localities are in the "Needs Assessment" phase of replacing aging emergency radio communication systems. I’m not going to get in why it’s a good idea not to encrypt routine channels because we all know the reasons. Enjoy listening because we might not be able to in the next few years.
Here are the Links:
Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2015 - Hanover County, Virginia
http://ift.tt/1o1Y8Bq
Description:
Radio Subscriber Lifecycle Replacements - Portable Radios for Public Safety Users will be replaced beginning in FY15 and continue thru FY18. The XTS 5000 radio product is the Primary portable radio in use by Hanover public safety agencies and 700 portable radios require replacement. Additionally, regional police agencies (including Hanover) have agreed to encrypt all law enforcement talk groups in FY18, which will require Hanover to replace 320 Sheriff's Office mobile radios. General government agencies will begin radio replacement in FY18-FY19
While I am big supporter of encryption for channels/talk groups that are information/officer safety sensitive such as SWAT, Vice, Narcotics, Hostage Negotiations, Executive Protection, Surveillance etc..... I am not a supporter of encryption of routine channels/talk groups such as Dispatch (Main Ops), Car to Car (Tac) Service (VCIN/NCIC) Non Emergency Traffic etc....., Animal Control etc.....
I would highly suggest hobbyists get involve with the town, city, county government that they live in and the Capital Region Communications Steering Committee and tell them that you oppose encrypting routine channels and keep how they have the channels/talk groups now when they put these new multi-million dollar digital trunked emergency radio communication systems in. Most of the localities are in the "Needs Assessment" phase of replacing aging emergency radio communication systems. I’m not going to get in why it’s a good idea not to encrypt routine channels because we all know the reasons. Enjoy listening because we might not be able to in the next few years.
Here are the Links:
Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2015 - Hanover County, Virginia
http://ift.tt/1o1Y8Bq
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