Do to this new system coming online in the next year or so, I am contemplating purchasing new and selling some old radio equipment. So, here are the questions that I seek the answers to before doing anything:
What is the liklihood of full encryption of this system?
Will any local angencies go onto the PSEC?
What scanners (besides the PSR-800, which I hate!) will support TDMA?
What should I do?
Re: What should I do?
You are talking about the Riverside County 700 mhz system, yes? It has already been stated that anything worth listening to will be digitally encrypted, so no more RSO when they switch. On the positive side, no other agencies (that I know of) are supposed to be a part of it, but I guess that could change.
Re: What should I do?
Like sp1989 wrote it, all the "good stuff" will be fully encrypted so there will be no way to listen to RSO anymore (even if you get the PSR 800). This really pains me because I had a ball listening to them back in 09 and I think they really care about the community.temfreqhunter wrote:Do to this new system coming online in the next year or so, I am contemplating purchasing new and selling some old radio equipment. So, here are the questions that I seek the answers to before doing anything:
What is the liklihood of full encryption of this system?
Will any local angencies go onto the PSEC?
What scanners (besides the PSR-800, which I hate!) will support TDMA?
Your only chance of listening then would be to try to sneak in an actual portable radio but that's really playing a game of hard-to-get.