Police radio transmissions to be encrypted in North Region

[blacktown]

Vkg actually said on the broadcast encryption has been enabled on Zone 4. I think that meant that the various repeaters had been set up at that moment to accept Zone 4 duplex transmissions. That is how I understand it in non technical jargon. I am a scanner user (albeit with discriminator taps enabled) and only have a cursory knowledge of the radio technical setup

[gtnrnd]

And ......Central hunter police have gone

[Newy1234]

And ......Central hunter police have gone

The region being added to encryption is Channel November (Central Hunter, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens and Manning Great Lakes Local Area Commands)
I expect Channel Oscar (Mid North Coast) to go over in the near future.
There are current digital reception issues between Kempsey-Macksville that are being reported by highway based patrols

[MattSR]

PS: I have been listening for a very long time ... all this has been gleaned from over the air transmissions

And talking to several experts in the field as well

Chers,
Matt

[blacktown]

Yes, this is very true Matt

[brianWE]

In Lismore....tuned in for the first time for a while, this morning.
Not receiving anything local on VHF.....but getting New England traffic.
Didn't, usually, get that, before

[blacktown]

Hearing via a secondhand source that the current P25 Channel Oscar (Mid North Coast) and P25 Channel Papa (Northern Rivers) will be both encrypted at midday 15th December 2015. This source is normally very reliable

[brianWE]

Hearing via a secondhand source that the current P25 Channel Oscar (Mid North Coast) and P25 Channel Papa (Northern Rivers) will be both encrypted at midday 15th December 2015. This source is normally very reliable

I think it was reliable, this time.

Gave my desk top scanner away, yesterday

[blacktown]

Hearing via a secondhand source that the current P25 Channel Oscar (Mid North Coast) and P25 Channel Papa (Northern Rivers) will be both encrypted at midday 15th December 2015. This source is normally very reliable

Encryption Confirmation from NSW Police Media

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/media ... w9MQ%3D%3D

[lolbananalol2]

Oh no

Soon all the police channels will be gone.

Hearing via a secondhand source that the current P25 Channel Oscar (Mid North Coast) and P25 Channel Papa (Northern Rivers) will be both encrypted at midday 15th December 2015. This source is normally very reliable

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[blacktown]

For those who are able to monitor the nsw police channels oscar and papa, note that you have only 4-5 days left to listen in. Come tuesday you will hear regular messages about impending encryption then at midday Vkg will confirm the radio techs have enabled encryption on Zone 4 and will instruct all car mobiles, portables and station radios to switch over to Zone 4. From that point on, all you will hear is the squiggle noises. A few radios maybe heard in the clear but the techs will help them to move across.

[lolbananalol2]

Is it on the 14th or 15th?


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[blacktown]

Tuesday 15th december midday. They always stick to the time announced.

[christopher]

would anyone know what the current vhf channel is for grafton

[blacktown]

Grafton is UHF P25 only and its encrypted since mid-December
No local analog VHF channel for Grafton

Locals say that you can hear the Tamworth based "Quebec" channel patched in on VHF now (hint: Scan 78-79Mhz)
This exists for rescue heliocopters to communicate with VKG