WA Police Changeover to Digital Radio

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:43 pm

frankstowing wrote:can any one deny or confirm the rumours that 1st oct mirrabooka midland and joondulup consoles go fully digital

what about down in the country? margaret river and busso?

Post by **yorky** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:09 am

I think most if us are past the 'oh no we can't listen anymore soon' stage.

Whats coming is coming, and there is absolutely no way of unencrypted it.

fly_on_the_wall · Post by **fly_on_the_wall** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:09 am

yorky wrote: Whats coming is coming, and there is absolutely no way of unencrypted it.

i bet you there is. i know of a couple of people who are capable of it, you just need to be able to afford the equipment to do it.

FYI - the AFP system which is dig enc has already been hacked.

regards

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:41 am

its just a case or buitle force?

but what gets me is that police have been using radios since about the 70s? and only no they dicide to go suddenly at the drop of a hat, to by the sounds of it , military grade encryption!

Post by **yorky** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:04 pm

Don't think it was at the drop of a hat, its been on the cards for years but dropped before because funding went else were (obviously this new network costs a bucket load having to replace almost everything in the metro area).

We have been lucky to be able to listen in at all the last few years that they didn't go digital.

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:11 pm

i live in the country, will they go to digital at the same time do you think?

stevesperformance · Post by **stevesperformance** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:03 pm

country area will not be going digital for a fair while due to the cost of upgrading the equipment to ditigal is very costly.they have beening testing in bunbury.i have pick them up on the new digital freqs 502 - 504 mhz range.its been unencrypted.

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:29 pm

stevesperformance wrote:country area will not be going digital for a fair while due to the cost of upgrading the equipment to ditigal is very costly.they have beening testing in bunbury.i have pick them up on the new digital freqs 502 - 504 mhz range.its been unencrypted.

well thats a relif, at least i can still hear whats goin on in this town.

your talking about margaret river arnt you?

stevesperformance · Post by **stevesperformance** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:07 pm

i'm pretty sure most country areas you will be able to listen to.margaret river, busselton,augusta and dunsborgh no worries

thrill of the Chase · Post by **thrill of the Chase** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:58 am

does anyone have an update to when the switch will be thrown and all the lights will go out for us poor scanner victims

please put us out of our suffering

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:57 pm

heard VKI tonight give a couple of jobs going out saying you should have them on your screen but didnt give out any job details over the air :S then the cars said they receievd the details and that was it :S

Post by **yorky** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:01 pm

yeah mate thats TADIS most vehicles on ch21/41 and ROG's + others have them fitted. (data screens).

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:33 pm

thanks for that yorky wasnt quite sure what was going on haha

Mad Marsupial · Post by **Mad Marsupial** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:17 pm

Just heard that digital will trialled from Feb 12. Not sure if its just in district or all channels

Hm681 · Post by **Hm681** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:14 pm

well i guess we will hav to wait and see. wonder wat they would tell the boys out on the road wen the channel shut dwn