WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

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?

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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