[FedCom] Federal User's Nextel/Sprint IDEN?

[Jeff Kenyon]

i knew that IDEN isn't encrypted, but it just as might as well be since
tere is no scanner available that will let you hear it.  Omiting the
federal governmnet in places like Detroit and others it would be
interesting to hear all the DC conversations, and I haven't had the chance
to monitor tyhat 163.625 freq yet, but will try and monito it later on
when I am on the way home.  I'm actually surprised that encryption isn't
more widely used with the federal governmnt when it comes to radio coms.
I remember being in Little Rock, and close to where I was there was a UHF
federal trunked system.  It wasn't liksted in radioreference.com, and it
was all digital but about 85% encrypted, with only wha tsounded like
maintenance crews using clear Astro mode.  i don't konw who this system
was in use by, but it was in the UHF federal band for anyone who is down
in Little Rock.
	Now, here with the large federal complex in Detroit does anyone
konw what freqs are in use there, and are they clear or encrypted?





On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:

> i have witnessed DEA staffers on federal property in Philadelphia using
> Nextel handsets in PTT mode in an official capacity.
>
> iDEN is not encrypted, and is interceptable, but not with solely
> consumer-grade scanners.
>
> a few years ago i met a DEA radio technician who was installing an ASTRO
> system here, but we already know they're using that in encrypted mode.
>
> -ed
>
>
> At 09:02 PM 10/12/05 -0400, you wrote:
> >With us lucky Pennsylvanians paying for open sky they have lots of money. We
> >don't have coverage with cell phones thruout the entire state as the
> >companies
> >can spend that kind of cash for towers every foot. But with tax money paying
> >for it, we lose. Here in Allegheny County they say "We need interoperability
> >with all the departments," but our geniuses chose open sky. Too bad the feds
> >and others are APCO. These idiots know best. Maybe the hidden stash of 135
> >million dollars our legislators have is pay off money from companies.
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