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

[Arthur-Bryan E. Phelps]

I forgot to mention the DEA.  In Philadelphia they are very active, probably
more so than the FBI.  In Allentown, many of their transmissions are in the
clear or they use local LE portables that are in the clear. I was told that
most of their joint ops. With the BATF, e.g. were in the clear.  There are
FBI/DEA and BATF/DEA frequencies for Philadelphia.  If you need them I will
e-mail them to you.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ed
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:34 PM
To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications
Subject: Re: [FedCom] Federal User's Nextel/Sprint IDEN?

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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