[FedCom] Boston FBI

[Jeff Kenyon]

I'm not sure about that either.  Anyone heard anything on channels that
are for the IRS?  I used to have a list that listed freqs used by them,
but haven't heard anything.





On Sat, 10 Nov 2007, Chris Parris wrote:

> Jeff, it could be the FBI - I have heard some extensive surveillance
> operations in the clear. Sometimes it will be an operation involving
> units from other agencies or offices that may not have the same
> encryption key, and they just operated in the clear. But I've heard
> the same from other agencies as well...
>
>
> There are some in this hobby who insist that anything you hear that
> is not encrypted on the FBI and other federal channels is just
> training. Not sure I buy that...
>
> - Chris
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2007, at 9:15 AM, Jeff Kenyon wrote:
>
> > Well, then I don't know the agency then that was engaging in a
> > chase and
> > watching some folks
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 10 Nov 2007, Chris Parris wrote:
> >
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> Since the FBI was one of the first federal agencies to adopt
> >> encryption back in the early 90's, they have had a reputation of
> >> keeping their traffic as secure as possible. Sure, occasionally
> >> radios would drop their code keys and they would run in the clear for
> >> a while. Some cities have certain repeaters that seem to stay in the
> >> clear all the time, but for the most part, they do keep the
> >> encryption on.
> >>
> >> As they transition to P-25 digital gear, I suspect the encryption
> >> policy will be maintained. In fact, the P-25 make keeping the
> >> encryption on much easier, as the radio system users shouldn't notice
> >> any voice quality difference between clear and encrypted, as there
> >> was in the analog days. Plus the radios can be programmed with the
> >> secure mode turned on full time...
> >>
> >> As far as the FBI using the forthcoming IWN system, they are probably
> >> going to be one of the prime users of this system as it starts
> >> showing up across the country. They are already one of the major
> >> users of the Pacific Northwest portion of the IWN system that is on
> >> the air now. The need to replace their aging VHF radio system was one
> >> of the prime motivations for the IWN project in the first place.
> >>
> >> - Chris
> >>
> >> Chris Parris
> >> Fed Files Columnist
> >> Monitoring Times Magazine
> >> chrisparris at monitoringtimes.com
> >> http://www.monitoringtimes.com
> >> http://mt-fedfiles.blogspot.com/
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