[FedCom] Troops Deploy to Border Areas

[Roger Strohmeyer]

Well, that's a refreshing attitude because most law enforcement people
I've come in contact with almost always frown upon anybody but
Emergency personnel and the occasional media stringer showing up at
Emergencies and\or crime scenes. I do know that some of the police
here keep a keen eye out for "odd" vehicles showing up at Emergencies
and will scrutinize the vehicles for antennas and if they feel they're
being monitored they will switch to cell phone or Nextel.

In other words the police around here will almost always chide people
about the bad part before even mentioning or even bringing up the
"good part" of scanning enthusiasts. You're also in a rural area of
the south where police work is a most likely just a tad different than
California so that has to be brought into consideration. ;-)

OK, I need an OT "penalty frequency" but I dont have one....damn it. <g>

-Roger

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Duane Donovan <ironman68_1998 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I am a Deputy Sheriff and I hate encryption. We have a Pro Voice system here in Louisiana and no one can hear it and come to my aid. The state is rolling out a 700mhz P25 and hopefully we will be able to scan it. So far it is open but once it is on throughout the state it may be encrypted. We are a small rural department so citizens coming to help us sometimes could be a good thing.
> Duane
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