[FedCom] ICE South Florida

[Roger Strohmeyer]

That's thanks FOR clarifying that!

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Roger Strohmeyer <roger.stroh at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks or clarifying that.
>
> And as you mentioned off list there are poor audio quality issues with
> using Linux with various sound cards simply because manufacturers do not
> write drivers for Linux so who knows what the actual audio quality will
> be...but I still think it would be a fun project either way. ;-)
>
> Reading radio reference further it says: "DSD and mbelib should compile on
> Linux and *BSD operating systems. Any linux distribution should work as long
> as it has support for your audio devices. DSD version 1.3 and later requires
> mbelib 1.2 or later."
>
> I wonder if the "*BSD operating system" has better audio quality?
>
> Oh and one more FYI:
>
> *Q: Will this work on Windows?*
>
> A: No, but other developers are supposedly working on a port to Windows
>
> -Roger
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:59 PM, <lists at lazygranch.com> wrote:
>
>> ESK has to do with decoding the control channel. Provoice is on the voice
>> channel.
>>
>> Using provoice samples, I've decoded provoice with DSD. I haven't found
>> any real life provoice.
>>
>> I found an Opensky channel, but I think it was just a control channel. DSD
>> didn't act like it understood the signal.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roger Strohmeyer <roger.stroh at gmail.com>
>> Sender: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:44:38
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>> Subject: Re: [FedCom] ICE South Florida
>>
>> FYI there is an open source program called DSD
>> http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/DSD that along with a scanner
>> and a Linux box will decode ProVoice transmissions, just not encrypted
>> ProVoice transmissions. This is a huge step though for people in
>> places like Hawaii (HPD) that use ProVoice without encryption yet have
>> no scanner on the market that will decode ProVoice.
>>
>> I am no expert but it looks as if they have stepped up the security of
>> the latest ProVoice systems in places like Florida using ESK or what
>> they call the "EDACS Security Key" to restrict "eavesdropping",
>> "unauthorized transmissions" etc. even though it looks like you can
>> "track" ProVoice ESK systems and "monitor analog talk-groups" with
>> certain scanners. Read more here:
>> http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/ESK
>>
>> Another reference of interest:
>> http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/EDACS_Provoice
>>
>> -Roger
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Mutual Aid Supplies, Inc.
>> <mutualaidsupplies at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Most of the South Florida ICE task force is on the State of Florida
>> ProVoice System which is encrypted fulltime.
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Tue, 12/14/10, J Doe <usgovagent at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > From: J Doe <usgovagent at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: [FedCom] ICE South Florida
>> > To: "FEDCOM" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>,
>> FEDERALFREQUENCYGROUP at yahoogroups.com
>> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5:51 PM
>> >
>> > Should have been a good monitoring opportunity.  Anyone hear anything?
>> >
>> >
>> > MIAMI --
>> >
>> > Immigration officials arrested dozens of foreign nationals with criminal
>> > records last week in a five-day operation in Florida.
>> >
>> > U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said 93 immigrants
>> with
>> > criminal records and two other people were arrested during the
>> investigation
>> > by the Joint Criminal Alien Removal Taskforce, which searches for
>> foreign
>> > citizens with convictions for drug trafficking offenses, violent crimes
>> and
>> > sex offenses. Of the 95 arrests, 25 were made in Miami-Dade, eight were
>> made
>> > in Broward and 13 were made in Palm Beach County.
>> >
>> > Of the two people arrested who did not have criminal records, one was a
>> man
>> > in Tampa who officials said illegally re-entered the U.S. after
>> deportation.
>> > Officials said the second was a woman with an outstanding order of
>> > deportation.
>> >
>> > The immigrants came from 22 different countries. All face deportation.
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