Hey Im wondering if there are any stories of stolen radios and things that have been said or done with a stolen raidio...in my dept. we had a radio stolen from an off duty officers car and he was putting out 'Officer down" calls thru out the entire city for almost 3 days before the the guy stopped and thats only because the battery probbably went dead.
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Originally posted by bucksone View PostI know with our current walkies (Motorola XTS50000) and our previous walkies (MTS2000), if one was lost or stolen, it could be deactivated through the computer so it wouldn't work.
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Originally posted by luckydog View Postalso you can't listen us with a scaner.
The only reason I ask is because, until recently, I was under the impression that folks couldn't scan digital frequencies...... until I was taught differently. I learned that all the media here can scan us with digital scanners and many civilians also have these. They cost a bunch more than the old analog equipment, but it's still easy to scan.
Or was there a different reason they can't listen in to your guys' freq?1*
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Originally posted by Chit2001 View PostWhy would that be?
The only reason I ask is because, until recently, I was under the impression that folks couldn't scan digital frequencies...... until I was taught differently. I learned that all the media here can scan us with digital scanners and many civilians also have these. They cost a bunch more than the old analog equipment, but it's still easy to scan.
Here's the rub: The non-scannable formats are proprietary. That means you are (almost always) locked into using that manufacturer's equipment, at a cost dictated by that manufacturer. You can only use GE radios on an OpenSky system and Motorola radios on a MotoTrbo system. The "scannable" formats all adhere to a common standard, and you can use other manufacturers' equipment. Don't like the Motorola radios you have for your P25 system? You can go to Vertex of EF Johnson.
Originally posted by Chit2001Or was there a different reason they can't listen in to your guys' freq?
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We can also turn the officers portables into "bricks" if they are stolen/lost.MrJim911
Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. But maybe time is also a companion who goes with us on our journey, and reminds us to cherish the moments of our lives because they will never come again
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Originally posted by nogginbuster24 View Postwouldn't you get in trouble for losing your walkie talkie.A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
-GK Chesterton
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Originally posted by Contact View PostWell sure you would but what if it wasn't lost, what if it were forcibly taken?
Especially from an LEO."...and the taking of a life is murder. And the punishment for murder is.... well it varies from state to state and by race, but...." - Homer J Simpson.
Police: "Stop and we'll shoot!"
Dilbert: "Stop AND we'll shoot? If you're gonna shoot, why should we stop?"
Police: "Well, it would be alot easier for us. The targets at the shooting range don't run."
R.I.P. Momma Coleman. You may have left our world, but you have NOT left our hearts.
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Originally posted by Chit2001 View PostWhy would that be?
The only reason I ask is because, until recently, I was under the impression that folks couldn't scan digital frequencies...... until I was taught differently. I learned that all the media here can scan us with digital scanners and many civilians also have these. They cost a bunch more than the old analog equipment, but it's still easy to scan.
Or was there a different reason they can't listen in to your guys' freq?That's what they do, it's a trailer park.
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We had this joker in the Burnsville MN area several years back.
Usually when people that don't normally use our channels get on the radio they "stick out like a sore thumb" so-to-speak. I remember several years back a civilian got on the Minnesota State Patrol District 2400 Saint Paul repeater saying that a trooper had just been struck by a vehicle. That is one of the radio broadcasts where I think the hairs on the back of my neck may have stood up.
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The State of California runs a statewide analog radio system for use by the many small state law enforcement agencies that cannot afford their own dispatch centers. Once in a while some investigator's kid will sneak a walkie talkie out of his dad's briefcase and go crazy with it for an evening. One kid stayed on the air for a couple of hours one night claiming he had a bomb in his car and was going to blow up a gas station in South Central Los Angeles.
Occasionally hackers have figured out the repeater offsets and PL codes to break into the system with programmable walkie talkies. They have run vehicles, put out phony help calls and in one instance, claimed they were responding to an officer needs assistance call. During the Rodney King riots, one hacker put out a lot of fake help calls. While he kept changing agency designators, he tripped himself up by repeatedly using the same numerical identifier.
The system was first built in 1974, before automatic identifiers were invented, so it is impossible to lock a radio out or identify an unauthorized one. The various state agencies have so much money invested in their existing radio equipment that no one will even consider switching to a secure, digital system.Going too far is half the pleasure of not getting anywhere
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