Re: QFRS Radio blocks a QPS channel
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:07 am
Hey mate, not really a good idea to programme a Police channel into a Fire radio. I can understand that you may want to listen to a Police frequency for interest sack, then buy a scanner, my understanding is that the Mackay area is not digitally encrypted. There's no reason why you would need a Police radio channel locked into your fire radio. Any transmission made from it would be an un-authorised and therefore illegal transmission. If they need you, they will request you via there comms.
I speak from experience, I am a NSW Copper and in years gone by, agencies such as the SES, VRA, Westpac Lifesaver, Aerial Patrol, Coast Gaurd, Surf Rescue ect have had access to our channels. I can tell you that we had a lot of ilegal transmissions back then, sometimes we had to abondon our channels due to stolen radio's locking on and not allowing us to transmit. For this and many other reasons we went digital encrypted and refused access to these organisations. They have no need to access our channels, the security risk was far too great, and if we needed them our radio requests them or there is the liaison channel were we all switch to which is analogue and cannot access our system.
Fortunately in NSW, Police, Fire and RTA are on CAD, Ambos are joining us very soon. While each system is different and we can't access each others jobs, if we need the fire brigade, from the data terminal in the car I hit the button that requests Fire Brigade and it sends that CAD job to FB, and they can only access limited details like job narrative, location ect. Alternatively I request it via radio and they send the CAD job. We don't even ring anymore. Once Ambos are on CAD it will be the same with them to.
So basically what I am saying is don't do it. Get a scanner if you want to listen. The radio can fall into the wrong hands, or u may leave it on the channel and lock on accidently blocking comms, it happens, even I have done it at work. We don't have fire or ambo channels on our radios because ur work has nothing to do with us and we don't care what you guys are doing. If we need you we will call for you.
I hope that came across the right way, us cops are very defensive about our radio networks, we rely on it for survival (as much as you guys would too) and we don't like it being ineterferred with or for people to have access to it who aren't Police.
Cheers,
Steve.
I speak from experience, I am a NSW Copper and in years gone by, agencies such as the SES, VRA, Westpac Lifesaver, Aerial Patrol, Coast Gaurd, Surf Rescue ect have had access to our channels. I can tell you that we had a lot of ilegal transmissions back then, sometimes we had to abondon our channels due to stolen radio's locking on and not allowing us to transmit. For this and many other reasons we went digital encrypted and refused access to these organisations. They have no need to access our channels, the security risk was far too great, and if we needed them our radio requests them or there is the liaison channel were we all switch to which is analogue and cannot access our system.
Fortunately in NSW, Police, Fire and RTA are on CAD, Ambos are joining us very soon. While each system is different and we can't access each others jobs, if we need the fire brigade, from the data terminal in the car I hit the button that requests Fire Brigade and it sends that CAD job to FB, and they can only access limited details like job narrative, location ect. Alternatively I request it via radio and they send the CAD job. We don't even ring anymore. Once Ambos are on CAD it will be the same with them to.
So basically what I am saying is don't do it. Get a scanner if you want to listen. The radio can fall into the wrong hands, or u may leave it on the channel and lock on accidently blocking comms, it happens, even I have done it at work. We don't have fire or ambo channels on our radios because ur work has nothing to do with us and we don't care what you guys are doing. If we need you we will call for you.
I hope that came across the right way, us cops are very defensive about our radio networks, we rely on it for survival (as much as you guys would too) and we don't like it being ineterferred with or for people to have access to it who aren't Police.
Cheers,
Steve.