Hi Bob, I don't think so, and I had heard that KDPS were encrypting some
things, but not everything like they were originally planning on.  Right
before they were to encrypt last summer I did hear some Kalamazoo coms on
the local MPSCS cite in Detroit.





On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Bob Tinney wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> Does the new firmware help with scrambled signals?  I'm hearing more and
> more of these types of signals.  If the police do resort to completely
> scrambled communications, it will mean that we've taken another step toward
> a police state.
> 73
> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:10 PM
> Subject: performing firmware upgrades for the Radio Shack Pro-96
>
>
> Hi everyone, I have had to take my Pro-96 in for servicing because of a
> bad antenna connection and loose connector and possibly a bad solder
> joint. When I took it in this morning I mentioned to the sales person at
> my Radio Shack that I was having a lot of trouble with the Detroit
> simulcast digital system that requires a firmware upgrade in order to be
> monitored with no drops in the transmissions or anything like that.  The
> sales person told me taht I didn't have the upgrade, and they are giong to
> upgrade it when it is in the shop, but a few months back I tried upgrading
> the firmware from home, and I got a message telling me that I had what I
> needed, and today come to find out I don't.  Has anyone else had this
> problem before with a false message like that?  I had been told also that
> once the
> firmware update was in people have been  able to monitor this system with
> no problem.
>