Scanner addicts and others woke up Tuesday to silence but it wasn’t a sweet sound for many of them. The silence was due to ...

Law enforcement authorities cite officer safety as a main reason behind a recent decision to encrypt their radio frequencies.

[Harrison Sand] just finished a guide on how to use SDR to listen in on Police and Fire radio bands. The project, which results in the crystal clear audio reception heard after the break ...

There was a time when it was easy to eavesdrop on police and other service radio networks. Police scanners fans can hear live police, fire, and ambulance calls. However, it isn’t as easy as it ...

Encrypting makes the radio traffic understandable only by specially equipped police radios. For everyone else, the police frequencies are now silent. Other police departments in the area are now ...