210 - Encryption? No Problem!

Kenneth Fowler, a past guest several times over, is today’s guest on the podcast. Kenneth and I discuss how encryption has changed his scanning habits. His local police and fire have encrypted, but this has not stopped Kenneth from enjoying the scanner radio hobby. Today, Kenneth shares how he is scanning other agencies to gather the same information he would have received if he was listening to police or fire. Our conversation fall back to what I like to say: We don’t thow out our TV’s because our favorite show is now has been cancelled.  We find other things to watch on the TV.    The same should hold true of scanning.  Just because our favorite agency has encrypted, it doesn’t mean there isn’t anything else left to listen to on our radios. What You Need To Know The fact that Kenneth’s local fire and police have encrypted has not stopped him one bit from enjoying the hobby itself. Kenneth is still buying scanner radios to listen to more frequencies in his area. If you want to know what’s happening in your neighborhood, sometimes you might have to expand the parameter, says Kenneth. Sometimes your local town or city runs its utility department which could clue you into down power lines or displaced fire hydrants. The other aspect of the hobby is immersing yourself in the RF spectrum. You learn all about propagation when you start doing the shortwave. Secrets are in the searches. You never know what else is out there until you start seeking them out. There are things out there to listen to that are not encrypted special in a busy metropolitan area.       ==================================== 🎙 Join our new Scanner Radio Community ==================================== Join our FREE Discord server and connect with other Scanner Radio Users! By using Discord, a free, multi-platform community portal, you can now be part of the Scanner Radio Discussion! Chat real time, share photos, ask questions, and give feedback to other's in chat. 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/discord   ==================================== 🎓 Check out our online courses ==================================== Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend. Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro. 🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com   ==================================== ⚠️ I want to answer your questions ==================================== I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question. If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question: 📞 516-308-2885 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask   ==================================== 🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters ==================================== Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters. Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month. Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break. Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs. 🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon   ==================================== 🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel ==================================== We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube   ==================================== ➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media ==================================== ▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter ▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook  ▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo... ▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram ▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok  ==================================== All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session210