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Council authorizes encrypted radio firmware to restore patching with Union County dispatch
Summary
Union County’s encrypted radio upgrade left Beersford unable to monitor/communicate on dispatch frequencies; the council approved a $5,250 firmware/upgrade package to allow the city to accept encrypted digital traffic and maintain interoperability with Union County dispatch.
The council approved a firmware upgrade to the city’s radios to allow encrypted digital communications after Union County changed its radio system to encrypted traffic.
City staff explained that Union County chose encryption after concerns that private radio monitors and other third parties were following public safety traffic and interfering with responses. Because the county’s system is now encrypted, Beersford’s radios…
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