The NYPD is spending $390 million on a new radio system that will encrypt officers’ communications — reversing a near-century-old practice of allowing the public and the press to listen to police dispatches.

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    7 months ago

    Putting regulations on ham radio that require encryption just increases the barrier of entry for ham radio for no reason.