Brenda Ann wrote:

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Also, it depends upon your USE of the intercepted comms. There is an
enhancement for using a police scanner in furtherance of a crime.



In most SDRs, it is only software (firmware in the cheaper ones), it is
only a matter of tweaking the source code to receive any freq within
range of the circuitry, or reprogramming the PIC in the cheaper ones ...

The military should always use deep encryption if they are
serious--otherwise, I would suspect you were only receiving
transmissions of non-importance, or those broadcast for disinformation
purposes ...

Regards,
JS