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One hillclimb has got new radios this year, with encryption to remove any possiblity of scanner use. The clerk of the course has stated he does not like the use of scanners at all.
of course the roll out didnt go too well when the base station's encryption unit went haywire and we had to revert to a decrypted format.
ETA: one chap was saying to me at the weekend, he uses a scanner, even tho he normally has a radio for his normal duty, as he can have an earpiece on the scanner, but doesnt have one for the radio - therefore he can catch his radio call on the scanner, were he might miss it on the radio due to noise. (also being in a public position means the radio is low so its not broadcasted to those around, with the scanner ear piece loud enough to hear)
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