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Re: takedown of suspect no. 2
07/02/13 07:10 PM
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> I don't understand why the one guy kept warning everyone about open mics, though. I > know they wanted to avoid unnecessary chatter, maybe they were afraid someone would > say the wrong thing.
I think it was mainly about interference. Scanners will get "stuck" on a channel where someone is broadcasting an open mic. If someone is monitoring multiple frequencies (and there were several in use that day), they could miss important traffic on another channel.
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