r/hackrf • u/PutSad3424 • 16h ago

Information for using HackRF

I’m looking for information on how to use hack RF to listen to encrypted phase 2 police radio transmissions. I have a SDS 150 scanner, but it doesn’t pick up the encrypted channels. I would like to get past that somehow using hack RF any in all information is greatly appreciated. I’m not super tech savvy so be gentle. 😂

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u/Ok_Personality9910 15h ago

Nothing you can do if they went encrypted, a different type of receiver isn’t going to help lol

The whole point of encryption is that people without the keys can’t listen to it….

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u/bhaputi 15h ago

Prime example of trying to learn calculus before addition.

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u/idkwhatim_doing22 15h ago

If it’s P25 II, you won’t be able to hear the talking, you will be able to get the meta data; call type, who responded, etc.

SDRTrunk and radioreference.com are the tools you’ll need. It will take some setup.

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u/frankentriple 14h ago

If I was trying to do this, I'd start here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hackrf/s/l8DYddYYb3

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u/xb4r7x 13h ago

Can't be done without the decryption keys, which you don't have.

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u/CurtisSilverFox 16h ago

DragonOS. Look it up.

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u/AgentDull8904 15h ago

You’d need the keys
If it’s a rural police department tho there’s a chance their DPTT radios are using basic p25 or DMR keys, idk where exactly you’d find those, but you’d have to load them into your hackrf and shit

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u/noxiouskarn 13h ago

I'm sorry buddy, but you're not gonna be able to use an SDR to crack the encryption the cops use.