Gettysburg Police
Adams, Pennsylvania
How we verified this
RadioReference shows Gettysburg PD Tac (TG 10023) and both Adams County police dispatch talkgroups flagged Enc, though a few shared county law talk/ops talkgroups remain clear.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Adams County Context
Gettysburg Police isn't an outlier here: 13 of the 16 public-safety agencies we track in Adams County are fully encrypted (81%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Adams County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
There is no partial access here: routine dispatch is encrypted alongside everything else, so a scanner picks up nothing from this agency at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gettysburg Police radio encrypted?
Yes. Gettysburg Police uses P25 AES-256 encryption. There is no partial access here: routine dispatch is encrypted alongside everything else, so a scanner picks up nothing from this agency at all.
Can I listen to Gettysburg Police on a police scanner?
No. Gettysburg Police has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Gettysburg Police encrypt their radio?
Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Gettysburg Police to know what was happening nearby.
Can Adams County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Adams County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Gettysburg Police encryption?
Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Gettysburg Police's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Adams County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.