Unencrypted transmissions are easily received by scanners (note, though, that older scanners can&#x27;t pick up P25) -- they aren&#x27;t cheap, though (I think mine was ~$450 USD). In my area, one local police department is the only agency that has chosen to encrypt their communications.<p>It is, supposedly, also possible to pick up P25 using RTL-SDRs, though I&#x27;ve never tried so I can&#x27;t say for certain.