9 May
2011
9 May
'11
1:22 p.m.
On May 9, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
AFAIK you can receive without a license.
I used to be able to say "It is never illegal to possess or use a radio receiver in
the US."
Then cell-blocking happened, and now I have to say "It is very rarely illegal to
possess or use a radio receiver in the US. You cannot monitor cellphones."
Now there's a lot of anti-scanning and anti-monitoring laws all over the place,
because anyone who listens to the police/fire/EMS/etc are terrorists.
So now it's a minefield out there, best to make sure whatever receiver you have CANNOT
monitor outside the ham/shortwave bands, lest you meet some unhappy officers and do the
taser dance.