Path: utzoo!yunexus!landolt
From: landolt@yunexus.UUCP (Paul Landolt)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Radio Reception Laws (was Re: Radar Detectors)
Message-ID: <1932@yunexus.UUCP>
Date: 15 May 89 15:51:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: yunexus.1932
References: <852@mv03.ecf.toronto.edu> <9556@watcgl.waterloo.edu> <1989May8.152034.14415@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <1989May12.222759.17490@tmsoft.uucp>
Reply-To: landolt@yunexus.UUCP (Paul Landolt)
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In article <1989May12.222759.17490@tmsoft.uucp> mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason) writes:
>... my understanding was that one is perfectly
>within their rights to RECEIVE *any* radio transmission, as long as they
>don't use it for personal or commercial gain (however THAT's defined :-),
>or for criminal purposes (which would include speeding I presume).
>All the government controls is the right to TRANSMIT radio frequencies.

From what I remember, dave, the Govt controls tranmssion AND reception
of frequencies.  There are certain frequencies which are illigal to
intercept (even if they may be decoded), and it is _definitely_ illegal
to decode a signal if you have not been authorised to do so.

If you ever want to get some strange looks, listen in on the police/fire
bands for when a 2+ alarm fire breaks out, then show up with the 
marshmallows.


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