jymbee
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We had a portable scanner when doing some work for a local newspaper and it was quite interesting to monitor the activity from various agencies.
NY_Dutch said:Give "Broadcastify" a look...
jymbee said:We had a portable scanner when doing some work for a local newspaper and it was quite interesting to monitor the activity from various agencies.
John From Detroit said:You do know you just confessed to a federal crime right.> Communications act of 1934 applies. Police transmissions are considered POINT TO POINT and though nobody can stop you from listening in. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE INFORMATION IN ANY WAY...
jymbee said:I assume you're joking.
jymbee said:I assume you're joking.
John From Detroit said:Bad assumption.. Communications act of 1934. At least used to have specific language. it has been amended many times (For example it has amendments that apply to the internet which did not exist in 1984) but another act was passed that restricts use of intercepted information.
https://it.ojp.gov/privacyliberty/authorities/statutes/1285
The basic rule is you may not use or repeat what you hear on Police/Fire/EMS or selected other frequencies. Even ham radio operators have had their logs confiscated by the government under this act for perfectly public communications on Ham Bands.. However the good news is that it is a law rarley enforced and with today's administration you can argue any law should be null and void. after all. they consider all laws null and void as applies to them. This will change soon.
) ) )SargeW said:We won't be taking this discussion down a political rabbit hole.
But yet.....it does too often.?SargeW said:We won't be taking this discussion down a political rabbit hole.
That's true, though code (we often call it CW for Continuous Wave) is still in use by a lot of folks, both HF and in some segments of the VHF/UHF spectrum as well. There are some band segments in HF set aside basically for CW (some digital modes, that is, using computer communications of one form or another, get down there, too).As I understand it, code is no longer a requirement for obtaining your license? Do you have a portable setup that you use while on the road?
Larry N. said:That's true, though code (we often call it CW for Continuous Wave) is still in use by a lot of folks, both HF and in some segments of the VHF/UHF spectrum as well. There are some band segments in HF set aside basically for CW (some digital modes, that is, using computer communications of one form or another, get down there, too).
There are portable HF rigs such as the Yaesu 817, which puts out 5 watts and can run on batteries. There are also portable antennas, such as the Buddipole. Of course there are also plenty of mobile rigs and antennas that range the entire ham radio spectrum.