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- From: marcusj@apricot.co.uk (Marcus Jenkins)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Radar Detectors, and Radar Detector Detectors and TVs
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.081128.32@apricot.co.uk>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 08:11:28 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.204831.28487@news.columbia.edu> <1992Jul24.045805.8598@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> <1992Jul24.061319.14840@news.columbia.edu>
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- gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener) writes:
-
- Apparently, if you buy *any* sort of DTI 'radio' license, this
- gives them carte blanche to stroll into your house and 'inspect
- your equipment'. If you don't have a license at all, then they need
- a court order. Before they get a court order, they are most likely to
- come around and ask questions, send written warnings etc.
-
- A court order, if 'The Bill' is to be believed, is terribly
- easy to get;)
-
- >You *can* detect the difference between b&w and color, but I don't know
- >if they'd invest in the hardware necessary to do that.
-
- >What are the penalties for operating a TV without a license?
-
- 400 pounds ($700 US ish), and, I believe, a criminal record.
-