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- From: pclark@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Peter Clark)
- Subject: Re: Scanners in Airports and on Planes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.132429.10809@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu>
- Keywords: scanner airport planes
- Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA
- References: <C1Dsrv.4uE@world.std.com> <1jvsvdINN5h0@mostaccioli.cis.ohio-state.edu>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:24:29 GMT
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- In article <1jvsvdINN5h0@mostaccioli.cis.ohio-state.edu> pitonyak@cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Pitonyak) writes:
- >In article <C1Dsrv.4uE@world.std.com> rcooper@world.std.com (ron w cooper) writes:
- >>Does anyone have any experience using a scanner in a major airport? Do
- >>the security guys give you any trouble ? Are there any rules (FAA etc)
- >>that prohibit you from using a scanner on planes ?
- >
- >Yes, in the Columbus international airport I have brought a
- >scanner. They had me turn it on and show it worked.
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- Far as I know, the FAA prohibits the use of cellular telephones, HAM
- radio equipment, and portable scanners onboard any aircraft. As far as
- the scanners in the airport terminals, I've walked right past Massport
- police and Transit Authority police in MA and NY without them even
- blinking at my blairing scanner, so I guess it varies from airport to
- airport.
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