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- From: marcbg@feenix.metronet.com (Marc Grant)
- Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
- Subject: Re: Scanners in Airports and on Planes
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 02:54:14 GMT
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- I repeat from another article that some of you may have not read:
- These are for wrote from FCC part 97.11, amateur rules & regs. This does
- NOT apply to scanner owners, but is nevertheless a guide:
-
- "The installation and operation of an amateur station on a ship or aircraft
- must be approved by the master of the ship or pilot in command of the
- aircraft.
- The station must be separate from and independent of all other radio apparatus
- installed on the ship or aircraft, except a common antenna may be shared
- with a voluntary ship radio installation. The station's transmissions must
- interference to any other apparatus installed on the ship or aircraft.
-
- The station must not constitute a hazard to the safety of life or property.
- For a station aboard an aircraft, the apparatus shall not be operated while
- the aircraft is operating under Instrument Flight Rules, as defined by the
- FAA, unless the station has been found to comply with all applicable FAA
- Rules."
-
- Now, for more facts. A good friend of mine flies corporate jets all over
- the world for a major electronics company. He's a ham. He takes his
- talkie on flights and TRANSMITS (ohmygod) from time to time. Yes, he
- says, if transmitting on the wrong frequency it IS possible (but highly
- unlikely) that the transmitted signal could interfere with the I/F of some
- equipment. But, if power output is limited to 1/2 watt (all you need from
- 35,000 feet) then the chances of ANY interference are two: slim and none.
-
- More facts: I openly carry my handie-talkie (which receives all the same
- bands as a scanner, including 800 MHz) in airports all over the country.
- Never ONCE have I been stopped or questioned, but just in case, I always
- make sure I have my ham license in my wallet. For you non-hams, just
- don't be too conspicuous and I doubt you'll have problems.
-
- One final note: This applies to airports in the USA only. In other
- countries, you may very likely get your precious radio confiscated if you
- flash it around, in fact, you may not get it through customs if the agent
- happens to single you out.
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- Marc Grant Amateur Call: N5MEI
- Phone# 214/530-9488 Internet: marcbg@feenix.metronet.com
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