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- From: uni@acs.bu.edu (Shaen Bernhardt)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
- Subject: Re: Illegal Radar Jammers -- Legal for a ham?
- Message-ID: <107824@bu.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 05:58:01 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.222254.16041@microware.com>
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- In article <1993Jan20.222254.16041@microware.com> adam@microware.com (Adam Goldberg) writes:
- >I just read the FAQ for the rec.autos hierarchy--and it says (rightly
- >so) that radar jammers are illegal (in the US).
- >
- >But a ham once told me that if you have a particular type of ham
- >license (which allows use of any bandwidth [does this exist?]) then a
- >jammer would be legal for use by that person.
- >
- >Is this true? Does anyone have a definitive answer?
-
- Maybe so... but regardless:
-
- Using transmitted signals to obstruct a duly appointed law enforcement
- officer would in effect be an obstruction of justice under most state
- laws.
-
- In federal law, I assume there to be a similar statute with regard to
- willfully interfereing with radio signals...
-
- Just because you can legally transmit, doesn't mean you can interfere.
-
- As the only purpose in having a jammer, (in any judges view...) would be
- to interfere with police signals....
-
- Draw your own conclusions.
-
-
- >Adam G.
- >adamg@microware.com, or ...!uunet!mcrware!adamg
- >The above is not to be construed in any way as the official or unofficial
- >statements of Microware, or any Microware employees.
-
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