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- From: ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard Rosenfeld)
- Subject: Re: Illegal Radar Jammers -- Legal for a ham?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.132313.2717@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <1993Jan20.222254.16041@microware.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:23:13 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- >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?
- >
- Hams are bound by the same laws as anyone else regarding this subject.
- Any license above an amateur Novice class license grants the owner the right
- to use several microwave bands as part of his/her set of privileges. Inclu-
- ded in this set of privileges are 2.4 GHz and 10 GHz, namely K and X bands.
-
- While, however, our license grants us the ability to transmit within these
- frequency bands, it does not allow us to cause malicious, intentional
- interference with other services, such as shortwave stations, with which
- we share the 40 meter (7 MHz) band. Similarly, it would be completely
- illegal for a ham to intentionally jam traffic radar. The fine for doing
- so would probably be even more severe than simply jamming with no license,
- as hams KNOW as part of their licensing examinations that malicious, inten-
- tional interference is a BIG no-no.
-
- Of course, if you were to accidentally jam radar while legally using the
- 10 GHz band, that would probably be OK in that you would be using the band
- for a legitimate purpose, and the license does allow you to do so.
-
- Hope I was of some help.
-
- 73,
-
- Scott NF3I Amateur Radio Extra Class Operator
-
-