So what is he going to do? Confiscate your laptop? That would set a very
dangerous precedent. Remember - if they confiscate something under that
law, they HAVE to return it in the same condition it was confiscated.
Confiscated equipment under that law is not contraband.
Also, keep in mind that the scanner doesn't even have to be ON - somple
posession of a receiver is enough. So, under your definition, any laptop
is CAPIBLE of receiving police transmissions? The guy would have to be
having a really bad day to push that through.
There is STILL the ham exemption.
But, we've wantered significantly off topic.
Joe M.
Roger Grady wrote:
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> At 12:59 PM 10/10/04, mch wrote:
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> >Simple answer: You're not receiving a police transmission. You're
> >receiving a retransmission of a police transmission. It's like a ham
> >repeater. Anyone on a repeater is not listening to the ham's signal -
> >you're listening to the repeater's signal.
>
> That may be technically true, but I wouldn't want to bet on the
> effectiveness of the argument to an officer who didn't like the idea of you
> listening to police traffic.
>
> Roger Grady K9OPO
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