There was a similar case in PA. They were licensed for X units, and were using X+? at the time. Since it was impossible to tell which ones were the licensed ones and which were not, the ticket was thrown out.
Joe M. Neil McKie wrote: > > Not anymore ... as I remember somewhere in Part 90, if a police > department is already licensed under a part 90 frequency for law > enforcement necessity, the use of a radar unit permitted without a > separate license for it. > > At the time, it seemed to me very few law enforcement agencies > recognized the requirement for a license for their Radar unit - > therefore never got one. > > I heard of one incident where a knowledgable person challenged the > speeding ticket he got because the police agency involved was using > an unlicensed radar unit. > > Went through all of this when I worked as one of the county > government radio shops. > > Neil - WA6KLA > > Jeff Otterson wrote: > > > > I thought that police radar was licensed under Part 90... > > > > Jeff > > > > At 08:46 PM 7/21/2005, you wrote: > > >Having a radar unit is perfectly legal. > > > > > >Fred > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric > > >Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:43 PM > > >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' > > >due to ham antennas > > > > > >Well I went to the website posted and saw a picture of jerry's > > >car. > > >I would like jerry to explain why he has a Traffic Radar gun sitting > > >on his dash, (zoom in on the dash) I think that might have been a > > >factor in his getting arrested. Being a Ham and also a police officer > > >I see allot of hams that are stepping over the line, from light bars > > >to sirens, in all honesty I'm surprised this doesn't happen more > > >often. > > > > > > > > >Eric Moeller Kc5Fog > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
