From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy
Newsgroups: net.auto
Title: Re: Re: Re:Radar Detectors - (nf)
Article-I.D.: pur-ee.397
Posted: Tue Jul 13 19:39:59 1982
Received: Thu Jul 15 05:18:25 1982

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pur-ee!davy    Jul  6 12:00:00 1982


	With regard to the question about why radar detectors are illegal
where as listening to random radio isn't.  I believe this has something
to do with the liscensing for radio itself.  You supposedly cannot recieve
these special bands (radar) without a liscense to do so, just as you can't
transmit on them.  Note that in the U.S. a ham radio liscense (Technician's
and above, I think) will enable you to own a detector legally.  Interestingly,
this same law also prohibits you from owning police "scanners".

	I think this law is one of those that isn't very strongly enforced,
and I believe there is legislation somewhere to try to get rid of it.  Out
on the East coast, there is a group who has given up trying to make detectors
legal.  Instead, they are trying to outlaw radar, on the grounds that it 
constitutes "illegal search and seizure" of your vehicle.  Oh brother.


--Dave Curry
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