Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ll1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!mgnetp!ll1!cej From: cej@ll1.UUCP (One of the Jones Boys) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: Re: Where are radar detectors illegal? Message-ID: <316@ll1.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 13:09:05 EST Article-I.D.: ll1.316 Posted: Thu Jan 10 13:09:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 01:35:10 EST References: <448@mhuxt.UUCP> <193@panda.UUCP> <258@enmasse.UUCP> <11551@gatech.UUCP> <4853@fortune.UUCP> <11581@gatech.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: No Place Special Lines: 41 > It is illegal to have a radar detector in CT. If they find one, they > take it. If you take them to court, you lose (illegal). > > AH!! Now the catch! > > If you appeal enough to make it to FEDERAL COURT, you will > WIN!!! > > The FCC Act says the Gov't may not infringe upon anyones > RECEPTION of electromagnetic radiation. > > Charlie Tierney (fortune!tierney) I may be wrong, but a while back the FCC/legislature passed the "Intended Receiver Act" (about the same time they changed my 1st class license to a "general class"). This is what makes it unlawful to intercept Showtime, et. al., even when they are transmitted omni-directionally and unencoded. There is such a set up in Cleveland, broadcasting unencoded Showtime, omni-directionally, up around 500MHz I believe, for commercial subscribers to receive. Anyone with line of sight to the Terminal Tower (or is it the Cleveland Landmark Tower now?) and a cheap converter can get it. However, they (the authorities) have been taking them down off of people's roofs every time they spot one, with the FCC's blessing! I realize it will most likely be a gray legal area for a while, but the flat statement: "The FCC Act says the Gov't may not infringe upon anyones RECEPTION of electromagnetic radiation." can no longer be taken as a given truth. So the question may be: Are you the INTENDED RECEIVER of that radar signal or just the INTENDED REFLECTOR. ;-) ---------- Have you hugged me today? Chuck Jones (And if not, why not?) ...mgnetp!ll1!cej