Radar Jamming

[Tony McNamara <tonymcn@prognet.com>]

Radio waves are actually not free - there are quite a few crimes you can
commit.  Unlicensed transmission, except on certain wavebands, is quite
definitely illegal and in some cases is arrestable.  This is a federal
case, wavebands are assigned by the FCC, and it has been supported by many
court cases.

When getting my pilot's license, I had to learn a lot of the radio
communication laws.  However, there are also other implications: you are
prevented from broadcasting high-powered signals on T.V. and commercial
radio bands, you may not cause RFI that is detectable in other households,
etc.

Even intercepting the signals is often illegal, as with cellular signals.
I don't think this has been taken to the S.C. yet though.

Regards
	Fringe
	'97 A4Q 2.8L

>From: "Sean Ford" <>
>Subject: Re: [Fwd: Radar Jamming Warning]
> 
> You know, I hate to perpetuate a non-Audi related thread, but my
>understanding of the subject, and assuming that California is still in the
>union, is that radio waves are free by federal law. Is the problem here that
>sending radio waves in a particular band (K, Ka, X, etc.) is illegal? Never
>mind that I've read that jammers are bogus to begin with....

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