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Beyond the Basics
the FCC wants you to know
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning
receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa-
tion. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
scanning legally
You
YY r scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fi re
departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur
radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and tele-
graph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner
can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen
to. These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone
signal transmission)
• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fi nes
and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents
of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication
(unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is
done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not
be easily modifi able to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case
to make any modifi cations that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to
monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the
laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public
safety offi cials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.
We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.
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