XPost: comp.home.automation, sci.electronics.design   
   From: justaglimmer@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org   
      
   On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:47:28 -0500, John Fields   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:44:37 -0700, "Joel Kolstad"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>"gwhite"  wrote in message news:42BA0C35.10235   
   C9@crank.com...   
   >>> > Ah, well TRANSMITTING on the police bands is another issue.  That   
   >>certainly is   
   >>> > illegal (for your friend).   
   >>> I believe true maydays are never illegal on any band.   
   >>   
   >>Yes, I meant "transmitting on the police bands in general."  Sorry for the   
   >>confusion.   
   >>   
   >>> The point is that context itself can define criminality.   
   >>   
   >>In general I agree with you, but I think that modifying a radio to transmit   
   on   
   >>police bands -- and then using it to do so -- is a pretty cut and dry case of   
   >>breaking the law. :-)  Although I would say that, if the modification were   
   >>made on the spur of the moment (e.g., you're out in the middle of nowhere in   
   a   
   >>cabin that happens to have a ham radio, you break your leg, and if somehow   
   you   
   >>can't manage to bring up another ham :-), you instead modify the radio to   
   >>transmit out of band), the violation would likely be overlooked.   
   >   
   >---   
   >But the radio would be confiscated!^)   
      
      
    The cops are not that bright.  There would have to be an FCC guy hanging   
   around at the scene.   
      
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