What range of radio frequencies are civilians allowed to listen to on radio scanners?
I want to buy a quality radio scanner, and am looking for a scanner that can detect all legally allowable frequencies. Anyone know what all the legally allowable frequencies are and perhaps a radio scanner that can pick up all of them or close to all of them? An answer would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
you are allowed to listen to any frequency that the scanner can receive.
Scanners are required to hardware block cellular frequencies, so scaners do not and cannot be modified to, listen to cell freqs.
The rules still exist for listening to communications. The Communications Act of 1934 still exists. You may listen to anything, you may not utilize third party information, what you hear, stays with you.
There are exceptions, broadcast radio is exempt, hobby services are exempt, unlicensed services are exempt.
April 17th, 2010 at 4:11 am
read the spec of the scanner
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April 17th, 2010 at 4:31 am
you are allowed to listen to any frequency that the scanner can receive.
Scanners are required to hardware block cellular frequencies, so scaners do not and cannot be modified to, listen to cell freqs.
The rules still exist for listening to communications. The Communications Act of 1934 still exists. You may listen to anything, you may not utilize third party information, what you hear, stays with you.
There are exceptions, broadcast radio is exempt, hobby services are exempt, unlicensed services are exempt.
References :