"Mark" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:55:58 -0400, "Kilcummin"

wrote:

It is not unlawful to listen to law enforcement transmissions
in the US. What is unlawful is to tell another person what
you heard.

Nooo. That is a very incorrect blanket statement to make.

OK, I think what Mark meant is that it is OK to intercept and listen to a
"broadcast" made by anyone in the USA. You cannot reveal the information to
others. Nothing can stop someone from intercepting a broadcast that is
free for any randomly placed antenna to pick up. (Even scrambling and
encryption cannot stop the interception. Decrypting the signal is another
thing altogether.) Point to point /beamed RF would be something that you
are not to intercept. In a point to point situation one would have to
purposely place an antenna in the "beam" to pick up the RF. (Not fully, but
for intents and purpose.) That could be considered tapping a line. There
are definite laws against that.