"labtech1" wrote in message
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FBI investigates illegal reception of radio transmissions, this includes
cell phones etc

However the FCC DOES 'regulate' receivers...... look on ANY radio and
see
the
"FCC type approved' sticker on it. ANY radio must be 'approved' by the
FCC
before it can be sold in the USA

To insure that the oscillator in the radio doesn't transmit those
oscillations beyond a certain distance from the receiver. The FCC will
never tell anyone what they can or can't listen to. The airwaves are "FREE"
and anyone can listen to anything that they want. The problem only comes
when you repeat what you hear on police frequencies. Plus unscramblers are
not receivers, only an audio accessory to a receiver. The Feds only
investigate people SELLING modified receivers for cell phones, not the
buyers.

H.J.