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Old December 24th 08, 06:57 PM posted to rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.scanner,alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave
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Default if federal law supercedes state law, then how are anti-scanner laws legal???

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Dave wrote:

Brenda Ann wrote:
"radioguy" wrote in message
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Irregardless of the ecpa, try to listen in on military tactical comms and
let them find out about it.. they tend to call that espionage. Which is why
most scanners don't have the tactical freqs. in them...

Also, it depends upon your USE of the intercepted comms. There is an
enhancement for using a police scanner in furtherance of a crime.


You are allowed to hear if you do it alone and don't tell anybody.


NO ONE, has ever been prosecuted for violation of the Secrecy Clause
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to date....