Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
rickman wrote:

Where is the violation? As long as the trucks are only transmitting to
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the ships, isn't that ok? Just having them shouldn't be a problem. The
issue is how you use them, no?


No. It is NOT OK.

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...stations#Using Hand-Held Marine VHF Radios on Land

Geoff.

Note that the question asked was "Just having them".

If the trucks just have them, only monitor, and never transmit, they are
legal.



No, he said, they would be transmitting. Reread what he wrote and I quoted.

Geoff.

You reread it; there were several questions there.

Care to explain what is wrong with my all purpose answer to all those
questions, i.e. if the trucks just have them, only monitor, and never
transmit, they are legal?



--
Jim Pennino

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Care to explain what is wrong with my all purpose answer to all those
questions, i.e. if the trucks just have them, only monitor, and never
transmit, they are legal?

Now that is a real can of worms. In the US there is an overriding FEDERAL
law that allows licensed ham radio operators to have scanning receivers
as part of their transceivers in vehicles.

There are state and local laws prohibiting the presence of scanners and
other receivers that are not licensed. Not everywhere, and not all the
laws are the same.

So the answer is both yes, having a scanner or marine radio in his truck
would be legal, and no it is not. Depends upon exactly where he is.

Geoff.



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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
wrote:

Care to explain what is wrong with my all purpose answer to all those
questions, i.e. if the trucks just have them, only monitor, and never
transmit, they are legal?

Now that is a real can of worms. In the US there is an overriding FEDERAL
law that allows licensed ham radio operators to have scanning receivers
as part of their transceivers in vehicles.

Irrelevant; we weren't talking about amateurs or scanners. The question
was about VHF marine radios.

There are state and local laws prohibiting the presence of scanners and
other receivers that are not licensed. Not everywhere, and not all the
laws are the same.

All those laws pertain to specific bands, e.g. radar detectors, public
emergency frequencies, cell frequencies, etc. None of them apply to the
VHF marine band.

So the answer is both yes, having a scanner or marine radio in his truck
would be legal, and no it is not. Depends upon exactly where he is.

Geoff.

Nope, as long as it is as the question as stated, i.e. VHF marine.

Here's a site with details and links to the actual laws and regulations:

http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/


--
Jim Pennino