(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection or in
subsection (5), whoever violates subsection (1) of this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(b) If the offense is a first offense under paragraph (a) of this
subsection and is not for a tortious or illegal purpose or for purposes of
direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain, and the
wire or electronic communication with respect to which the offense under
paragraph (a) is a radio communication that is not scrambled, encrypted or
transmitted using modulation techniques the essential parameters of which
have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the
privacy of such communication, then--

(i) if the communication is not the radio portion of a cellular
telephone communication, a cordless telephone communication that is
transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit, a
public land mobile radio service communication or a paging service
communication, and the conduct is not that described in subsection (5), the
offender shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both;


Hmmm sounds like the FCC ( federal law ) IS telling you what you can and
can not listen
to.

"honestjohn" wrote in message
news

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
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.

"labtech1" wrote in message

(b) If the offense is a first offense under paragraph (a) of this
subsection and is not for a tortious or illegal purpose or for purposes of
direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain, and
the
wire or electronic communication with respect to which the offense under
paragraph (a) is a radio communication that is not scrambled, encrypted or
transmitted using modulation techniques the essential parameters of which
have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the
privacy of such communication, then--


"direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain"
Does not apply to any average "Joe" listening to a radio and not scheming to
make a buck from what he hears!




Hmmm sounds like the FCC ( federal law ) IS telling you what you can
and
can not listen to.

Hmmm sounds like you need a little legal refresher course. The Germans did
not win WWII, by the way. The airwaves are still free as you posted in the
previous post. Get a reality check and take a nap before your "feeding
frenzy" causes you to stroke-out!

H.J.

John I think your HOPELESS you read into things WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO
BE .......... not what they are.

If the airwaves were 'free' there would NOT be any laws governing their
RECEPTION
but there is ( cell phones, cordless phones, pagers etc ) You need to
read the NEW communications laws since 1934 ( it has been added to and
things have changed since
then ...... but since your still concerned about WWII ( which was 60+ years
ago ) ) New things seem to elude you.



"honestjohn" wrote in message
et...

"labtech1" wrote in message

(b) If the offense is a first offense under paragraph (a) of this
subsection and is not for a tortious or illegal purpose or for purposes
of
direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain, and
the
wire or electronic communication with respect to which the offense under
paragraph (a) is a radio communication that is not scrambled, encrypted
or
transmitted using modulation techniques the essential parameters of
which
have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the
privacy of such communication, then--


"direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain"
Does not apply to any average "Joe" listening to a radio and not scheming
to
make a buck from what he hears!




Hmmm sounds like the FCC ( federal law ) IS telling you what you can
and
can not listen to.

Hmmm sounds like you need a little legal refresher course. The Germans
did
not win WWII, by the way. The airwaves are still free as you posted in
the
previous post. Get a reality check and take a nap before your "feeding
frenzy" causes you to stroke-out!

H.J.

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
John I think your HOPELESS you read into things WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO
BE .......... not what they are.

If the airwaves were 'free' there would NOT be any laws governing their
RECEPTION
but there is ( cell phones, cordless phones, pagers etc ) You need to
read the NEW communications laws since 1934 ( it has been added to and
things have changed since
then ...... but since your still concerned about WWII ( which was 60+
years
ago ) ) New things seem to elude you.


Have you ever heard of anyone arrested or convicted of unscrambling a
scrambled message?

Are the FBI agents going to "bug" every home in America with listening
devices to see who unscrambled a message?

Is your name really Chicken Little yelling the sky is falling?

Get a grip, any laws are aimed at criminals and those who make and sell
communications equipment and not the average individual in his own house
listening to the scanner.

Take your lithium.

HJ

Again....... you're a RETARD

BTW do you also go by the nick 'Slowcode' ?????


"honestjohn" wrote in message
et...

"labtech1" wrote in message
...
John I think your HOPELESS you read into things WHAT YOU WANT THEM
TO
BE .......... not what they are.

If the airwaves were 'free' there would NOT be any laws governing their
RECEPTION
but there is ( cell phones, cordless phones, pagers etc ) You need
to
read the NEW communications laws since 1934 ( it has been added to and
things have changed since
then ...... but since your still concerned about WWII ( which was 60+
years
ago ) ) New things seem to elude you.


Have you ever heard of anyone arrested or convicted of unscrambling a
scrambled message?

Are the FBI agents going to "bug" every home in America with listening
devices to see who unscrambled a message?

Is your name really Chicken Little yelling the sky is falling?

Get a grip, any laws are aimed at criminals and those who make and sell
communications equipment and not the average individual in his own house
listening to the scanner.

Take your lithium.

HJ

"labtech1" wrote in message

Again....... you're a RETARD

BTW do you also go by the nick 'Slowcode' ?????

No I don't, 12 year-old retard.

H.J.

Simple solution to this one 'honestjohn' in the filter list

BTW Attorney Honest John would be a THE prefix

But they don't give sheepskins to RETARDS

"honestjohn" wrote in message
et...

"labtech1" wrote in message

Again....... you're a RETARD

BTW do you also go by the nick 'Slowcode' ?????

No I don't, 12 year-old retard.

H.J.