If and when TSHTF the mushroom cloud will get ya before the scanner tell's
you to bend over, place your head
firmly between your legs and kiss your abs goodbye!

So what if it's illegal? It's illegal to speed, beat the wife and tons of
other things folks do everyday, not me, others!
If you want one get one, go get it. If it "illegal" in your area find one on
ebay.

Now if you are robbing jewerly stores and using it to figure out how long
till the cops get there your probably going to prison anyway so whats
another few months for having a scanner.


"Sandy Hoff" wrote in message
...
Hi guys,

Long time listener, first time caller here.
I have a question.
Is it legal to carry a police scanner in my car?
I have no interest in monitoring the police.
I have the scanner in case TSHTF and I need to hear what's going on.
Wind direction and weather from KEC83, local radio, instructions. That
sort of thing.
I live in Maryland and work in Baltimore City.

I Googled but didn't come up with much.
Maybe a good site recommendation?

Thank you guys. Great NGs, very informative.

Sandy.

Jim Douglas wrote:

If and when TSHTF the mushroom cloud will get ya before the scanner tell's
you to bend over, place your head
firmly between your legs and kiss your abs goodbye!


There are other scenarios besides a mushroom cloud.

Sandy Hoff wrote:

Hi guys,

Long time listener, first time caller here.
I have a question.
Is it legal to carry a police scanner in my car?

If it's not illegal, but it can be like incriminating evidence / Small
time drug dealers use them a lot. There's a world of difference in how
the police view it between having one in your home or having it in your
car. Why would you have one IN YOUR CAR either to evade police or go to
crime scenes?

I have no interest in monitoring the police.

Why would you need it in your car just to know what's going on?

I have the scanner in case TSHTF and I need to hear what's going on.
Wind direction and weather from KEC83, local radio, instructions. That
sort of thing.

A good AM radio can pick up AM stations a long way away.

Willcox wrote:

Sandy Hoff wrote:


Hi guys,

Long time listener, first time caller here.
I have a question.
Is it legal to carry a police scanner in my car?


If it's not illegal, but it can be like incriminating evidence / Small
time drug dealers use them a lot. There's a world of difference in how
the police view it between having one in your home or having it in your
car. Why would you have one IN YOUR CAR either to evade police or go to
crime scenes?


I have no interest in monitoring the police.


Why would you need it in your car just to know what's going on?


I have the scanner in case TSHTF and I need to hear what's going on.
Wind direction and weather from KEC83, local radio, instructions. That
sort of thing.


A good AM radio can pick up AM stations a long way away.


But not NOAA weather radio at 162.5mHz.

But not NOAA weather radio at 162.5mHz.


NO\AA weather radio isn't any good anyways. During a recent "weather emegency"
here, which all of the tv stations that had news departments, reported on as
soon as happened, you wouldn't even know there was any weather emergency by
listening to NOAA.

I listenedto both during that time. NOAA was four hours behind, still playing
the weather from before the "weather emegency" with no warning about it .

while the tv stations all told about it.

and after the "eather emergency" was over, NOAA was still playing the weather
report from hours before the "weather emergency" ever happened.

I thought NOAA was the preferred weather in a weather emergency. But now I know
better.

During a "weather emergency", NOAA didn't mention it at all, while all the tv
stations did.

Therefore, I now know that the tv stations are preferrable for information
regarding the weather rather than NOAA.

eapecially in a "weather emergency".

"Stereophile22" wrote in message
...

NO\AA weather radio isn't any good anyways. During a recent "weather
emegency"
here, which all of the tv stations that had news departments, reported on
as
soon as happened, you wouldn't even know there was any weather emergency
by
listening to NOAA.

I listenedto both during that time. NOAA was four hours behind, still
playing
the weather from before the "weather emegency" with no warning about it .

while the tv stations all told about it.

Apparently you must be tuned in to the wrong frequency or have the wrong
SAME codes set...

Where do you think those weather alerts on your TV come from? Why, NOAA of
course! At least that's the way it works around here... NOAA alerts the TV
and Radio stations who then relay it to the public...

ONLY NOAA CAN ISSUE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS, no one else!

The best up-to-date news for weather is your local amateur radio 2m-440
SkyWarn repeater. Local TV news stations monitor those frequncies as well as
NOAA alerts, but with SkyWarn you listen to the hams describe weather at
their various locations and you can track any storm cell right to your
backyard when monitoring their transmissions - very handy in bad weather
conditions


"PowerHouse Communications" wrote in message
...

"Stereophile22" wrote in message
...

NO\AA weather radio isn't any good anyways. During a recent "weather
emegency"
here, which all of the tv stations that had news departments, reported
on
as
soon as happened, you wouldn't even know there was any weather emergency
by
listening to NOAA.

I listenedto both during that time. NOAA was four hours behind, still
playing
the weather from before the "weather emegency" with no warning about it
..

while the tv stations all told about it.

Apparently you must be tuned in to the wrong frequency or have the wrong
SAME codes set...

Where do you think those weather alerts on your TV come from? Why, NOAA
of
course! At least that's the way it works around here... NOAA alerts the
TV
and Radio stations who then relay it to the public...

ONLY NOAA CAN ISSUE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS, no one else!

car. Why would you have one IN YOUR CAR

to move from one state to another. which I now plan to do after what my state
just pulled.

While moving my posessions from one state to another, I would of course, happen
to have my scanner in my car also, until I get to my new residence in my new
state.

whenever I happen to move to a different state.

On 04 Sep 2004 05:48:55 GMT, (Stereophile22)
wrote:


car. Why would you have one IN YOUR CAR

to move from one state to another. which I now plan to do after what my state
just pulled.

While moving my posessions from one state to another, I would of course, happen
to have my scanner in my car also, until I get to my new residence in my new
state.

whenever I happen to move to a different state.


Funny thing -- we've heard from people with comments like,
"Why would you need a scanner in your car? What would you be up to?"

Anyone care to muse on what it might be that the cops don't
want you to hear?

Maybe they don't want to attract people to places where police
misconduct might be occurring while it's in progress. After all, if
you're within a few blocks in yout car, you might just happen to drive
by with a camera running.

wrote in message
...

Anyone care to muse on what it might be that the cops don't
want you to hear?

Maybe they don't want to attract people to places where police
misconduct might be occurring while it's in progress. After all, if
you're within a few blocks in yout car, you might just happen to drive
by with a camera running.


Not an uncommon thing here in my neck of Michigan. The state police are
most guilty for that, but don't even think the local and county are
immune... Around here its' one big bundle of misconduct; throughout al the
forces, the local courts, Prosecuting Attorney, the lawyers, you name it...
All a bunch of crooks! Hell, the head county judge is coke addict for gods
sake! (NOT THE BEVERAGE!)