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Scanning Legally
Your.scanner.covers.frequencies.used.by.
many different groups including police and fire
departments,.ambulance.services,.government.
agencies,.private.companies,.amateur.radio.
services,.military.operations,.pager.services,.
and.wireline.(telephone.and.telegraph).service.
providers..It.is.legal.to.listen.to.almost.every.
transmission.your.scanner.can.receive..
However,.there.are.some.transmissions.you.
should.never.intentionally.listen.to..These.
include:
•. telephone.conversations.(cellular,.cordless,.
or.other.private.means.of.telephone.signal.
transmission)
•. pager.transmissions
•. any.scrambled.or.encrypted.transmissions
According.to.the.Electronic.Communications.
Privacy.Act.(ECPA),.as.amended,.you.are.
subject to fines and possible imprisonment
for.intentionally.listening.to,.using,.or.
divulging.the.contents.of.such.a.transmission.
unless.you.have.the.consent.of.a.party.to.
the.communication.(unless.such.activity.is.
otherwise.illegal).
This.scanner.is.designed.to.prevent.reception.of.
illegal.transmissions,.in.compliance.with.the.law.
which.requires.that.scanners.be.manufactured.
in such a way as to not be easily modifiable to
pick.up.those.transmissions..Do.not.open.your.
scanner’s case to make any modifications that
could.allow.it.to.pick.up.transmissions.that.it.is.
not.legal.to.listen.to..Doing.so.could.subject.you.
to.legal.penalties..
In.some.areas,.mobile.use.of.this.scanner.is.
unlawful.or.requires.a.permit..Check.the.laws.
in.your.area..It.is.also.illegal.in.many.areas.to.
interfere with the duties of public safety officials
by.traveling.to.the.scene.of.an.incident.without.
authorization.
We.encourage.responsible,.legal.scanner.use.
FCC Notice
This.equipment.has.been.tested.and.found.to.
comply.with.the.limits.for.a.scanning.receiver,.
pursuant.to.Part.15.of.the.FCC.Rules..These.
limits.are.designed.to.provide.reasonable.
protection.against.harmful.interference.in.
a.residential.installation..This.equipment.
generates,.uses.and.can.radiate.radio.frequency.
energy.and,.if.not.installed.and.used.in.
accordance.with.the.instructions,.may.cause.
harmful.interference.to.radio.communications.
However,.there.is.no.guarantee.that.interference.
will.not.occur.in.a.particular.installation..If.this.
equipment.does.cause.harmful.interference.
to.radio.or.television.reception,.which.can.be.
determined.by.turning.the.equipment.off.and.
on,.the.user.is.encouraged.to.try.to.correct.the.
interference.by.one.or.more.of.the.following.
measures:.
•...Reorient.or.relocate.the.receiving.antenna..
•...Increase.the.separation.between.the.
equipment.and.receiver..
•...Connect.the.equipment.into.an.outlet.on.a.
circuit.different.from.that.to.which.the.receiver.
is.connected.
This.device.complies.with.Part.15.of.the.FCC.
Rules..Operation.is.subject.to.the.following.two.
conditions:.
1....This.device.may.not.cause.harmful.
interference..
2....This.device.must.accept.any.interference.
received,.including.interference.that.may.cause.
undesired.operation.
