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Additional Information
Scanning Legally
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups
including police and fire departments, ambulance services,
government agencies, private companies, amateur radio, 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),
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 has been designed to prevent reception of illegal
transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that
scanners be manufactured so 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 are
illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.
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.
