Scanning Legally - Radio Shack PRO-79 Owner's Manual

Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit
in some areas. Check the laws in your area.

SCANNING LEGALLY

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups
including police and fire departments, ambulance services, gov-
ernment 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 (EC-
PA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for in-
tentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the com-
munication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal trans-
missions, in compliance with the law which requires that scan-
ners 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.
We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.
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