Scanning Legally - Grecom PSR-310 Owner's Manual

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.

Scanning Legally

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including
police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, pri-
vate 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 means of private
telephone signal transmission)
• Paging transmissions
• Any intentionally decoded scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are
subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, us-
ing, 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 transmis-
sions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be
manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmis-
sions. 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.
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