6
Locking Out Channels ............................................................................... 29
Changing Scanning and Search Speeds................................................... 29
Detecting Data Signals.............................................................................. 30
A General Guide To Scanning....................................................................... 31
Guide to Frequencies ................................................................................ 31
National Weather Frequencies............................................................ 31
Ham Radio Frequencies ..................................................................... 31
Guide to the Action Bands......................................................................... 31
International Broadcast Bands............................................................ 31
Typical Band Usage ............................................................................ 32
Primary Usage .................................................................................... 32
Specified Intervals............................................................................... 33
Band Allocation ................................................................................... 33
Frequency Conversion .............................................................................. 38
Troubleshooting............................................................................................. 39
Care and Maintenance................................................................................... 40
Specifications................................................................................................. 41
Scanning Legally
Scannin
is a fun and interestin
hobby. You can hear police and fire depart-
ments, ambulance services,
overnment a
encies, private companies, amateur
radio services, aircraft, and military operations. It is le
al to listen to almost every
transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some electronic and
wire communications that are ille
al to intentionally intercept. These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of tele-
phone si
nal transmission)
•Pa
er transmissions
• Scrambled or encrypted transmissions
Accordin
to the Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), as
amended, you could be fined and possibly imprisoned for intentionally listenin
to, usin
, or disclosin
the contents of such a transmission unless you have the
consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise ille-
al). These laws chan
e from time to time and there mi
ht be state or local laws
that also affect le
al scanner usa
e.
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