Police Scanners, are they legal?
29 April 2002, 12:06 AM
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I live about 200yds away from a big motorway police place. I was wondering if it is possible to listen to their radio, as I am facinated to know where they are going when they set off on mass. All sirens and lights blazing. Are scanners legal? are they expensive?
29 April 2002, 12:44 AM
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I had one a while back, bought it for listening to aircraft at Manchester Airport, but it'd pick up allsorts, Police included. Not that expensive either..
29 April 2002, 02:05 AM
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As far as I am aware it's not illegal under the Wireless Telegraphy act to listen to police frequency's as long as you do not act upon the information heard or pass on any third party information.
Also i thought scanners only receive
If you can get an Icom PCR-1000 or PCR-100 you are talking the dogs nuts of PC based scanners.
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we have loads of gear here we use
Also i thought scanners only receive
If you can get an Icom PCR-1000 or PCR-100 you are talking the dogs nuts of PC based scanners.
Huxley
we have loads of gear here we use
29 April 2002, 08:41 AM
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West Yorkshire use encrypted radios, as is the case with more and more forces each month..... so a scanner would be pointless in those areas, tbh.
Grtr Manchester use "air wave" which is in a test phase, so they would be useless in that area too.
Grtr Manchester use "air wave" which is in a test phase, so they would be useless in that area too.
29 April 2002, 11:49 PM
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30 April 2002, 09:44 PM
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30 April 2002, 10:03 PM
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But even encrypted radios can be got round
30 April 2002, 10:18 PM
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I have seen the programe working on a pc a few years ago at a Comunications company the guy was techie programmer sort of chap and we got chatting about things and so on then he showed me the programme
"he did have someting to do with the encryption someware along the line" so that might help with things.
Why didn't they keep the old Pye cambridge's and westminsters and the Philips sets some good old radios.
At least they might be able to operate them
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"he did have someting to do with the encryption someware along the line" so that might help with things.
Why didn't they keep the old Pye cambridge's and westminsters and the Philips sets some good old radios.
At least they might be able to operate them
Huxley
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