Cell phones and cordless phones (was Re: [Lowfer] Re: Group Part-5 license for LF???)

Tue, 20 May 2003 22:34:36 -0400

Hi, John...

> However, in a court case here some years ago, evidence gathered by the
> police through listening in on a cordless phone was admitted even though
> they did not have a warrant.

Same here. The FBI has had cases where the miscreants used Walkie Talkies
and the "Feds" recorded everything. And the FCC certainly has monitored
Amateur transmissions and used them against hams.

But I don't want this to get too off-topic.

Mike
wa1ptc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Rabson
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:11 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Cell phones and cordless phones (was Re: [Lowfer] Re: Group
> Part-5 license for LF???)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Staines" <[email protected]>
>
> > If you could tell me the difference between listening to a cell
> phone and
> > listening to a cordless phone then I might agree with you.
> It depends on the jurisdiction and who is doing it. Over here
> both would be
> illegal for the private individual (unless you are snooping your own
> cordless phone - but you would then run the risk of promoting the opposite
> of domestic tranquillity).
>
> However, in a court case here some years ago, evidence gathered by the
> police through listening in on a cordless phone was admitted even though
> they did not have a warrant. If they had been listening to any form of
> public telephone network they would have required a warrant to do
> so and for
> the evidence to be admissible, but the court ruled that the link from the
> cordless handset to its base station was not part of any "public telephone
> network" and, as the law stood, the police were allowed to do
> what they were
> doing.
>
> 73
> John Rabson G3PAI
>
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