[ScanIndiana] scanning illegal in United Kingdom

[ronnielu]

Do you all know that the police frequencies in the United Kingdom are on the 
US ham bands.,   130-140 mhz and it is illegal to listen to them in a car or 
home or business. Illegal to listed at all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew C Payne" <matt at webaugur.com>
To: "Indiana Scanning" <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 12:41 PM
Subject: [ScanIndiana] ADMIN: BS laws


> OK folks.  Time out.  Take a breath.
>
> This list has ONE rule.  And that is not to flame (insult, demean, badger, 
> hassle, yell at, intimidate, or provoke) any other members.  I really 
> don't think that this is too unreasonable of a restriction.  There are 
> times when I really think there should be more.  But in the end, I believe 
> that the more restrictive a list is, the less potential it has as a source 
> of information.  So I intend to do my best to keep to the path that has 
> made this list a success for all of these years.  But list members might 
> consider observing some "guidelines".
>
>    - Unless it is directly related to scanning, folks might consider 
> leaving politics out of the discussion.  Now scanners and scanner 
> enthusiasts have been under attack over the years from different political 
> sources.  So if it's remotely relevant, by all means discuss it.  But try 
> not to bee too enraged when someone dares disagree with you.  Everyone 
> thinks differently, and you likely won't change anyone's mind.
>
>    - It's fine to remind folks about the laws of this state.  But you 
> should be tactful.  If you can't accomplish this tactfully, it might be 
> best to not make comment.  I carried a scanner for years before getting my 
> ham radio license.  I'm sure not going to judge someone else for doing the 
> same thing.  If you want to carry a scanner in your car without a license, 
> that's groovy as far as I'm concerned.  If you want to listen to your 
> neighbor's cordless phone calls, that's your concern, not mine.  But like 
> Susan Barker posted earlier, "don't do the crime..if ya can't do the 
> time".  Susan gets a gold star.  That was a great post.  :-)
>
>    - Don't play list moderator.  It isn't your job to police others on the 
> list.  Explain your opinions, sure.  Correct mistakes or educate others, 
> absolutely.  But playing "list cop" isn't impressive at all.  Trust me. 
> As the list administrator, I routinely find myself unimpressive.
>
>    - One exclamation point denotes outcry or emphasis.  Two denotes 
> outrage or absolute conviction.  Three denotes possible psychosis.  More 
> than thirty-nine in a row is just obnoxious.  Again, be nice folks.
>
> Now let's get back to the list.  We had some nice discussion going on 
> before things went downhill.  I find myself impressed all the time at the 
> high quality of information that is passed on this list.  We all have one 
> thing in common, and that is our hobby.  Let's get back on track.
>
> Thanks everyone,
> Matt
>
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