[Spooks] Potentially Damaging News to Radio Hobbyists

Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:43:21 -0400 (EDT)

Oh yes the recovery outfits...

That happened here in the State of Maine...  When the police found out
about it they made sure that that company NEVER got any more police
'business'...  there are prices to be paid...  No mtter what...

73
Vince
ka1iic

On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 [email protected] wrote:

> Guys
>
> Here in UK, its all very vague, with some people getting a small fine and
> equipment confiscated etc.
>
> The bare bones of it is......."you can listen to whatever you like.....but
> you must not act on the information you receive".
> Errr.....possibly......whatever that means!
> Ie some guys running accident recovery outfits used to listen to the police
> comms, and used to find out where the accidents were......go to the
> scene......just happen to be passing a distraught motorist who had had the
> accident.......with the police assisting with the traffic flow. The recovery
> guy would offer to tow the driver off the motorway and would do so, as the
> driver would be in panic mode and would take the first offer he got to be
> towed off. (charging the usual megabucks rate!)
>
> The police got suspicious when it was always the same recovery comany
> arriving at the scene. The police went to investigate the recovery company
> premises and found a bank of scanners and antennas listening to all sorts. So
> these guys got their kit confiscated because 'they were acting on the
> information they received'. Its a 500 UKP fine and everythng taken away. Not
> heard of anything for a few years now, but it was much talk some while back.
> Others in UK on this reflector might have other amusing stories with our
> Radio Communications Agency (aka RA) getting the run around.
> Difficult with listening to the police in UK as they are moving over to the
> new TETRA system, so would take more elaborate equipment.
>
> I am on Lanzarote, Canary Islands these days.....no licence for anything it
> seems. As for HF here, the only thing I've seen is a T antenna at the
> airport, and a 100 foot guyed vertiacl next to it. Never heard anything from
> it though. Lanzarote is a volcanic island so earth conductivity poor...no
> rivers.....no rain etc. Not sure if the clandestine operators would choose
> here to TX from. Not heard any 'numbers stations' that are endstop
> signals.......and having been all over the island not come across any other
> big HF stuff that might constitute a Lincolnshire Poacher equivalent.
> Changing the subject, if anyone needs IOTA from here I can arrange a sked.
> Regards
> Jerry
> EA8/G4CAZ
> <A HREF="http://www.radio-com.com">www.radio-com.com</A>
>
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