[Spooks] censorship

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:42:05 +0200

The following sums up the law in France :

http://www.u-e-f.net/lois.htm

A very strict reading of it would ban owning/detaining/selling/buying/importing
any type of device that would enable listening anything besides broadcasting,
ham and CB bands. 

As home wireless phones (not cell phones) operate here between 13m broadcast 
and CB bands (roughly 26200-26500) an ICF SW-7600GR for instance would be
perfectly illegal.

You would even be liable to bring your grandma's valves set to the nearest 
Police Department (perhaps, the same PD where she brought it in... 1941 after
having been caught listening to the BBC >:-> )

Only very low-end SW receivers would be allowed.

But, it is fortunately not strictly observed.

The tricky point is that the State could also be considered by a nifty 
defence lawyer as an accomplice (19.6% VAT) in case of a judicial dispute.

This reminds me the case of Eastern Europe with their FM band starting at 66 MHz,
as authorities were worried people could hear programmes originating from the
'reactionnary forces backing the American wary imperialism'.

On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 10:48:43AM -0500, [email protected] wrote:
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> Sir:
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> The 33 cm band is open to amateur use, i.e. 902.0 - 928.0 MHz.
> Geographical
> and power restrictions apply in some cases. See FCC rule book.
> 
> Mike Stribling 
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> Amatuer in what country?  What part of 800 MHz or near it can you
> broadcast
> in?
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> Kurt
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