The Whistler Group SC04 User Manual
6
Scanning Legally
Your scanner covers frequencies used by
many different groups including police and fire
departments, ambulance services, government
agencies, private companies, amateur radio services,
military operations, pager services, and wireline
(telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal
to listen to almost every transmission your scanner
can receive. However, there are some transmissions
you should never intentionally listen to.
many different groups including police and fire
departments, ambulance services, government
agencies, private companies, amateur radio services,
military operations, pager services, and wireline
(telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal
to listen to almost every transmission your scanner
can receive. However, there are some transmissions
you should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless,
or other means of private telephone signal
transmission)
transmission)
• Paging transmissions
• Any intentionally decoded scrambled or
• Any intentionally decoded scrambled or
encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications
Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and
possible imprisonment for intentionally listening
to, using, or divulging the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the consent of a
party to the communication (unless such activity is
otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed
to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This
is done to comply with the legal requirement that
scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily
modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not
open your scanner’s case to make any modifications
that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are
illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal
penalties. We encourage responsible, legal scanner
use. In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is
unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your
area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with
the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the
scene of an incident without authorization.
Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and
possible imprisonment for intentionally listening
to, using, or divulging the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the consent of a
party to the communication (unless such activity is
otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed
to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This
is done to comply with the legal requirement that
scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily
modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not
open your scanner’s case to make any modifications
that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are
illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal
penalties. We encourage responsible, legal scanner
use. In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is
unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your
area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with
the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the
scene of an incident without authorization.