2 questoins for and Ky cops

[codered]

I am LE in Ky , 'patrolman' , and yes .....you will be arrested and prosecuted for 'possesion of a police radio' in your car .......unless, you are LE ,or a member of the regional goverment , or entity thereof...........or , are given permission by the state legislator. Your testimony of the mere possesion of a 'crown vic' and its ability to contain a 'police radio' tends to make me 'question' YOUR reasons' to posses said radio. (insert problems with my 'grammar ' here..........8 hours plus 4 hours of overtime).

[ngcsubutterbar]

hey boss, he said scanner.

[codered]

'scanner' is included in this defintion.........good point , tho, by the way , ngs.

[Barenaked]

hey boss, he said scanner.

Look up the defintion of radio and you will find that a scanner is a radio. ;)

[ngcsubutterbar]

I can understand the codified sections, but since when does a
a scanner transmit radio signals?

I really just can't find a reason to put recievers into the radio category and I personally think they should be different. Many things can recieve a radio signal, and not be a 'scanner' or 'police radio'. Look at this for an example, if the definition of a radio is what's used in the code section then wouldn't that mean having a AM/FM 'music radio' would be illegal to?

[codered]

negative, ngc ..........as per KRS , if the radio recieves 'police transmissions' , it is deemed illegal by law. However, in a 'house hold' it is legal( in a vehicle , it is not).

[ngcsubutterbar]

ok, ok. Is that meaning specific frequencies, or any frequency your state/local police transmits on.


(I'm not debating anything to set that outa some other's minds. I'm just curious to know )

[codered]

did you not just answer your own question?

[ngcsubutterbar]

well to clear that up I mean, is if police officially or otherwise started using GMRS or FRS frequencies for a certain situation, would that count (as any FRS or GMRS can pick up those used frequencies)

[Scoop]

I can understand the codified sections, but since when does a scanner transmit radio signals?

Are you saying that it must be able to 'transmit radio signals' in order to be a radio?

That Kenwood in the dash of your Accord doesn't 'transmit radio signals', but it's a radio.

[codered]

um k, ngc, i will clarify. If 'one' has an electronic device in their 'vehicle' that will 'recieve' signals(visa ve, the 'local' police channel) IT is ILLEGAL.
The local 'radio shack' will sell you a hand held scanner that is programmable, and , if you have said 'scanner', and IT will recieve the 'local PD's' transmissions, YOU are in violation .........and will be prosecuted therein.

[brownman40]

"i have ridden in one all my life and like the feel of them, and did i mention cheap lol. SORRY about the misspelled words, and if there are any in this one fell free to correct me."

It's feel.

[darrell]

now now be nice to the bluegrass boy. Yes in Ky it is a misdameanor to have a scanner in your car w/o a permit from KSP or a Hamm Radio Operators license. Why do you want a scanner in a old police car anyway????????????? I hope to hell its not to make people think your a cop. or is it?