The fcc wants you to know, Scanning legally – Uniden BC246T User Manual

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The FCC Wants You to Know

The FCC Wants You to Know

The FCC Wants You to Know

This scanner has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This scanner generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this scanner does
cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the

scanner on and off, you are encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the scanner and the

receiver

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 that
you should never intentionally listen to. These include:

• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other

private means of telephone signal transmission)

• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions

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