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  • 14-01-2009 3:15pm
    #1
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭


    Whats the story with these? Are there any legalities around owning/using them?


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  • #2
    metman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭metman


    Legal to own. However its an offence to store Garda radio frequencies in a scanner or to listen to Garda radio transmissions......not that that deters the criminals from using them!


  • #3
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭az2wp0sye65487


    So they're legal to own but illegal to use? I was thinkin about getting one for the aul-fella, he can't get out much these days and we live in an area where there is always dodgey stuff going on....

    So are they completely illegal to use then?


  • #4
    5500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,391 ✭✭✭5500


    Michelle Acidic Tenant wrote: »
    So they're legal to own but illegal to use? I was thinkin about getting one for the aul-fella, he can't get out much these days and we live in an area where there is always dodgey stuff going on....

    So are they completely illegal to use then?

    If you were listening to what your not supposed to be then yes,but your free to listen to aircraft and sunday mass and the likes ;)


  • #5
    djtechnics1210
    Closed Accounts Posts: 923 ✭✭✭djtechnics1210


    He'll have great fun listening to the taxis and the taxi base operators. He'll no where everyone is going!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  • #6
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭az2wp0sye65487


    eireal wrote: »
    If you were listening to what your not supposed to be then yes,but your free to listen to aircraft and sunday mass and the likes ;)

    Funny you should mention that, but he did get a radio from the local church a couple of years back to listen to Sunday Mass, and you could pick up all sorts on it! :D


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  • #7
    Turner
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,935 Mod ✭✭✭✭Turner


    As far as i was aware its not illegal to listen to garda channels from the comfort of your home.

    However if you use it in the comission of a crime you could be charged with posession of an article under the TAFOA 2001 , the same as a sliding door lock popper (burglar) or screwdriver (UT head). eg section 15 Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

    Anybody have any links to legislation involving a specific offence of listening to a garda frequency. Sure they are transmitted on public radio waves.

    Every gouger and major gangland criminal has one hence why there are so many bogey calls, eg the criminals testing garda response times. Its why mobile phones are used and armed units do not use radio channels ect.

    Every garda knows it and every major criminal knows it.


  • #8
    Eru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭Eru


    Chief--- wrote: »
    As far as i was aware its not illegal to listen to garda channels from the comfort of your home.

    However if you use it in the comission of a crime you could be charged with posession of an article under the TAFOA 2001 , the same as a sliding door lock popper (burglar) or screwdriver (UT head). eg section 15 Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

    Anybody have any links to legislation involving a specific offence of listening to a garda frequency. Sure they are transmitted on public radio waves.

    Every gouger and major gangland criminal has one hence why there are so many bogey calls, eg the criminals testing garda response times. Its why mobile phones are used and armed units do not use radio channels ect.

    Every garda knows it and every major criminal knows it.


    I have de ja vu here :)


  • #9
    deadwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    Karlitosway1978 wrote: »
    I have de ja vu here :)
    I knew you were going to say that.


  • #10
    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    As said already, its not illegal to own one. Or to listen to the Garda in your own home, provided its not recorded or used incorrectly. IE, a burglary etc.. (Agaiin this is down to the Garda...)

    So my advise would be just listen in your home, don't bring it outside with certain FRQ's lock into it.

    Besides everyone tom has one, and the mobile phones are used more I would say.


  • #11
    Aaliyah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Aaliyah


    Hi,
    We have a Uniden UBC785XLT scanner and are not sure how to programme the frequencies into it. I would be grateful if someone could help. Also what is the meaning and difference between Channel, Frequency, Bank, Band, Tag, Range.
    Thanks
    Aaliyah


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  • #12
    donvito99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    Aaliyah wrote: »
    Hi,
    We have a Uniden UBC785XLT scanner and are not sure how to programme the frequencies into it. I would be grateful if someone could help. Also what is the meaning and difference between Channel, Frequency, Bank, Band, Tag, Range.
    Thanks
    Aaliyah

    I have a Uniden UBC78541236555455HDOAVDGIBIKAYEBYDJNXS5741SKJHFWBICWWFBIUWBLAHHOWFWE...2, :D


    Back on topic, the guys and gals of the Aviation froum would be very helpful, alot of them plane spotters with scanners. I, just to clarify, have absolutely no knowledge of scanners, so I'll just go back into my corner now...


  • #13
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,066 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Aaliyah wrote: »
    Hi,
    We have a Uniden UBC785XLT scanner and are not sure how to programme the frequencies into it. I would be grateful if someone could help. Also what is the meaning and difference between Channel, Frequency, Bank, Band, Tag, Range.
    Thanks
    Aaliyah
    Google RTFM.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #14
    TheNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    Aaliyah wrote: »
    Hi,
    We have a Uniden UBC785XLT scanner and are not sure how to programme the frequencies into it. I would be grateful if someone could help. Also what is the meaning and difference between Channel, Frequency, Bank, Band, Tag, Range.
    Thanks
    Aaliyah

    You can post here in Hobby Radios


  • #15
    eroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,084 ✭✭✭eroo


    Aaliyah wrote: »
    Hi,
    We have a Uniden UBC785XLT scanner and are not sure how to programme the frequencies into it. I would be grateful if someone could help. Also what is the meaning and difference between Channel, Frequency, Bank, Band, Tag, Range.
    Thanks
    Aaliyah

    I should ****ing know this!!:o:(:rolleyes:


  • #16
    slam2theground
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭slam2theground


    Its not illegal to listen in your own home and not share information heard.

    Illegal to have anywhere within reach inside a car, your permitted to listen to everything bar emergency services, not that they'll car anymore tho with everthing switching over to tetra this year..


  • #17
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    slam2theground wrote: »
    ........................ with everthing switching over to tetra this year..

    HA :pac:


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