-=> Quoting Tom Walker to Ben Bass <=-
 -> -> Ham licensees have no right to use a mobile scanner in a State tha
 -> -> bans them in cars.
 ->
 -> Well I don't know the law in your state, but the New York Vehicle and
 -> Traffic law section (397) on scanners says, "Nothing in this section
 -> contained shall be construed to apply to any person who holds a valid
 -> amateur radio operator's license issued by the federal communications
 -> commission and who operates a duly licensed portable mobile
 -> transmitter and in connection therewith a receiver or receiving set
 -> on frequencies exclusively allocated by the federal communications
 -> commission to duly licensed radio amateurs."
 ->
 -> No need to reason with a small town "Harry Handcuffs," about any
 -> federal pre-emption. Its right in the State V&T code.
 TW> Sadly the case is Different in some of the Less Enlightened States in
 TW> this country. In fact the Federal Law is a result of Harassment of
 TW> ARES and RACES operators in some of those states.
That law isn't very enlightened. A ham still cannot have a seperate scanner
in his car in that state, and he's restricted to receiving ham band
transmissions. That's obvious from the language of the law.
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