Hello,
GH>In  Canada,  we had  some and  few mini-scandal  regarding people
  >taping cellular  conversations (especially  some ministers  ...
RS: I remember that scandal.  Well, Radio Shack is hurting itself since
RS: there are a few dealers mentioned in Monitoring Times that will ship
RS: unblocked scanners south of the border.  If I were to get a scanner
RS: today, that's the path I'd take.
     That's too bad, but i think that RS  just follow  the governments
requirements   in   each   countries   for   specific   material  (ie:
scanners,etc).
RS: Anyone buying a scanner has to be a fool to buy a crippled  radio.
RS: If it does not have full frequency coverage, I do not want it.
     That's also my point of vue.  One exception  : my  2004 does  not
cover frequencies from 520  to 760  Mhz but  it,s ok  for me  since no
services (except TV) use this band in my  area, and  i don't  have any
uses of listening to the TV audio or...video...
GH> By the way, i went trhough many RS store in my area, and none of
  >them received the new 97 catalog yet.
RS: I got mine just the other day-free.
     Just how lucky you are down there in the US! :) )
     Do they have any new amateur stuff this year ?
     73 de VE2VGA Guy
     Boucherville, Qc, Canada
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