JG> NB> My wife and I are going to Tennessee in a few weeks, and I'd like
JG>to
JG> NB> know what the scanner laws in Tennesse are. Can anyone help me?
JG>Thanks!
JG>
JG>    I'm not sure that Tennessee as a state has a prohibition on mobile
JG>scanning, but I bet most of the larger cities do.
JG>
JG>    Here in Chattanooga, to legally run a scanner in a vehicle you
JG>must have a permit that lists the VIN and Motor# of the vehicle you
JG>intend to use the scanner in (I don't think they've ever issued one),
JG>the exceptions are Law Enforcement and vehicles used in government
JG>service.
JG>
JG>    In Tennessee Amateur Radio Operators are issued Emergency license
JG>plates
JG>with their Call as the tag number (oh, you do have to request this
JG>kind of plate, but it is the same cost as a generic tag).  I say that
JG>if the state issues an emergency tag to my vehicle, then my vehicle
JG>falls under the "government service" clause.   :)
JG>
JG>    Clear as mud now, right?   B)
JG>
JG>--- Maximus/2 3.01
 
Thanks Johnathan! We're back from Tennessee now. We went to Pigeon 
Forge. I didn't get a chance to use my scanner though, since I couldn'te
find a Radio Shack store where I could get a copy of POLICE CALL. But I 
will keep your information in mind if we ever get back to Chattanooga. 
we were there a couple of years ago and I did have a scanner in the car. 
Guess I was just lucky I didn't get caught, unless they saw the amateur 
radio tag on my car.
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