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Catch the action as it happens!
A scanning radio receiver (otherwise known as a ‘police scanner’ or plain ‘scanner’) is a multi-band receiver capable of scanning a pre-defined set of radio frequencies, all in one device.
Early scanners were crystal- controlled, where you had to purchase a plug-in crystal for each frequency desired to be scanned. All later- model scanners are programmable, where the frequency can simply be punched in and instantly programmed.
Scanners are most popular for monitoring radio traffic from public agencies, such as police and fire departments, ambulances, utility and public works, and others.
In Clallam County, is is legal to possess, buy, and/or sell scanners, and are legal to be used in an automobile. Federal and state laws prohibit anyone from relaying information obtained from any private transmission to another person without consent. It is also illegal to listen to cellular telephone calls. . While it is technically possible to listen to cellular calls because analog cellular modulation is FM,
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