"Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" wrote in
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"DougSlug" wrote:

Sometimes those additional (legally
monitorable) frequencies carry signals that some people want to monitor,
so they seek unblocked receivers to enable that. So it's not always for
reasons of illegal cell phone monitoring that unblocked models are
sought

For example, when I am a ham radio operator and want to have a
wideband scanner like the MVT9000 to monitor my own transmitted signal
if there are unwanted spurs in it, then a cellular blocked scanner
really would be annoying. Why buy a wideband scanner, when some parts
of the band are blocked?!

Is it illegal even for ham operators in the US to own a non-blocked
scanner?



regards - Ralph


Its not illegal in the U.S. to own a non-blocked scanner for anyone.
I have 4 of them myself.
Its illegal to sell them new, and its illegal to actually listen to cell
phone calls if you have one.
I can't say I do either, so I'm not worried about the law in the least.