What is amazing though is, this is an actual law!http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2909.04

However, this does not mean that a ham radio operator could be charged for
doing so while transmitting a signal. It does mean that a person who
deliberately causes disruption to public services, with something like an
explosive device, most certainly will be.

the tv news said that if a cop or resident calls an emergency number
on their home phone or cell phone and can't get through because there
is rfi by someone transmitting on a radio or someone else talking on
the same frequency the person or cop's phone is using. they can be
arrested under this law for interfering with emergency
communicatiomns.

Now that sure sounds like they're talking about rfi.

If it's only means people using explosive device to blow up a cop's
cell phone or resident's cell phone, how is that person going to be
able to dial it when it's in pieces and why would they be expecting an
answer in such a case?

It definitely means rfi.

So in Ohio, a ham can no longer legally use the 900 mhz ham, 2.4 ghz
or 5.8 ghz bands even though federal law says you can, because someone
miight try to dial emergency services and only hear the 900 mhz ham
repeaters when they call or the ham on the input frequncy or simplex.

Furthermore, the news said any rfi.

Again the news specificically mentioned "radio frequency
interference".

Which means even if the ham is operatung 2 meters, 70 centimeters or
hf bands and the residents' phone or cop's phone is overloaded from no
sheilding, the ham is the guilty party guilty of committing an illegal
act while the part 15 drvices without any shielding are ptotected by
laweven though federal law says the exact opposire of the state law.

And no, they did not say cb and ham are protected. They're only
protected if a cop or resident is using the cb or ham radio to make an
emergency call and someone inteferes with it.

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radioguy wrote:


It definitely means rfi.

So in Ohio, a ham can no longer legally use the 900 mhz ham, 2.4 ghz
or 5.8 ghz bands even though federal law says you can, because someone
miight try to dial emergency services and only hear the 900 mhz ham
repeaters when they call or the ham on the input frequncy or simplex.


Are you REALLY such and Idiot, that you think your interpretation of the
Statute is the way it is... what a Morooon... Bugs Bunny Definition...

the simple FACT is that any unlicensed Part 15 Transmitters and Receivers
MUST NOT interfere, and MUST accept Interference for any Licensed
Transmitters in the same Band, PERIOD. That is Federal Statue as part of
Title 47... This supersedes ANY State or Local Restriction or Statute,
that some Yahoo local Politico thinks would be nice to pass. All one
would have to do when the case came before a Judge, IF it EVER Went That
Far, would be to trout out the Title 47 Statute and the Judge would
dismiss the Case Post Haste....


Furthermore, the news said any rfi.

Again the news specificically mentioned "radio frequency
interference".

Which means even if the ham is operatung 2 meters, 70 centimeters or
hf bands and the residents' phone or cop's phone is overloaded from no
sheilding, the ham is the guilty party guilty of committing an illegal
act while the part 15 drvices without any shielding are ptotected by
laweven though federal law says the exact opposire of the state law.

And no, they did not say cb and ham are protected. They're only
protected if a cop or resident is using the cb or ham radio to make an
emergency call and someone inteferes with it.

Geeze Louise, you are an Idiot... what part of the Federal Statutes do
you NOT understand????

On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:15:31 -0800, You wrote in
[ rec.radio.scanner ]:

This supersedes ANY State or Local Restriction or Statute,
that some Yahoo local Politico thinks would be nice to pass. All one
would have to do when the case came before a Judge, IF it EVER Went That
Far, would be to trout out the Title 47 Statute and the Judge would
dismiss the Case Post Haste....


Well the reason you want to prevent any of these local or State RFI laws
to be passed is because to not be cited by the law you must either go to
court to have the court rule the law null and void or wait until cited and
hire an attorney to defend you. If the local judge doesn't see it your way
then you have to appeal to a higher court and the lawyer fees for those
kind of appeals start at about $25,000.

A lot of people think you can just waltz into court and get a law voided,
but in reality it will take more action because all the State has to do is
argue that their law is legal and get the local elected judge, who
received donations from the local HOA's for reelection, to agree.