frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye) (02/20/86)
I always thought commercially used frequencies were protected already by the Communications Act of 1939. I thought the jist of that was something along the lines of: You can listen to what- ever you want or monitor it. You just couldn't disclose anything to anyone else. You also couldn't use anything you found out for your own private gain without being in violation of the Act. As far as I'm concerned, people who don't want me to know what is riding on some R.F. carrier can keep the whole mess out of my living room. I will purposely not fool with someone's hardware for fear of jacking it all out of shape from a functional stand- point. Radio signals can only be messed up if I transmit on that frequency when I am not liscenced to do so, or intentionally or accidently jam the frequency in question. Channel 44 in the Chicago area is now defunct and they blame it on "Pirate Boxes" instead of their own stupidity. They were far over priced for what they could offer in the way of movies etc. I don't feel too sympathetic toward companies who want to jeopardize their security by transmitting data from a transmitter an ariel arrangement. That air out there is already polluted with all kinds of garbage. R.F. isn't all that good for the environment either and neither are chemical pollutants. At least I can derive a litle entertainment and or knowledge from the former. I may not be able to tell anyone about it, but I can learn something. Anyone who doesn't like it is invited to stay off their transmitter 'til I go to bed at night. Simple cure for a simple problem. Watch where thou puttest thine hands while working on those circuits which radiateth high power R.F., lest thou becomest a radiator too... Frye, bellyaching again...