Rardar Detector

[Rookie at 53]

Does anybody use R/D anymore and are they legal or not in all states?

[bcbasher]

not leagle in a CMV. most states give ya crap when ya have them in your personal 4 wheeler

[Blacksheep]

Illegal in a CMV, in other words run at your own risk. :wink:

[RadioRay]

Illegal in a CMV, in other words run at your own risk. :wink:

I also hear that FCC is working on a BAN on the already illegal and so-called "10 Meter" radios in CMV's because of drivers' tendency to operate on frequencies that require license! 8) They are also unhappy about those who operate on the "low side" which happens to be assigned in the US to the military. The most popular "channel" (there ARE no "channels" down there) is apparently 26.735. If folks would've just STAYED on the CB band, we wouldn't be reading about this. :sad:

RR

[ssoutlaw]

Illegal in a CMV, in other words run at your own risk. :wink:

I also hear that FCC is working on a BAN on the already illegal and so-called "10 Meter" radios in CMV's because of drivers' tendency to operate on frequencies that require license! 8) They are also unhappy about those who operate on the "low side" which happens to be assigned in the US to the military. The most popular "channel" (there ARE no "channels" down there) is apparently 26.735. If folks would've just STAYED on the CB band, we wouldn't be reading about this. :sad:

RR

You bring up this subject every now and then, why?

[ssoutlaw]

Illegal in a CMV, in other words run at your own risk. :wink:

I also hear that FCC is working on a BAN on the already illegal and so-called "10 Meter" radios in CMV's because of drivers' tendency to operate on frequencies that require license! 8) They are also unhappy about those who operate on the "low side" which happens to be assigned in the US to the military. The most popular "channel" (there ARE no "channels" down there) is apparently 26.735. If folks would've just STAYED on the CB band, we wouldn't be reading about this. :sad:

RR

You bring up this subject every now and then, why?

1. To inform drivers who may not have read it before that such operations are against the law.

2. To let them know that so-called "10 Meter" radios are illegal.

3. To make folks aware that the legal and rightful users of those frequencies are angry at the presence of "poachers", and that they will go out, FIND, and REPORT drivers for doing this

4. And, finally, to bring up the fact that the FCC is, in fact, working on ways to STOP drivers from filching frequencies from other users. One of the things being worked on is that BAN on the "10 Meter" radios.

Up to now, it has been assumed that FCC is "out of business" with regard to CB radio. It is not so. While they may have been indifferent some years ago, they are BACK with more and more frequent "busts" against shops and dealers AND individual CBers. The latest ones (some within days of each other) are:

Gambler's CB Shop, Citation

Hot Shot CB Shop, Citation

Striker CB Shop, Citation

D & R Communications, Citation

G I Joe's CB Shop, $21,000 FINE

A Mr. Duckworth, Duluth, GA, $10,000 FINE!

I only suggest that drivers take time to READ Part 95 of US Code partaining to CB radio and learn what they are to do with their radios and what they are NOT to do! If only people (drivers, too!) would obey the law, we wouldn't even be reading about this stuff. It is not unreasonable for think FCC might come after drivers if the illegal use of unauthorized "channels" doesn't stop.

RR

Well at least your not jamming down our throats how drivers are being fined crap like you did last time...lol
I love my 10 meter Galaxy and no one will ever stop me from using IT...lol Remember this is a drivers forum and no one has kicked you off, so long live drivers and the 10 meter radio...lol
By the way Radio ray, don't hijack this thread like before..........

[glasman2]

You know... If the armed forces want to keep the aliens they have quiet, they shouldn't be talking about it on the radio. :P problem solved

[ssoutlaw]

Hey Radio Ray, where do you get your Info for the radio shops getting in trouble with the FCC, your full of crap, I happen to be friends with the guy that owns Striker antennas and cb in OK city. After I read your post I called him up and he also says your full of S#@t, never happened!!!...lol

[ssoutlaw]

You know... If the armed forces want to keep the aliens they have quiet, they shouldn't be talking about it on the radio. :P problem solved

Too funny....lol

[danj_otr]

When I was in school, we had an IDOT officer come in and tell us what he'd make us do if he found a radar detector in the truck. He made the driver run over it. So, it's illegal! Not to mention, it is listed in the FMCSA Handbook.

[traveler15301]

He made the driver run over it.

Hell....they just took mine!!!

(I'll bet it looks awful nice in that cops POV!!! :evil: )

[Useless]

Never Mind!!!

[yoopr]

The Question of this Thread was about Drivers using Radar Detectors-Not About Radios.

About Detectors don't

[ssoutlaw]

Long live the passport 8500......lol......

[Useless]

When I was in school, we had an IDOT officer come in and tell us what he'd make us do if he found a radar detector in the truck. He made the driver run over it. So, it's illegal! Not to mention, it is listed in the FMCSA Handbook.

Was that an IDOT Officer, or an IDiOT Officer??

[flood]

Does anybody use R/D anymore and are they legal or not in all states?

can't have one in a cmv so i just use my bearcat8 it will tell me if a cop is within 3 miles,

when i was stoped in NV. last week the cop just looked at it sitting on the dash and didn't say a word. and no i didn't have it on at the time

[heavyhaulerss]

this is what i read. some weigh stations have new technology that will detect a radar detector in a vehicle. even if the radar dedector is off. it senses & recognizes unique components inside the detector. so even if its in a box & no power to it d.o.t. can still get a reading on who has one. not all d.o.t.'s are equipped with this tech.

[Highwayman]

this is what i read. some weigh stations have new technology that will detect a radar detector in a vehicle. even if the radar dedector is off. it senses & recognizes unique components inside the detector. so even if its in a box & no power to it d.o.t. can still get a reading on who has one. not all d.o.t.'s are equipped with this tech.

Sounds like a truckdriver story to me.

If a radar detector is off but still plugged in , then yes it still can be detected in some circumstances. But if a radar detector is off, and unplugged, as in no power going to the unit at all, then i cannot see how it can be detected (unless your truck is getting X-rayed, in which case they actually see the thing). The componentry in a radar detector isnt very different from the componentry of most modern car stereos. It is in fact, a radio receiver, just as your AM/FM is a radio receiver, only the radar detector is tuned to different frequencies.

[yoopr]

Long live the passport 8500......lol......

Hell no-Long Live the Old One Eye Fuzzbuster :P

[Fozzy]

We had a driver popped while running a radar detector the other day.. while speeding ..OOPS! So much for their effectiveness. To me they are nothing but another toy that makes noise and has flashing lights on it.. add some chrome and the draw is just too much for some super truckers to withstand.. :wink: