20 Nov
2002
20 Nov
'02
2:18 a.m.
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 10:48:37PM -0500, Dave Emery wrote:
I might hasten to add that as I am sure Declan knows, this addition to the Homeland Defense Act also includes the CSEA provisions that turn hobby listening to certain easy to receive but off limit radio signals from an offense with a maximum penalty of a $500 fine to a federal felony with 5 years in prison as penalty.
Dave, Thanks for the details about the hobby listening. I looked through the bill quickly again, and couldn't find the prohibitions you describe. The bill as passed by the House is here, with the Senate version near- identical: http://www.house.gov/rules/homeland.pdf Got a page number? -Declan