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FCC drops hammer on cell phone jammer
- Thread starter Mudfoot
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I toyed the idea of getting one once. I had a coworker's father that had one. It only covered a few provider's bands so it was kind of hit or miss. But he claims he only used it when the occasion arrived of: loud mouth in the theater, loudmouth in the booth near you at a restaurant, and the incessant talker doing 20mph under the posted limit. The google search of fines was the deterrent.
RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
No doubt. I'd like one of these actually - damned women can't drive anyway and most of them I pass have their heads down facebooking or what the hell ever.
This guy may be on to something however his application uses too much power and is applied at the wrong end of the problem. Perhaps second time offenders caught using their phones while driving should be forced to install a jammer with a maximum range of 5 feet within their own vehicles. The real issue with these jammers is they are indiscriminant. You can't target the devices you want and insure you won't effect other important services like the first responder 800 MHz. public safety band or someone making a 911 cell call.
Yeah, its not like they are looking for a meter reading...changing bands or spanking the big boys on the bowl. Some people.......