IOWA Scanner Law

[W9NES]

Hello,I live in Indianapolis,Indiana and I Have a fellow Ham Radio Operator who needs a link for The Iowa Scanner law.He wants to use both his ham radio and his scanner in Iowa while he is visting in your state from Indiana.If you can provide a link for him on the Iowa Scanner Law please feel free to send me a pm or e-mail me direct at W9nes@Comcast.net Thank You, Very Best Requards,Tim DeLong W9NES Indianapolis,Indiana

 

[kilowa22]

As long as he has a valid ham radio operator license with him and the scanner is part of his ham station in his car it is legal in all fifty states to have a transceiver and receiver in his car. There is a FCC declaratory ruling on this matter from the early 90's due to states trying to prosecute hams under state laws for ham radio stations in their cars.

 

[kilowa22]

He can contact ARRL regulatory department to get a copy of the ruling.

 

[W9NES]

Thanks but I need a official link from the State of Iowa that covers the use of scanners and Ham Radios in moving cars .Can anyone provide a Offical Iowa Law that covers this.He wants to carry a copy of the Law with him just in case he would get stopped in the state.

 

[newsphotog]

There is no law regarding mobile scanners or radios in Iowa, so I don't think you will find anything in the Iowa Code.

Iowa Legislature - Advanced Search

Iowa General Assembly - Tables and Index to the Code of Iowa

 

[rdale]

If only someone would make a webpage that lists all of the states' scanner laws and put them in one place.

If only someone would then take that page and put it in the Wiki here so that this question could be answered without asking.

Hmmm...

 

[newsphotog]

If only someone would make a webpage that lists all of the states' scanner laws and put them in one place.

If only someone would then take that page and put it in the Wiki here so that this question could be answered without asking.

Hmmm...

U.S. Scanner Laws

:lol:

 

[W9NES]

Newsphotog, Thanks for the infomation and the link on US Scanner laws.I will pass this on to my ham radio friend.Thanks for the Help.Best Requards,Tim DeLong W9NES *Monitoring all of Metro Indianapolis/Marion County and all of Central Indiana.

 

[n5ims]

If only someone would make a webpage that lists all of the states' scanner laws and put them in one place.

If only someone would then take that page and put it in the Wiki here so that this question could be answered without asking.

Hmmm...

Per chance a hint to the RR WIKI Scanning Q&A page Scanning Q&A - The RadioReference Wiki where the info below resides (please note that in the WIKI, there are links following "Read this" or "See this" that didn't copy here):

General Scanning Questions
''Can I bring my scanner on an airplane?''
Read the Scanning on an Airplane and Scanners and Airport Security pages.
''Is scanning legal? How about in my car?''
Read this informative site on scanner laws.
''What is the best scanner for me?''
See the help provided on the scanner decision page.
''What are the codes and signals I hear public safety personnel using on the radio?''
See this article about 10 codes

The RR site already has many answers to these very often answered questions. A simple check of the WIKI and/or a search in the forums would provide a much quicker (and often better) answer than generating a new post.