Fellow Scanner friends looks like Lincoln County is having some issues and they are very strict and cracking down on scanners. About three months ago I received a shocking knock at my door from the sheriffs department detectives or dics as they are called by the street patrol. They were extremely rude stating that the airwaves of their sheriffs, ems, and fire bands were being highjacked by someone illegaling transmitting. They advised me this is an act of terrior and massive charges would be filed on the person. I advised the DICS that I knew it was an act of terrior and I only have scanners which are used for monitoring NOT transmitting, and I have NEVER owned or messed with any transmitters. The DICS response back to me and i am sorry for the language but i am quoting them; "Stop fu**ing around we know you have 2way radios." By this time I was hot and said you guys must have nothing better to do then harrass people hell you done shot two kids for putting there truck in park (a different news story that shocked the county) They were not too happy with that and said to me in a very rude matter, 'Look the FCC is on the case and they have the transmissions pin-pointed to your street this house and i looked at them and said well I use to work as an on air radio dj and it is pretty simple rule of thumb you can only triangle a stationary transmission not a moving one. So someone was standing in front of my house or in my yard transmitting when i was not home. After that they demand there way into my house to look for two way radios which there were none to begin with so they found none. Then not even a week later they arrest somone who was 18 who stole a firefighters two radio and was using it to talk on. Now mind you the DICS told me massive charges would be filed right. This guy got away with an act of terrior and 2000 fine. Sounds like a poor job of justice. Prior to the DICS visiting my house and the arrest i never once heard an illegal transmission once which lead me to believe the Sheriffs Department was trying to look busy and falsy charge people. But here is the kicker the illegal transmissions are still happening on the bands, and I am actually hearing them now. Anyone have any ideas of how these are happening or what could be causing this? Also since they arrested someone for it I never once got we are sorry sir or anything from the sheriffs department since their department was able to prove it was not my voice on the transmissions they acted like they never asked me about or tore my scanner station up and left me to reset it up.
And for all you Missouri portable scanner users when you come into or through Lincoln County make sure they are OFF in your car/truck and if possible unhook them and put them in your trunk or somewhere in the car/truck because even with them in the off position they will still harrass you if you are stopped and they see it or if you parked somewhere and they walk by and see it.
And for all you Missouri portable scanner users when you come into or through Lincoln County make sure they are OFF in your car/truck and if possible unhook them and put them in your trunk or somewhere in the car/truck because even with them in the off position they will still harrass you if you are stopped and they see it or if you parked somewhere and they walk by and see it.
But as for fire all transmissions for every fire department is 154.145 for both sides of the chat.
