Gremlin wrote:
] wink wink nudge nudge say no more say no more! heh.. there's
] some pretty easy mods to get an old ICOM 2 meter rig to be
] able to xmit on freqs it wasn't designed for. A friend of
] mine had his set to transmit on local police freqs. He would
] just hang out in donut shops and make their radios go 'click
] click'.

[[ This isn't necessarily directed at you, but since its come up, I gotta attach some ethics to the thread.. ]]

Er.. Screwing with Burger King is one thing, but I hope that no one reading this thinks that screwing with the police is a good idea, funny, or even acceptable.

That a _really_ good way to get your ass in serious trouble, its not even remotely ethical, and its a perfect example for people to toss around of ways people abuse the ability to tinker with hardware. Its justification for dumb law. That's the type of thing you do when you want to bring some serious heat down on your local hacker/ham/whatever community.

Stick to innocent shit. Don't fuck with money, law enforcement, government, or do any damage. Obey those rules, and you can never get in too much trouble.

Listen to them, understand the way their stuff works, hack your hardware so it will do whatever you want, etc.. But exercise ethics along the way. Don't fucking transmit on their frequencies. Its just asking for more boneheaded laws that don't actually fix or stop anything..

Any idea what could happen to your friend if those cops figured out he was the one making their radio's go "click click"?

I've had my fair share of bad experience with police. I understand cop angst.. But really, don't screw with them. Law enforcement are not the droids you are looking for.

RE: You want #@$* with that? Hackers serve unhappy meals