re radar detector detectors brian day bday lambda msfc nasa gov wrote on december it was illegal to operate a radar detector in the state of virginia if one got caught one got fined ask me how i know the federal communications act of made it legal for you to operate a radio receiver of any kind on any frequency including x k and ka bands in the united states the electronic communications privacy act of restricted the fca of by making it illegal to receive the land mobile telephone service including i believe cellular phones no restriction was placed on receiving radar or curiously cordless phones enforcement of the virginia law is in violation of the fca of if you have lots of time and money and a lawyer which i m not you can argue this in a federal court and try to have the law overturned i can hardly wait to see the responses to this one but somebody had to say it lockheed sanders may disagree so these are solely the opinions of scott l babb babb rapnet sanders lockheed com we didn t inherit the earth from our parents we are borrowing it from our children
