re picking up cable tv with an aerial in article apr mav com toddi mav com todd inch writes in article apr wcsub ctstateu edu ritterbus wcsub ctstateu edu writes regarding pointing an antenna at a leaky catv cable wow what a concept does anybody want to speculate on how this non connection would fit into the theft of cable services laws it seems to me that unless this case is specifically written into the legislation that the cable company would not have a leg to stand upon in court well the catv company in the us is accountable to the fcc for how much transmission their cables make in fact i ve heard first hand about how the catv company asked to inspect the wiring in a home business to find the source of rf leaks i ve heard many of their vans have rf detectors and they keep one eye on them as they drive down the street if the cable is leaky enough to have usable signal i would guess that they re probably in violation of fcc transmission laws in england they do did require permits to operate a tv supposedly the tv police drove around with rf detectors looking for the if or whatever produced by a receiver that wasn t registered i m guessing the purpose was just something else they could get away with taxing i don t know if the tv police were are just urban legend or an actuality the tv police are still with us i m afraid a pound fine goes out to the unlicensed users if caught
