Does Section 303N of the Communications Act of 1934 Mean the Feds Will Search Your Home Without a Warrant?
https://hubpages.com/politics/Does-Section-303N-of-the-Communications-Act-of-1934-Mean-the-Feds-Will-Search-Your-Home-Without-a-Warrant
A statute does not trump the constitution. Well, it used to be that way, pre CV.
Remember Pearl Harbor!
Get the gear. Learn how to use it. F**k the license. When the time comes to use it, nobody’s gonna be checking.
No it does not.
At the link, short answer to title question is Yes. They can.
But they likely won’t.
Unlicensed people are allowed to use Ham Radio in times of emergency.
No, but the feds can search you anytime they feel like it. It may not be legal, and they may shoot you and your dog during the course of the search. All the feds have to do is to apologize afterwards for the misunderstanding.
This must be going around facebook or something, because this is the 2nd thread I’ve seen about this.
The answer is, yes, the FCC does have the ability to observe or otherwise inspect Ham radio equipment. This is not something they are going to do unless they have a specific complaint against you. i.e., you have equipment that is interfering with radio transmissions. Such interferance is easy to track and locate. Amateurs do it all the time. It’s called a fox hunt, and is something Ham clubs do for fun.
Even if you are not a Ham, the FCC can get a warrant to search your premises if they have reason to believe you have hardware that is illegally interfering with legitimate legal transmissions. You can be fined rather significant sums for illegally interfering with others’ legal use of radio spectrum.
However, unless you are tinkering with stuff that has significant RF components, you’re unlikely to run afoul of the FCC.
Yeah, I’m a Ham