In message  <199612100718.BAA24383@audumla.students.wisc.edu>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
> >Some time ago, I posted a message saying that low-power RF
> >transmitters intended for use in EC countries (like France) were
> >illegal for use here in the States.
> >
> >I've since discovered that I was wrong; the newest EC standards put
> >those transmitters at 433.92 MHz, and we in the States are now
> >allowed to use anything in the 290-450 MHz range.
>
> I would check first.   433.92 MHz is in the middle of the American 70 cm
> Amateur Radio band.  I'm sure these are legal in the US if you have a ham
> license, but probably not otherwise.

They operate within the UK amateur band also, but are legal here, which
causes problems when they are used for car security. Many car owners
have been somewhat niggled when they find that their new pride and joy
has been immobilised because an amateur repeater on 70 cms has swamped
the receiver.

Leon
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