Is it legal to using cellphone jammer in the United States
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19 Dec 2023 03:28:22 am.
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Chances are, your school has restricted the wifi network so your device can’t get on it unless it is a school device. Our district has a couple of wifi networks. There is the Mobile Data Network for all the chromebooks on campus. The Staff Network for staff and the BYOD for guests. They can turn off the BYOD anytime they want. The network use goes way up during lunches and passing periods.
I believe that in most states it is illegal to operate a radio transmitter without a licence, except for low-power type-approved (in your country) devices within certain frequency bands - e.g. garage door openers, baby monitors, CB radio in some countries, WiFi etc. Cellular radio bills include a yearly licence fee - at least mine used to. It is unlikely that you would get approval to operate a device designed to cause interference; the licence for other devices often includes a clause stating that you will not cause interference. So if you use a GPS jammers you are probably guilty, at least, of an offence of operating a non-approved transmitter without a licence, if not other offences.
Unless you have a very low power device situated close to a GPS receiver and incapable of being detected from a distance exceeding a few meters, operating a transmitter will inevitably lead to your location being determined by someone with a receiver.
Some time back a Special Forces soldier was accused of illegally killing an Afghanistan civilian. The soldier in question had seen the civilian with a cell phone and, given the circumstances and environment, along with other indicators that only experienced soldiers and cops recognize, discovered the civilian was using the cell phone to probably activate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). This is a very common method of detonating IEDs. During the formal hearings and trials, the soldier was acquitted. However, a whole lot of time and trouble could have been averted if the unit was using a signal cellphone jammer.
Jammers come in a variety of styles and strengths, yet they all share a common feature. Their purpose is to disrupt a specific radio frequency. In other words, an effective jammer can block electronic communications from one or multiple sources, resulting in the prevention of cell phone usage, drone operations, and a wide range of other radio frequency devices.
In the realm of overseas, military, and contracting activities, the use of jammers is notably less restrictive and serves as the paramount method for preventing IED attacks initiated via radio frequency. A reliable jammer will effectively impede remote IED detonation, thereby depriving adversaries of the anonymity they heavily rely on for their own protection. Additionally, jammers will equally prove highly effective in thwarting drone attacks or impeding the gathering of visual and intelligence data.
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