At 08:00 PM 11/4/2004, you wrote:
But I wonder what would have happen when I was 6 years old and my dad
said, “Fred, how would you like to build a crystal radio”?, and ….. So I
guess if I don’t that with my kids I better be very careful. I mean, if I
wind the wrong number of turns on that toilet paper form, they may be
visiting me upstate. It certainly sounds like something is wrong with
that scenario.
The activity (listening to cellular conversations) prohibited by
the statute is a "crime of specific intent". That is, you must intend to
tune and listen to the conversation; not just accidently find it as a
result of your dabbling in electronic projects. Now, if you discover the
transmission and keep the device to listen to future calls ... or build one
whenever you feel like listening, that is a violation of the law.
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