[Timber Rattler]

Interesting how the FCC and local LEOs zeroed in on this guy and caught him...

[lavaroise]

Indeed. DHS does not like people messing with their Police drones.

[doorgunner69]

Idiot should have just activated it when he saw a yapper, not leave it transmitting constantly. Never would have been caught.

Now, that is how I would do it, not saying I have, but, but.......it does work.

[TurboZamboni]

I have to think his range was pretty limited if the antenae was inside the vehicle .

[Veggie Todd]

Where would one get a cellphone jammer? Ah, you know, just out of curiosity....

[Responsibility2nd]

Still, Humphreys kept on jamming for another year until two county sheriff deputies pulled him over. They were able to confirm his use of the cellphone jammer before they even searched his vehicle and found it behind a seat cover. As they approached his SUV, their two-way radios were disconnected from their dispatcher.

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Humphreys is up Obama Creek here. He better lawyer up and hope he can get those fines reduced.

[Cicero]

I’m not even sure if it would improve people’s driving. The typical cell-phone user who texts and talks while driving would probably just shake the phone, open the back, check the battery, put a new one in—all while continuing to drive.

[Paladin2]

Kickin’ out the jams.

[Paladin2]

"“You are cutting off any communication for any type of emergency,'' McKinnon said. “You are potentially putting people's lives at risk.”"

So, did the BLM do similar with cell towers around the Bundy Ranch?

[SkyDancer]

In the meantime when a person is in an emergency trying to get help .....

[PGR88]

I was in Florida for business recently. It seemed every other driver had their cell-phone to their ear.

Cops and Government here in NY have made a big deal about it, and its not seen as often as it once was.

Is it not a ticket-able offense in Florida?

[OldNewYork]

They sell these at Wal Marts in Florida?

[Fresh Wind]

When the jammer interferes with a call, the phone addict will then devote even more attention to the phone to try to reestablish the call, and give even less attention to the road.

So, the jammer could very well be the cause of accidents, rather than a way of preventing them.

[BfloGuy]

Interesting how the FCC and local LEOs zeroed in on this guy and caught him...

Perhaps, but he's nothing but a no-good busybody to begin with. IMHO.

[Slings and Arrows]

Sounds like he was causing chaos for the sake of causing chaos. Eris is pleased.

[cva66snipe]

Any bets he also liked driving the far left lane at or 2 mph below the speed limit to enforce that as well? If they can prove he interfered with anyone’s emergency communications personal or public service he just rack up federal felony counts.

[Ben Mugged]

The author wrote Jamming devices overpower cellphones by transmitting a signal on the same frequency and at a high enough power that the two signals collide and cancel each other out.

He needs a basic understanding of radio and physics. A phone receiver will lock on the strongest signal on the cell phone band. Build a transmitter that is only slightly stronger than the cell tower at the point of reception and the cell phone doesn't work. Saying the signals "collide" is just stupid.

[BobL]

...and what EXACTLY did he do that was so bad?

[WMarshal]

That guy is one sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, prick!

[1010RD]

Federal law prohibits importing, marketing, sale, possession or using these types of wireless signal jamming devices, in part because it’s unsafe for people who need to make 911 calls.

You can see just how radically the US Government has departed from the Constitution. The issue for them is "safety" which is the first refuge of tyranny.

The fact is this is a personal property issue. Better to have the cell companies, other drivers affected and other private property holders sue the guy. It should be illegal why?