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I use an unmodified radio. It does put you in a bind, if the radio works, and you can't get attention on a frequency you know will work (i.e. intrastate police freq)

I hear what you're saying, I read the FCC rules, and I still don't buy it. Mileages vary. My opinion, and it is only an opinion, is that if a ham has a radio modified to transmit on police frequencies and does so - even though it's to save life and limb, that ham will face criminal charges and loss of license. shrug - I'm more cautious than you.