U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow property owners to shoot down drones flying over their land.
The three-page bill, filed as H.R.1907, is called the Defense Against Drones Act.
The ceiling is 400 feet, so it's your airspace to defend.
ReplyDeleteI think putting some anti-drone flack is great, but missing rounds will go way higher and come down somewhere....Right shyster lawyers?
DeleteAnything above your actual ground level is controlled by the US Aviation Airspace laws... also, the limit is 400 ft (to fly a drone) ABOVE whatever it is you are flying over, so you can fly a drone UP TO 400 ft above the empire state building for example....
DeleteI've seen anti-drone ammo online that throws out a net to trap the drone, so if your aim's any good you shouldn't have to worry about errant pellets injuring anyone when they come down. The drone on the other hand...
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Use anti-drone drones. -Joely
DeleteThis will end up ugly. We just came out of 3 months of collective psychosis about "chinese", "alien", "unidentified" school bus sized drones flying over NJ. Turns out it was a nothing burger.
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This will end up with people shooting at helicopters and other aircraft and countless stray bullets finding targets on the way down.
Super idea! Great practice for trap.
ReplyDeleteSomebody is going to be pissed off about not getting their Amazon delivery. Drone delivery is already active in our area.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a drone.
DeleteSure you have, WC. But here in Texas we call the Democrats. /s
DeleteWe don't have those in Macon County. I've heard there were a couple democrats here, but I've never seen 'em.
DeleteI sympathize with the intent. I want to be able to shoot down drones over my property. Unfortunately, I think the FFA might have something to say about it.
ReplyDeleteThe Feds (specifically the FAA) view it differently. I do not recommend shooting down drones no matter how fun it may be. Feds have no sense of humor whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteIf it were to pass, fat chance, the ammo companies will make net rounds and market the piss out of them.
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I'm just going to say that this is one bill that won't fly.
ReplyDeleteIf someone could market an adjustable signal scrambler similar to a radar detector for over your property that would be the way to go... It could actually like a roadblock or privacy fence
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Those have been against they law, with good reason, for decades.
DeleteWhat's been against the law ????
DeleteRadar detectors are legal here and I'm not aware of anyone attempting to market a signal scrambler for drones...
Also what's this good reason you're advocating for ??
JD
The difference is that radar detectors are a receiving antenna, not a transmitter.
DeleteIt's illegal to cause harmful interference. The FCC is adamant about that. Even your microwave has an FCC approval on it.
All that is negotiable, simply require all drones to work on a small frequency range that's not used by the government or garage doors. Then the jammers can be limited to that frequency range... It's not an impossible issue to resolve ...
DeleteAnd I still see your " with good reason " point...
JD
Superhetrodyne radar detectors have been around for decades. They transmit a radar wave to extend the distance that they can receive incoming radar emissions. So, they are transmitters.
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I knew there were radar jammers that some 18 wheeler drivers had years back that did send out signals but not sure if they are still available..
DeleteIt's not complicated for someone with experience to create a device to jam them..
JD
That's not how superhet receivers work. While the oscillators can be detected because of characteristic signals generated, they don't work *because* they emit signals, the signals are a side-effect. The signals can be used to detect the use of a radar detector -- which is how the police catch people who are using one where they are legal. It's how the Brits tracked down people watching television without paying for a TV license. It's possible to shield against those transmissions, but to completely block them is expensive. But a perfectly shielded superhet receiver (a radar detector is just a receiver tuned for the microwave frequencies used by radar guns instead of another band such as shortwave) would be just as effective as one without any shielding.
DeleteDrones operate on five frequency bands: 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz, 433MHz and 915MHz. Since those bands are shared by other devices, many drones automatically frequency hop between these bands or even frequencies within them in order to avoid interference. The drone would treat jamming the same as it does interference from WiFi, wireless security cameras, and other forms of radio interference.
DeleteJamming in those bands wouldn't hurt drones as much as it does those other devices. It would make you really popular in your neighborhood when you destroy everyone's WiFi
Good info.
DeleteThanks for the info guys .
DeleteThere has to be a inexpensive, within reason, way to do it.... It's really idiotic, in my opinion, to force the public to tolerate having a drone, private because we know the government will do whatever it wants, invade our space because some idiot bought a new toy.. Shooting them isn't practical or safe but satisfying I'm sure
JD
Pretty sure this is in response to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's (Fish Cops) attempts to enter property without a warrant, and failing that, surveil your property with drones.
ReplyDeleteRussians knock drones out of the sky with a stick tied to another done. If drones are a problem, just use another drone.
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I wanna know how all y’all here who are in favor of this law find yourselves so besieged by drones? Me personally, I’ve never seen a drone flying over my home or land, ever. Like, ever-ever. Are y’all really seeing drones flying over your property on a regular basis? I mean, you must be, if you wanna be able to shoot them down. Because if you weren’t ever seeing them, it seems like a silly thing to get so enthusiastic about. So I wanna hear about all these drones y’all are seeing, and why I’m never seeing them over my land.
ReplyDeleteDo you find yourself repeating the same thing over and over very often? Early stages of Alzheimer's possibly?
DeleteI don't have an issue with drones in particular. I do have issues with anything carrying a camera flying low around my property. It's an invasion of my privacy.
DeleteA few years ago I retrieved a really nice drone that had crash landed on my roof. I'd seen it flying around several times. Always up fairly high. A few days later a teenager came to my door (mom stayed in the car) asking about it. I brought it to the door and told him, "You can have it back, but you have to promise me something." He nodded agreement, "Never fly it low over my house again. Next time you won't get it back. And be sure to tell your mom what I said." He got the drone and I never saw it or him again.
"Damn, missed it"
ReplyDelete"Oh no, it is turning around to strafe!" "Run away!!!!"
This is a dumbass law, you gonna have some yahoo shooting at everything in the sky. What goes up must come down and there's the potential of killing someone.
ReplyDeleteHere's some old geezer getting arrested for doing just that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvE1HP7SMm4
Insurance companies have been using drones to inspect property and cancel policies. Two that come to mind involved a roof and an untidy yard. They could also note your trampoline or Cane Corso or any other thing they object to.
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