Comment Re:AM radio is nothing in terms of volts. (Score 0) 317
That's not how courts and laws work. This isn't some movie where you have to word things perfectly for a malicious genie. A judge and/or jury would conclude that an "AM radio" necessarily has to be one that actually works in the scenario it is in.
The laws mean what the laws state. The onus falls on you to show proof they broke a rule before they can even get to a jury, and you wouldn't have a proof against them that they broke the rule by not installing an AM radio; when the radio is right there, and they can demonstrate receiving a channel (Any channel).
The regulation stipulates access to AM broadcasts; it does not specify perfect quality audio signal with no electric hum or static, it does not specify WHICH AM broadcasts within what direction and distance, or power,
And it does Not specify kind of gain or receive pattern, directionality, or omnidirectional your antennas should have. Since you are in a vehicle - You are already very limited in your receive capabilities, for example a 15-inch Yagi mounted 30ft in the air pointed at the station you want to receive is a sheer impossibility.
If you try read in extra requirements to the rule that they provide the highest quality, Then you changed the rule from one Not requiring a minimum antenna effectiveness to One that is actually impossible to meet.
The manufacturer would be able to show that the Radio does work.
And you can hear what the speaker is saying on some stations; Even if you cannot hear some stations that could be heard with a proper antenna.
The received audio Can be poor and highly noisy.
The number of stations you can receive May be fewer than someone could hear with a good antenna.