In a message dated 8/23/1999 5:05:26 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
<< Does anybody know why the FCC - not the FAA has regulations against using a cell phone in a private airplane. It is a little more obvious for a commercial airplane that use the fuselage as a return path from various equipment bays but private plans aren't wire that way - I don't think. There was a comment made that it interferes with the Cell system in some manner, any clues? >> Stated reason I've always heard, and which makes sense to me: one triggers multiple cells once one is airborne, which messes up a system that is designed to hand off a call cell to cell, based on signal strength and an assumption that the phone is on the ground. Mike Sherman FSI International --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
