--Rick
On 1/31/06, Dave Close <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"kevincw01" wrote:
>This is the same stupid hysteria with cell phones on airplanes. It has
>no adverse affects on the equipment. If it did, then the equipment was
>not made correctly. However, I understand your need for proof.
WRT cell phones on aircraft, consider all the calls made during the
last few minutes of each 9/11 flight. The FAA and FCC have acknowledged
that there is no risk to the aircraft, but the FCC is concerned about
risk to the cell network on the ground. An aircraft is within range of
many cell towers at once and moves rapidly from one group to another.
The proposed solution in the air is an on-board "pico-cell" which would
relay calls to the ground via a different channel. Digital cell phone
transmit power is controlled by the cell, so an on-board cell could
keep them out of range of a ground cell.
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Dave Close, Compata, Costa Mesa CA +1 714 434 7359
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