[BC] FAA RF rulemaking

[Alan Kline]

------ At 11:10 PM 6/26/2006 -0500, The Most Honourable Ron Cole wrote: -------
>
>They claim the right to regulate any radio source that may interfere with
>Aircraft communications.

They can *claim* the right to regulate the man in the moon, but what
section of the United States Code gives them the right to regulate 
radio emissions?

>Have you looked at all the spectrum they have?
>Its not simply 108-136 AM they have several other bands for Nav Aids as well
>as Radar.

This is starting to sound a lot like the earliest days of radio, when the
Navy wanted to monopolize radio, on the same basis.

>The big complaint that I have head from the FAA for over 25 years if
>Receiver Blanketing.  Seems an Aircraft radio tuned to 118 Mhz can't handle
>a 100KW FM being with a few miles of the airport.
>Now your garden variety $9.95 radio from the local Wal Mart has no problem
>but a $2500 Collins or King Aircraft radio cant measure up...

Agreed.  I still don't understand how a cell phone or laptop can totally
overwhelm the commercial avionics in a modern airliner.

ak


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