[BC] FAA RF rulemaking

[Ron Cole]

As to cell phones and Laptops I think those are Airline regulations not FAA
but I would be wrong on that.

Ron

On 6/26/06, Alan Kline <akline at netins.net> wrote:
>
> ------ 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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