Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Austin Franklin typed: > > > They claim it, and any electronics, > > interfere with their navigation systems. If my little cell phone (or my > > Sony walkman) interferes with anything of theirs on the plane, the plane > > wasn't designed properly! That is a complete farce. > > Possibly this hasn't occurred to you, Austin, but the avionics systems > in use today were largely designed and specified BEFORE - in most > cases, decades before - cell phone use was widespread. Er, yes. It has occurred to me, and I dismissed it. Cell phones are just another frequency, and no, there has NEVER been any physical evidence that the claim that consumer electronics actually interferes with aviation electronics, that I am aware of. If you have a source of a truly scientific study that shows I am wrong, PLEASE post the URL or source. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html