way way OT: wireless on planes

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Enrique Arredondo wrote:

> Does anybody knows if it's bad for the plane electronics if I take my laptop
> with wireless wifi 801.g and another friend same thing and then we player
> multiplayer games on the plane from different seats ?

The instructions I usually get are to avoid running anything that
uses radio waves. This would certainly apply to Wi-Fi. I usually turn off
my Wi-Fi (I have a switch on the case), and eject my cell-modem.

I have noted that they especially mention GPS devices. I suspect that this
is because radio receivers tend to transmit some also.

In the news recently, the FAA and the FCC are reexamining both WiFi and
cell phone possibilities.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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