My understanding from an aviation standpoint is that there really is no
problems with using these devices on or near aircraft. The problem lies in
that some devices MAY cause interference MAYBE. It is easier to paint
everything with the same brush and just say no than it is to say what is
allowed or not. Then you get into fighting with every clown that wants to
bring their device just because "someone else was doing it so why cant I"

As for living next to the airport and using a scanner....scanners don't
cause airplanes to crash....pilots cause airplanes to crash. Think about
it. Airports use some heavy duty transmitters...RADAR, and VHF/ UHF and
aircraft transmit all sorts of signals. Why hasn't one pilot on one
airplane or an ATC transmission caused another aircraft to get lost/act
funny/fall out of the sky?

We are merely being protected from the few that would try to use this
equipment with malicious intent.

S


"Mediaguy500" wrote in message
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Just imagine the scanner outputs a stray signal on the
navagation receiver or it blocks a transmissoin from the tower at a
critical
point.

I know some people who live right near airports. (almost right next to the
airports).

could them listening to scanners in their own homes interfere with the
airports' and airplanes' navigation sysyems and cause the planes to
crash?

I hope not, but it sounds to me like they can from the information given
in
this newsgroup.