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Air travel with radios...
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Peter Maus writes Ian Jackson wrote: In message , dave writes Ian Jackson wrote: In message , Brenda Ann writes wrote in message ... Heading to Hawaii this Christmas and thinking of taking a Sony 2010 -- Any hassles or obvious tips I could use? Thanks! Other than don't turn it on during the flight.. should be no problems. Best to pack it in your checked luggage. Some airlines DO (or, at least, did) allow the use of radio receivers during flight. Virgin is one of them. It may be worth asking. It's interesting to note that, when you travel from the UK to Florida, the first language you are likely to hear on the FM B/C, the USA, is French. I don't know any airline that allows AM/FM radio use at any time. The LO on many FM radios causes radiation in the Navigation band. Trust me, a few years ago, Virgin definitely did allow the use of radio receivers. It was on the list, along with PCs, calculators, electronic games etc. Without a doubt, the top end of the FM B/C band + 10.7MHz does put the LO in the air traffic control band. However, in practice, it's difficult enough to get even FM signals inside the (you have to have a window seat). Even at ~100MHz, the windows are still a bit on the small size. So, I doubt if a relatively weak LO at 120MHz is unlikely to have much impact on the ATC communications. Those guys don't really go in for weak-signal communications. It's not likely to prevent comms, but it can put a heterodyne on top of comms. Which, in a cockpit, on approach in high traffic areas, can be a major distraction. Oh, I agree, it could put a heterodyne on top of comms (especially as they are AM) - and possibly a very unstable one at that. But, as I said, those guys don't really go in for weak-signal communications. Presumably Virgin did an assessment of the risk, and decided it was negligible. -- Ian |
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