6 Dec
2000
6 Dec
'00
11:53 p.m.
For what it is worth, I believe that the use of cellphones in airplanes is prohibited by the FCC, not by the FAA. That is, the use of cellphones in airplanes (in flight) adversely affects the cellphone system. A cellphone at a high altitude is visible in numerous cells, with conflicts with the assumption that a cellphone will be heard (more or less) only in one cell.
Now, about the use of other radio receivers and transmitters in airplanes...
And for what it's worth -- they don't work above ~3000 feet. I assume this is due to the design of the cell site antenna. Not that I ever tried it in a private plane or anything... Mark Radabaugh (419)833-3635 mark@amplex.net