A single PDA should not have much affect on equiment though. And most avionics are shielded except for their antennas (which is why they can let you use a laptop in the air). -- Russell Kohn What was done, Is past and gone, Never to come back, Again. On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Bryan Andersen wrote: :Sebastian Steuer wrote: :> :> Years ago I used my Psion 3a PDA on a plane and during the flight the :> captain angrily announced that how ever sat next to the emergency door :> should stop fooling around with it. I wasn't even near the door, but my seat :> neighbour immideatly told me in a very angry way to shut off my "thing". I :> had to ask a stewardess to explain him that my electronical device is not :> dangerous. :> Like you said, they fear what they do not understand... : :Did you know that all wires act as antennas and inside a non grounded :metal shell this effect is magnified. The metal shell of the airplane :picks up any transmitions (intended or not) in it and distributes them :all over the airplane. Any electrical wiring in the airplane will :pickup these signals, and as such anything they are connected to can :be effected. It is a real bitch to squelch radiated electrical noise :so that it won't be a problem inside a non grounded metal shell. : :-- :| Bryan Andersen || http://www.nerdvest.com | :| Buzzwords are like annoying little flies that deserve to be swatted. | :| -Bryan Andersen | : :-- :Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of :"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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