Technology speaking, there is a minor chance that a cell phone can interfere with aircraft equipment.
Practically it's more of a problem with the cell phone network. When you are in an airliner you could be hitting too many cell sites and can cause problems to the network.
The other concern is that the RF power from the phone could cause a spark in the fuel system in the aircraft. There has been at least one gas station explosion that is blamed on someone filling a car and talking on the phone at the same time. ( I think it was on Canada's west coast somewhere in the last two years)
Radio Regulation came into existence shortly after (and because of) the Titantic Disaster. After radio had been abused by an individual for personal profit (funny Marconi is remembered as the Father of Radio, what will Bill be remembered as?)
Radio Regulation was needed to save life and property.
This all took place when spark was king and a Morse code transmission was very Inefficient ( i.e. using a T1 to send at 1200 Baud ) There are some definite parallels between radio and the Internet, the question is when is the Internet going to have it's Titantic event? But that is a different topic.
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Technology speaking, there is a minor chance that a cell phone can interfere with aircraft equipment.
Practically it's more of a problem with the cell phone network. When you are in an airliner you could be hitting too many cell sites and can cause problems to the network.
The other concern is that the RF power from the phone could cause a spark in the fuel system in the aircraft. There has been at least one gas station explosion that is blamed on someone filling a car and talking on the phone at the same time. ( I think it was on Canada's west coast somewhere in the last two years)
Radio Regulation came into existence shortly after (and because of) the Titantic Disaster. After radio had been abused by an individual for personal profit (funny Marconi is remembered as the Father of Radio, what will Bill be remembered as?)
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Radio Regulation was needed to save life and property.
This all took place when spark was king and a Morse code transmission was very Inefficient ( i.e. using a T1 to send at 1200 Baud )
There are some definite parallels between radio and the Internet, the question is when is the Internet going to have it's Titantic event? But that is a different topic.
73 OM