Re: [NTLK] Newton to help find impact craters?

From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat Jan 06 2007 - 13:32:08 EST

>On Jan 6, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Alan wrote:
><snip>
>> (and assuming GPS devices are allowed to be used
>> in flight - of course I would have asked first)
><snip>
>
>Sorry, not allowed!
>
>Marty

But why? Becaue 'the airline says so?' As I understand it, a GPS
device is a =receiver=, not a =transmitter=. Unless the computers in
the units put out enough noise to affect the avionics... Of course,
a normal laptop computer would be as noisy.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com

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