[ltp] Re: Linux-Thinkpad digest, Vol 1 #632 - 27 msgs

[Eben King]

On Sat, 2 Oct 2004, James Knott wrote:

> morpheus wrote:
> > As I said, I'm a pilot, not an RF engineer.  As I recall, though, the
> > report used a particular model of Nokia phone and noted that at maximum
> > output it drew 4 amps of current, so that's the number that stuck in my
> > head.  Thanks for pointing out my mistaken use of a unit of measure,
> > however, it is incidental to the main point that the CAA did a
> > controlled study with cellphones at maximum output on a real airplane
> > and found no danger, except when the avionics installed are pre-1970s
> > equipment.
> 
> I still don't know where you got that number from.  Hand held cell 
> phones are limited by law, to about 600 mW average power.

Not to mention that a cell phone would get very hot, probably burn out
something, and the battery wouldn't last very long (probably >15 minutes)
at 4 amps.

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