10 Feb
2007
10 Feb
'07
2:05 a.m.
On 9 Feb 2007, Robert Bruninga wrote:
A 2W TX on shuttle or ISS is considered a catastrophic safety hazard due to potential for loss of life due to interference or reset of the space suit, or shuttle ISS control systems or anything else.
Hmmm.... I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I take my 200 watt 2 meter brick amplifier with me when I go out roving for a VHF contest. My vehicle has a lot of computerized control systems in it. (Okay, I don't transmit while traveling at 17,000 MPH through a near perfect vacuum...) :)
73 de W0JT