FLARM Technology for the US Gliding Community

On 9/17/2010 8:45 AM, cernauta wrote:
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:06:34 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


If a "European" FLARM is brought to US, and auto frequency selection
has not been defeated, it should be expected to switch to the same
frequency as used for US PowerFLARM.

Or still, you can select the geographic area, and the associated
frequency, by fiddling in the setup menu (using the "flarmtool" pc
interface).

Does anyone really know that Flarm actually selects a frequency and
transmits while in the USA? Since they prohibit it's use in the USA, it
seems more logical to shut off the transmitter when in the USA. If it's
legal reasons that are the basis for the prohibition, I would think
shutting it off gives far more protection from lawsuits or the FCC
regulations, when they clearly have the ability to disable it as desired.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)

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