EMF exposure and flying

So besides the radiation factor that's inherent in air travel, and the allowances for cell phone operations on board, here's the latest EM exposure Boeing is playing with  - WiFi on board.
What does that leave?  I bet trains will also go WiFi, if they're not already.
Renee

Video - http://bcove.me/be6jj7wx
Treehugger article -  Just 15 years ago, the idea of being able to browse the internet while mid-flight would have seemed crazy, but that option is now an easy payment away for passengers. But it's not exactly as reliable as the Wi-Fi you get in your own living room. Some seats get a strong signal and are able to search and download to their heart's delight, while just a row over, someone else is struggling with a spotty signal.

Boeing has employed an interesting tool to help sort out the in-flight Wi-Fi issues: potatoes. The aircraft maker is using sacks of them to help ensure that signal strength is consistent throughout the cabin.

Wired reports, "Much of the testing was done aboard a parked airliner, and engineers needed extras to play the role of the passengers. Sacks of potatoes are cheap, they don't need bathroom breaks and it turns out water-logged tubers interact with electronic signal properties in a manner similar to humans."

At first Boeing used sacks of spuds when testing how radio signals interacted with the plane's electrical systems, but now they're using them to test wireless signals and tune them properly so that a stronger signal can be received throughout the aircraft in the safest way possible.

On December 27, iamhamsa <[hidden email]> wrote:
> So besides the radiation factor that's inherent in air travel, and the allowances
> for cell phone operations on board, here's the latest EM exposure Boeing is playing with  - WiFi on board.

I can recall on past flights that some companies were already
advertising wi-fi on certain flights, so this isn't new.  Although
I'm sure this will probably become more common.

Marc

just got back from norway - Norwegian airlines installed wifi on their  
short haul planes, I got through it but had a hell of a night no sleep at all,  
and ended up with a strange boil type spot under my left eye ! the plane we
flew  today had no wifi and the difference was I had a relatively clear
head no sore  scalp, and overall nuasea that I gor from the flight in.
puk
 
 
In a message dated 27/12/2012 19:46:13 GMT Standard Time,  
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On December 27, iamhamsa <_iamhamsa@yahoo.com_ (mailto:[hidden email])
> wrote:
>  So besides the radiation factor that's inherent in air travel, and the  
allowances
> for cell phone operations on board, here's the latest EM  exposure Boeing
is playing with - WiFi on board.

I can recall on past  flights that some companies were already
advertising wi-fi on certain  flights, so this isn't new. Although
I'm sure this will probably become  more common.

Marc





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