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> Third, these radars have been in operation for decades. You are talking about thousands of planes that have to be modified to accommodate telcos. Perhaps Boe
by worker767424 5y ago
> Third, these radars have been in operation for decades. You are talking about thousands of planes that have to be modified to accommodate telcos.
Perhaps Boeing should have bid of the spectrum that their products depend on being unused.
This is essentially the government leasing out previously unused federal land for mineral extraction and a nearby rancher saying "it ruins my view," only with safety concerns added in.
- mulmen 5y agoIt’s more like the rancher has been (legally!) grazing cattle on the land for 30 years and then the BLM sold the mineral rights. This spectrum can’t simultaneously be “unused” and a problem for radar altimeters.