From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 01:13:04 +0800
To: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
Subject: Re: FAA to require transponders on all aircraft passengers
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> >I thinks they have mixed their marbles....

I get enlightened:
> 
>      Micron
>      Communications intends to utilize remote intelligent
>      communications (RIC) technology developed for its MicroStamp
{}
>      small-outline integrated circuit (SOIC) plastic package. Micron
>      Communications believes that the MicroStamp integrated circuit is
>      the first wireless communications technology to integrate a
>      single-chip CMOS solution, which includes a direct sequence spread
>      spectrum (DSSS) microwave-frequency radio operating at 2.45GHz, a
>      microcontroller, and low-power static random access memory (SRAM).
>      It also contains a synchronous serial port allowing additional
>      memory expansion.


They are going to hang one of these on EVERY bag?

At what per-unit cost? 

It's all the airlines can do to get barcode labels on each piece
that geos by, much less even a credit-card-sized gadget. And how
many will they lose???

THEN think of the RFI problems.....


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