radio off guarantee?

[James Cameron]

On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 09:22:32PM -0700, Hal Murray wrote:
> What are the rules about WiFi on airplanes?

Check with your airplane.

> Do we need a solid way to turn off the RF before it's OK to use an XO
> on an airplane?

Our target market usually won't have this problem.

> Suppose I'm someplace where I don't expect or want to do any mesh
> networking. 
> How much would turning off the radio help battery life?

Last I checked, the effect was very small.  There will be occasional
scans as the unit hunts around for nearby radios.  One could save more
by making those scans back off rather than provide a UI element.

-- 
James Cameron    mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org     http://quozl.netrek.org/