[Noisebridge-discuss] cell towers flying on weather balloons

[Matt Joyce]

The fcc has special designations at certain altitudes.  The space station
for instance falls under space station regulations.

On Sep 18, 2010 10:18 AM, "David Molnar" <dmolnar at gmail.com> wrote:
> OpenBTS + Spacebridge opportunity? Just need to find some way to avoid
> mishaps with the FAA...
>
http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=Tower%20Site%20Zoning
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> FAA may be concerned about cell tower in the sky
> May 30, 2009
> MESA, AZ - Airport officials received a number of calls from Mesa
> residents during the early morning hours about a UFO over the airport
> as they witnessed a large balloon with blinking lights descend from
> the dark sky. Friday the airport was still in possession of the
> object.
>
> "The airport is concerned, and we're forwarding our incident report to
> the FAA to address that concern," said Brian Sexton, spokesman for the
> airport, regarding the incident that was first reported at 6:28 a.m.
>
> The UFO turned out to be what is being described as a cell tower in the
sky.
>
> Space Data Corp. Chairman and CEO Jerry Knoblach said the individual
> units usually hover for about 24 hours at an altitude of 80,000 feet
> before they make their parachute-controlled descent back to earth.
> "Space Data operates a wireless network that marries weather balloon
> technology and the cell tower," he said of the picnic-basket-sized
> communication devices. "It's basically a cell tower in the sky, and
> the entire state of Arizona could be covered by one of them."
>
> Sexton said his issue was one of concern for safety involving the
> parachute dropping in the middle of a busy airport.
>
> Knoblach said the airport was a glitch and his company launches
> countless SkySites with little to no concern in the aviation
> community.
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