Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s

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Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s

Radio interference has resulted in U.S. airlines being landed with an $8 million bill to fix faulty equipment on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aeroplanes after it was discovered that simple radio signals can knock out a faulty transponder on the popular widebody plane used by American, United, and Alaska Airlines.

The issue came to light after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported “multiple instances of loss of transponder for aeroplanes entering airspace in the presence of CW interference.”

CW interference refers to continuous-wave radio signals like Morse code and military transmitters, which could interfere with the transponder on some Boeing 787s.

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New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC

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New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC

Icom UK has donated to equip the National Radio Centre (NRC) with the IC-905 All-Mode Transceiver as part of its ongoing support for the RSGB and the Amateur radio community. This latest addition ensures that volunteers and visitors at the prestigious Bletchley Park facility have access to the latest VHF, UHF and SHF technology.

The IC-905 is an industry-first providing seamless multimode coverage across the 144, 430, 1200, 2400, 5600 MHz, and 10 GHz bands. The arrival of the IC-905 opens up new avenues for the centre, from linking local repeaters to monitoring radio beacons for the study of microwave propagation.

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Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air

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Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court in the District Of Columbia reversed actions taken last year by the Trump administration to shutter the Voice Of America and ordered VOA's journalists to return to work and the news service to resume broadcasting. Judge Lamberth had earlier ruled that the appointment of Kari Lake, who was in charge of the layoffs and shutdown, was done illegally and effectively voided all layoffs.

The VOA, founded in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda in World War II, had been broadcasting in 49 languages to over 360 million people around the world when it was shut down. If Judge Royce's ruling stands, VOA’s goal is to return to that level.

The judgement has no impact on the Voice Of America museum and amateur radio club in Westchester, Ohio, a popular attraction during Hamvention.