Notes from Howard's Sabbatical from Working. The name comes from a 1998 lunch conversation. Someone asked if everything man knew was on the web. I answered "no" and off the top of my head said "Fidel Castro's favorite color". About every 6-12 months I've searched for this. It doesn't show up in the first 50 Google results (this blog is finally first for that search), AskJeeves says it's: red.
Both the FAA and FCC heavily regulate their respective spaces needed for drones (as is pointed out in the final paragraph of the article). Clearly there are model aviation operators although I’m not sure to what extent these activities are restricted. Unlicensed spectrum is also available, but is restricted in bandwidth and range. There is also a pretty broad clause which prohibits devices from interfering with other devices. A better approach for static surveillance might be a simple camera attached to a tethered balloon – no RF, no whirring motors, no refueling. Either way, I agree it’s surprising this is not ubiquitous since it is not a particularly novel idea.
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Both the FAA and FCC heavily regulate their respective spaces needed for drones (as is pointed out in the final paragraph of the article). Clearly there are model aviation operators although I’m not sure to what extent these activities are restricted. Unlicensed spectrum is also available, but is restricted in bandwidth and range. There is also a pretty broad clause which prohibits devices from interfering with other devices. A better approach for static surveillance might be a simple camera attached to a tethered balloon – no RF, no whirring motors, no refueling. Either way, I agree it’s surprising this is not ubiquitous since it is not a particularly novel idea.
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