121.5/ 243 Illegal? Let's discuss how 406 MHz fits into all this

[RiverAux]

The federal government somehow found the cajones to make everybody buy new television sets or expensive adapters, so I think requiring a BETTER safety device on airplanes shouldn't be much of a stretch. 

[lordmonar]

The federal government somehow found the cajones to make everybody buy new television sets or expensive adapters, so I think requiring a BETTER safety device on airplanes shouldn't be much of a stretch. 

Oh I agree.....but we have had what 10 years to take of this...and the FAA has 20 months to get it done or there will be a lot of guys with $200 worth of ballast in the planes and no one out looking for them to crash.