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Title: Austin declared a drone-free zone during SXSW Post by: HCK on March 15, 2015, 09:00:22 am Austin declared a drone-free zone during SXSW
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Using a drone at the South By Southwest festival might put you in jail.</p><p> Organizers of the popular annual event said this week (http://sxsw.com/news/2015/use-drones-sxsw) that flying of drones is banned for safety reasons.</p><p> “The airwaves and/or frequency spectrums generally used in the remote control of drones are too congested during the SXSW event to ensure operation safe from interference,” they said in a statement.</p><p> Many drones use Wi-Fi frequencies for control and with tens of thousands of people due in Austin, Texas, for the digital-friendly event, the airwaves are expected to be full of signals.</p><p> The Austin Police Department will be watching for drones in crowded or public areas and anyone flying one could have it seized, the organizers warned.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2896352/austin-declared-a-dronefree-zone-during-sxsw.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Austin declared a drone-free zone during SXSW (http://www.macworld.com/article/2896352/austin-declared-a-dronefree-zone-during-sxsw.html#tk.rss_all) |