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Hobbyist drones

How long till someone comes out with a mini version of Lili that follows you around taking selfies for you?
 
This is when the FCC will start to ban drones.

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California governor vetoes bill banning drones over private property

The bill, spearheaded by state senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, would have banned quadcopters from flying below 350 feet around private properties -- at least, not without the permission of the building's owner, anyway. It passed both the state Assembly and state Senate in August, prompting opposition from GoPro and advocacy groups with ties to Amazon and Google. Brown has now dismissed the bill, however, because of its potential to "expose the occasional hobbyist and FAA-approved commercial user to burdensome litigation."

 
Without getting to technical and trying to dig too far among the cobwebs; I think they are too close. Here is why I wouldn't feel comfortable that close to the back of the antenna:

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Depicted in the picture is the waveform of an signal orientated to 0 degrees. Dead center is the transmitter. From center point towards 180 deg you will see radiation from the transmitter.

I wouldn't want to put my melon that close. You might be fine, have your brain scrambled, or only have daughters; like I did.

 
I am surprised how far drones are these days. I was in a Best Buy over the weekend and can't believe how many there are. They had some real professional ones too. Pretty amazing stuff. I would be scared to break them since they cost so much.
 
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