[Boatanchors] LightSquared

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Could be that is why Garmin is now incorporating the Russian GLONASS freqs
in their new GPS recvrs?

Nothing to do with boatanchors however........

Rod
KØEQH


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> The signals coming in to a GPS receiver are in the range
> of a few microvolts (millionths of a Volt).
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> Signals from the LightSquared tranmitters show up at the
> GPS receiver HUNDREDS, maybe THOUSANDS, of times stronger!
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> Even if they are not at the same frequency, the GPS
> receiver simply collapses from overload and quits
> providing location information.
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> And yes, GPS reception in a fairly small area is easy to do.
> Think of the problems a half-dozen jammers around any major
> metropolitan airport or military air field could cause!
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> And the FAA is in the process of turning most all flight
> control over to GPS! Un-friggin'-believable. And the "suits"
> will NOT listen to folks with practical experience. Disaster
> just waiting to happen!
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> SHEESH!
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