[Boatanchors] LightSquared

[J. Forster]

In the US you can no longer buy firecrackers in many states, guns, ammo,
chemical, and a growing list of other things. You need licenses and
permits to do amost anything.

Some may call that "progress"...  others believe it is the metastasis of
the nanny state.

I like China's approach. "Crazy" is what made the US a technology leader.

YMMV,

-John

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> Anybody can buy a GPS jammer in China....  There, you can also battery
> powered 4W LASERs....
>
> It is totally crazy there.....
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Wiley
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 3:34 PM
> To: revcom at wbsnet.org
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] LightSquared
>
>
> Interesting to note that the FCC has just issued what amounts to a "Cease
> and Desist" order to a guy selling GPS jammers.  See the following URL:
>
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-1591A1.pdf
>
>
> - Jim, KL7CC
>
>
> On 10/9/2012 12:07 PM, revcom at wbsnet.org wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
>>> The signals coming in to a GPS receiver are in the range of a few
>>> microvolts (millionths of a Volt).
>>>
>>> Signals from the LightSquared tranmitters show up at the GPS receiver
>>> HUNDREDS, maybe THOUSANDS, of times stronger!
>>>
>>> Even if they are not at the same frequency, the GPS receiver simply
>>> collapses from overload and quits providing location information.
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> SHEESH!
>>>
>
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