If it hapoens they will probably do it similar to the way the USA switched to digital TV. Doing it several years from now with proper transition plan may be feasible. Assuming new GPS devices that can handle the Increase interference are available.
On Feb 8, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Tim Mensch <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/8/2011 7:07 PM, JP wrote: >> ... This >> means that virtually all consumer level GPS devices, as well as many >> professional solutions would be incapacitated by the proposed system, >> even with band pass filters in place. > > Sorry, but they said in the article that an inexpensive filter > (presumably band-pass) would protect a GPS unit from interference. So > new devices could be made for only incrementally more money that would > coexist just fine. The problem is that retrofitting the millions of > consumer-grade devices is prohibitive, not to mention tremendously > wasteful. Images of a landfill made up entirely of useless GPS units > come to mind. > > I'm betting that it doesn't happen, though, for reasons cited elsewhere > in this thread. Even if it did happen, all it would take is for a few > politicians on both sides of the isle to lose GPS a couple times > (combined with the thousands of complaints they'd be receiving if it > were a real issue) and a bipartisan bill would change the FCC's ruling > in a heartbeat. > > Tim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
