On 13/03/2011, Chuck Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > The military is the one service that won't be affected by this interference. > They run on a different band, and their modulation is more robust than > the civilian side.
Well if it is affected, maybe GPS users should lobby for free access to the other band as compensation :) Steve > Jim Palfreyman wrote: >>> (3) If they get their license rest assured that GPS as we know it will >>> disintegrate, along with every user of it (civilian and military). Rest >>> assured that a LOT of effort is being spent fighting this. >>> >>> >> Are you sure about this?? >> >> Imagine the day they power up their transmitters (I know it would be >> gradual, but stick with me), GPS stops working in a good portion of the >> continental USA. (40000 transmitters, 15000W each) >> >> There would be an outcry by the public with all those smartphones suddenly >> not working for location services. Not to mention cell phone towers who >> use >> GPS for timing (sure they can fix it - but are those phone companies going >> to be happy to spend the extra money?). >> >> And what about the military - they'll have something to say - after all it >> was they who wanted GPS to orginally to guide their missiles. >> >> So the outcry would be huge, the new transmitters are shut down so the GPS >> is restored - and then the lawsuits begin. >> >> I'm not in America, but are you telling me the government would prefer >> this >> new broadband service in exchange for GPS and (more importantly) >> everything >> that runs off it? >> >> Whatever happens, I'm going to sit back here and enjoy the show! >> >> Jim >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. - Einstein _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
