"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:05:28 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:44:29 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I've read that it will be, but I'm not as sure about compatibility. As
I understand it, they are not going to use the same standard timing
signals/algorithm as the US system, but I'm not sure of that. I had
thought that the ITU had enforced a universal standard, but I can't
find anything to verify that.

Hopefully, it will be compatible.

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It would be nice but frankly I doubt it. That would not be
Euro-centric enough to justify the cost.

They could even elect to encrypt the signal and require paid
subscriptions like premium channels on satellite TV.

I tried looking it up on the ITU site, but couldn't find it.

It seems like I read about it a few years ago when they first proposed
their own system. There was some discussion about frequency
compatibility, similar algorithms, etc., but one of the WRC
conferences established that the US system was the best and the
Europeans were just going to augment what was currently in place much
like they do with the EPIRB system.

I can't find any data that says that though, so it might not be.

Maybe it is an addendum to the Russian GLONASS system?