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Default Will your GPS continue working?

On Jul 16, 6:46*am, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:24:11 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 12, 7:29*pm, John H wrote:
Scary stuff...


http://www.capwiz.com/boatus/issues/...313591&type=ML


Might want to take a minute or two away from rec.boats and write a letter.


I did. *I don't normally have a use for a Garmin, but the wife does..
alot. So,...


Thanks John.


This whole affair looks like some sort of government bungle by the
FCC. *The good news is that it is not too far along and a lot of
people are stirred up including the FAA and military. * There are way
too many people reling on GPS these days to risk compromising its
accuracy. *My best guess is that the managers of this proposal knew
from the beginning that it had little chance of success but were using
it as a gambit to eventually be allocated radio spectrum at some other
frequency.


I can imagine that... hope it's caught before it grows....