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Default Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units

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On 12/22/11 12:15 PM, BAR wrote:
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BusinessWeek is carrying an article today that says that government
tests showed that the proposed LightSquared mobile service caused
interference to 75% of all GPS receivers tested.

The report can be found at:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/7jyaazf

There is big money behind this. I'd recommend writing your elected
representatives and voicing your concerns.




It seems to me real sailors needn't be concerned about this at all. Who
needs GPS inland or very near coastal anyway where landmarks and
navigation marks are eyeball visible?

.. sorry, but I have to agree with this view.

Car satnavs may be affected, but that's off topic.

Alisdair


Have you ever tried to drive your care in pea soup fog with a GPS?

Boaters try and do it all the time.



I've always found that a smile drives my cares away.


What cares do you have besides trying to keep your lies straight?