Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

On 12/16/11 9:24 AM, North Star wrote:
On Dec 16, 9:32 am, wrote:
In articleb729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...







On Dec 15, 12:15 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12 am, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator& Navigation courses from our
local Power& Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.


No one but you and his showermate iSnotty responds to the little twerp.
If you stopped, his only playdate would be with iSnotty.

--
http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

On Dec 16, 10:54*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/16/11 9:24 AM, North Star wrote:





On Dec 16, 9:32 am, *wrote:
In articleb729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 15, 12:15 pm, *wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

*wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12 am, *wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

*wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest.. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. * If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... *especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. * LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. * LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). *I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. *It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator& *Navigation courses from our
local Power& *Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.

No one but you and his showermate iSnotty responds to the little twerp.
If you stopped, his only playdate would be with iSnotty.

--http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I would be worried that he'd go postal if completely ignored. I'd
feel really bad if some pre-teen girl got her arms broken just because
I didn''t suffer his loonyness.
On the other hand, why should the burden be on me to humour him just
to keep him out of trouble.... after all, they have drugs for that
purpose. ;-)

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

On 12/16/11 9:59 AM, North Star wrote:
On Dec 16, 10:54 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/16/11 9:24 AM, North Star wrote:





On Dec 16, 9:32 am, wrote:
In articleb729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 15, 12:15 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12 am, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator& Navigation courses from our
local Power& Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.

No one but you and his showermate iSnotty responds to the little twerp.
If you stopped, his only playdate would be with iSnotty.

--http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I would be worried that he'd go postal if completely ignored. I'd
feel really bad if some pre-teen girl got her arms broken just because
I didn''t suffer his loonyness.
On the other hand, why should the burden be on me to humour him just
to keep him out of trouble.... after all, they have drugs for that
purpose. ;-)

So what if he goes postal? Who gives a ****?

--
http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article a33def98-5241-47a7-8d7e-e93806a60430
@j10g2000vbe.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 16, 9:32*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article b729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...







On Dec 15, 12:15*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. * If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... *especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. * LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. * LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). *I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. *It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator & Navigation courses from our
local Power & Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.

Oh, really? YOU have backed down from every single bet you've ever made
here. YOU have backed down from meeting up with anybody by making
ridiculous demands just like your equally cowardly buddy Harry. I've
offered to meet Harry in the street in Huntingtown just like he said,
and he instantly backed down. You expected me to come damned near all of
the way to Halifax, because you are a coward. And what does your
statement have to do with the fact that you are an idiot and don't want
to learn anything, Suckling Don the Coward?

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article d738ef4d-5462-4e62-b69d-16a6bc7209b8
@j10g2000vbe.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 16, 10:54*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/16/11 9:24 AM, North Star wrote:





On Dec 16, 9:32 am, *wrote:
In articleb729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 15, 12:15 pm, *wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

*wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12 am, *wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

*wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. * If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... *especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. * LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. * LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). *I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. *It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator& *Navigation courses from our
local Power& *Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.

No one but you and his showermate iSnotty responds to the little twerp.
If you stopped, his only playdate would be with iSnotty.

--http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I would be worried that he'd go postal if completely ignored. I'd
feel really bad if some pre-teen girl got her arms broken just because
I didn''t suffer his loonyness.
On the other hand, why should the burden be on me to humour him just
to keep him out of trouble.... after all, they have drugs for that
purpose. ;-)

Listen to your cowardly daddy, Suckling Don the coward!!

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 12/16/11 9:59 AM, North Star wrote:
On Dec 16, 10:54 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/16/11 9:24 AM, North Star wrote:





On Dec 16, 9:32 am, wrote:
In articleb729b219-a136-4050-882b-1af65a81cd57
@i6g2000vbh.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 15, 12:15 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:54:01 -0800 (PST), North Star

wrote:
On Dec 15, 11:12 am, wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:56:56 -0500, X ` Man

wrote:
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

===

That seems overly pessimistic. If there is enough grass roots
opposition, the proposal as it presently exists will be defeated.
That's why it is important that everyone write.

My best guess is that eventually Lightspeed will be forced to barter
with the FCC to get the use of some other frequencies.

I hope you are successful... what happens to you will happen to us.
Here on the coast, a good GPS can be a life saver...... especially
now that most boaters have been spoiled and probably rely too heavily
on the service.

===

A lot of folks have forgotten what it was like "in the good old days"
when we thought we were doing OK to know our position within a mile or
so. LORAN-C was such a huge improvement that most of us rushed out
to buy one as soon as they became affordable because that usually
improved our accuracy to plus or minus100 yards. LORAN is gone now
because GPS was another vast improvement, and without it, we'd be back
to hand bearing compass, dead reckoning and Radio Direction Finders
(extra points awarded if you understand that). I still have our
original RDF purchased back in the early 1970s. It was crude but
after sailing offshore all day in the fog it was a lot better than
nothing.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Every fall or winter when I might get bored, I think about buying a
sextant and taking the Jr Navigator& Navigation courses from our
local Power& Sail Squadron
Then I realize it's probably cheaper to invest in a 2nd maping GPS and
the urge fades.

Yeah, far be it from an idiot like you to want to learn anything,
Suckling Don the Coward!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, I've learned that you are the biggest jackass and cowardly
NancyBoy in this newsgroup.
Of course, that's no great feat since you are painfully transparent.

No one but you and his showermate iSnotty responds to the little twerp.
If you stopped, his only playdate would be with iSnotty.

--http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/oR82kN- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I would be worried that he'd go postal if completely ignored. I'd
feel really bad if some pre-teen girl got her arms broken just because
I didn''t suffer his loonyness.
On the other hand, why should the burden be on me to humour him just
to keep him out of trouble.... after all, they have drugs for that
purpose. ;-)

So what if he goes postal? Who gives a ****?

Boo!!! You ****ing coward!! I took you up on your offer to meet in
public in Huntingtown, and you backed away like the cowardly **** you
are!

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article 81d2b3b6-282c-4a9a-a760-efab5548a921
@i6g2000vbe.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 16, 9:34*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article b671a719-d316-4126-9863-fc7f0a168a11
@u6g2000vbg.googlegroups.com, says...







On Dec 15, 7:39*pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:59*am, JustWait wrote:

On 12/15/2011 8:50 AM, A boater wrote:

On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:

From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.

On the other hand, we have reports that:

Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of?general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.

How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.

Corporatism uber alles.

WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...

As much **** as I am sure to take I have to admit, I am addicted to my
GPS. It's on all the time, always pointed where I am going (over 5 miles
or so) even if I go there every day like the track or the stables. I
like the clock, the speedometer, and just not spacing by a turn. Of
course I do end up going a lot of places that are new to me during the
year too traveling around from track to track... So, I need my GPS!

At night I like watching the little car image follow the pink ribbon
of a road....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You can be tricked by the gadgets.
In August I had the wife, mom, two sisters and the dog in the RAV4
sightseeing in rural Cape Breton. (was also pulling my new Mission
aluminum utility trailer with all our luggage and mom's wheelchair
inside)
Rather than use street signs, I asked the garmin to take me to a
particular town on the Bras d'Or Lakes.
The road got smaller... turned to gravel and then got narrower and
narrower.
We ended up in some farm's front yard on a dead end. * Retraced our
steps and followed the highway signs from then on.

Try updated your software and firmware.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

My model doesn't have the lifetime upgrades. If I have to pay...it's
probably better to just catch a sale on a new unit with those free
quarterly upgrades, Kevin.

Now I'm Kevin again!!! You sure are a stupid bitch, Suckling Don the
Coward!!

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article 00cb663f-b437-4988-8f22-
,
says...

On Dec 16, 9:35*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 9453b1b4-511d-49ff-b876-e9f1e6bf4220
@u6g2000vbg.googlegroups.com, says...







On Dec 15, 9:18*pm, Honey Badger wrote:
North Star wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:39 pm, *wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:59 am, *wrote:

On 12/15/2011 8:50 AM, A boater wrote:
On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:
*From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.
On the other hand, we have reports that:
Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of?general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.
Corporatism uber alles.
WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...
As much **** as I am sure to take I have to admit, I am addicted to my
GPS. It's on all the time, always pointed where I am going (over 5 miles
or so) even if I go there every day like the track or the stables. I
like the clock, the speedometer, and just not spacing by a turn. Of
course I do end up going a lot of places that are new to me during the
year too traveling around from track to track... So, I need my GPS!
At night I like watching the little car image follow the pink ribbon
of a road....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
You can be tricked by the gadgets.
In August I had the wife, mom, two sisters and the dog in the RAV4
sightseeing in rural Cape Breton. (was also pulling my new Mission
aluminum utility trailer with all our luggage and mom's wheelchair
inside)
Rather than use street signs, I asked the garmin to take me to a
particular town on the Bras d'Or Lakes.
The road got smaller... turned to gravel and then got narrower and
narrower.
We ended up in some farm's front yard on a dead end. * Retraced our
steps and followed the highway signs from then on.

Five women and a dog in the RAV4? *Aside from the stench, did you ladies
enjoy the trip?

-HB- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Enjoy this, GirlieBoy!

Let's see. Suckling Don goes on a trip with five women and a dog, in a
RAV4.... and he calls someone else a "girlieboy"????- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So... you usually travel with your 'boyfriends'??

I mostly travel alone, but sometimes with friends, an occasional lady,
but NEVER in a RAV4 chick car.

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

In article 185bdf88-0c7a-4207-bcb0-ebbb4d66b0f9
@u5g2000vbd.googlegroups.com, says...

On Dec 16, 9:35*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 9453b1b4-511d-49ff-b876-e9f1e6bf4220
@u6g2000vbg.googlegroups.com, says...







On Dec 15, 9:18*pm, Honey Badger wrote:
North Star wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:39 pm, *wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:59 am, *wrote:

On 12/15/2011 8:50 AM, A boater wrote:
On 12/15/2011 7:56 AM, X ` Man wrote:
*From my point of view of being against the takeover of the United
States by corporate interests, this is almost laughable. The well-heeled
corporate interests at LightSquared are lobbying to push their theory
that their snatch of bandwidth isn't going to do any harm to existing
services because, well, because they say so.
On the other hand, we have reports that:
Government tests showed that "LightSquared signals caused harmful
interference to the majority of?general purpose GPS receivers," said
Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for
Spaced-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing, a government and
industry advisory board, in a statement late Wednesday.
How will it end? The usual way: another corporate takeover of an area
that should be tightly regulated to protect the public's interest. And
we'll all probably have to subscribe for payment to some future
commercial GPS service.
Corporatism uber alles.
WELL THEN, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING...
As much **** as I am sure to take I have to admit, I am addicted to my
GPS. It's on all the time, always pointed where I am going (over 5 miles
or so) even if I go there every day like the track or the stables. I
like the clock, the speedometer, and just not spacing by a turn. Of
course I do end up going a lot of places that are new to me during the
year too traveling around from track to track... So, I need my GPS!
At night I like watching the little car image follow the pink ribbon
of a road....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
You can be tricked by the gadgets.
In August I had the wife, mom, two sisters and the dog in the RAV4
sightseeing in rural Cape Breton. (was also pulling my new Mission
aluminum utility trailer with all our luggage and mom's wheelchair
inside)
Rather than use street signs, I asked the garmin to take me to a
particular town on the Bras d'Or Lakes.
The road got smaller... turned to gravel and then got narrower and
narrower.
We ended up in some farm's front yard on a dead end. * Retraced our
steps and followed the highway signs from then on.

Five women and a dog in the RAV4? *Aside from the stench, did you ladies
enjoy the trip?

-HB- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Enjoy this, GirlieBoy!

Let's see. Suckling Don goes on a trip with five women and a dog, in a
RAV4.... and he calls someone else a "girlieboy"????- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

BTW.... since you seem to be math challenged.. that would be FOUR
women. i couldn't jamb 5 women, myself and the dog into my RAV4, Kevin.

Counting you it's 5, Suckling Don the Coward, and I see that you are
still so friggin' dumb that you think I'm Kevin. SO, YOU wanted to bet
$500 that John was right in that I'm Kevin. Let's do that. Now everyone,
watch as the coward squirms out of it once again!!

Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
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? Those who proceed down the
Intracoastal Waterway with eyes glued to their GPS readout are putzes to
be sure.

It also seems to me that where a clean GPS signal is most needed, the
commercial broadcast will not have the range to reach out that far.
These signals are very weak and short-range. Lucky if they have a
workable range of a mile.

"The laboratory testing was performed for the National Space-Based
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems Engineering Forum, an
executive branch body that helps advise policy makers on issues around
GPS. It found that 69 of 92, or 75 percent, of receivers tested
"experienced harmful interference" at the equivalent of 100 meters (109
yards) from a LightSquared base station." - from link above.

If you regularly sail within a 100 meters of a transceiver station (they
won't be on the water, folks" then be worried - be very worried, but
those instances will be few and far between to non-existent.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.


Wilbur Hubbard