To: coloradan
That GPS jammer is a hoax - it doesn't work. Unless, of course, you happen to know a thing or two about GPS. This might help, you can also check the FAA web site (look in the ATC issues section).
14 posted on
02/02/2003 11:37:52 AM PST by
Archangelsk
(Remember the Apollo I 3, the Challenger 7, the Columbia 7 and above all the heroes of 911)
To: Archangelsk
I'm not saying that jamming GPS is impossible, merely that the specific device that made headlines a some weeks ago was later exposed as a fraud. (But not before having been sold to Iraq for mucho dinero.)
To: Archangelsk
Incidentally, active jammers make great homing beacons.
To: Archangelsk
This is specifically what I was talking about.
To: Archangelsk
That GPS jammer is a hoax - it doesn't work.Nice to see some common sense on this subject for a change! :)
37 posted on
02/02/2003 12:56:44 PM PST by
EGPWS
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