GPS jamming and related issues

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  1. Feb 22, 2012 #1
    blueleader

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    Recently there have been several articles regarding the jamming of GPS signals and the system's vulnerability to solar flares. The GPS system is also vulnerable to electro-magnetic pulse destruction by a rogue state or terrorists and to interference from other transmissions such as those proposed by LightSquared.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9096080/Organised-crime-routinely-jamming-GPS.html

    http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/22/2815744/gps-jamming-spoofing-uk-study-conference

    http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/31/2762119/lightsquared-wholesale-lte-gps-interference-fcc-sprint

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...agnetic-pulse-attack-from-space-MPs-warn.html

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/20/bc-trackingdevice.html

    Have any readers had a GPS outage that might have been caused by jamming, solar flares or other transmissions?
     
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  3. Feb 22, 2012 #2
    Mark Kling

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    Lightsquared will probably be denied by the FCC.

    http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/tech_gaming/139361483.html

    http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/118497-fcc-to-lightsquared-no-lte-for-you

    Mark
     
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  5. Feb 22, 2012 #4
    Mark Kling

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    You know I live on TTR....LOL... yes it was.. I have been following this along with a lot of GPS companies.

    Mark
     
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    Dieselboss

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    Yes.

    On infrequent, but definitely recurring, occasions I have seen GPS signals affected by:

    Solar events
    Military tests
    Nasa Tests
    Satellite outages/malfunctions in orbit
    RF interference
    CB transmissions (especially on very high wattage CB's)
    Cell towers and cell phones
    Power lines
    Metal sun visors over the windshield
    Power harnesses in the dash of the truck
    Inverters
    Weather phenomena

    Yes, anything electronic is susceptible to interference and especially anything that TRANSMITS or RECEIVES through the air can be interfered with (intentionally and unintentionally.)
     
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  8. Feb 22, 2012 #6
    Mark Kling

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    Also those FM modulators that transmit to your truck radio.

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