[time-nuts] GPS Usage

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <55371.12.6.201.2.1299648580.squirrel at popaccts.quikus.com>, "J. Fors
ter" writes:

>"in reality more than 90 percent of the users of GPS worldwide use it
>primarily for a timing reference."
>
>That makes the LORAN shutdown look even more idiotiuc!

Well, how can you argue with closing a system that was aiding terrorists ?

The reason LORAN-C got killed was that DoD/DHS couldn't jam it if a
terrorist with a suitcase-nuke was trying to find his way to Congress.

Your government money at work...

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