[time-nuts] Coalition to Save GPS

[Chuck Harris]

The military is the one service that won't be affected by this interference.
They run on a different band, and their modulation is more robust than
the civilian side.

Jim Palfreyman wrote:
>> (3) If they get their license rest assured that GPS as we know it will
>> disintegrate, along with every user of it (civilian and military).  Rest
>> assured that a LOT of effort is being spent fighting this.
>>
>>
> Are you sure about this??
>
> Imagine the day they power up their transmitters (I know it would be
> gradual, but stick with me), GPS stops working in a good portion of the
> continental USA. (40000 transmitters, 15000W each)
>
> There would be an outcry by the public with all those smartphones suddenly
> not working for location services. Not to mention cell phone towers who use
> GPS for timing (sure they can fix it - but are those phone companies going
> to be happy to spend the extra money?).
>
> And what about the military - they'll have something to say - after all it
> was they who wanted GPS to orginally to guide their missiles.
>
> So the outcry would be huge, the new transmitters are shut down so the GPS
> is restored - and then the lawsuits begin.
>
> I'm not in America, but are you telling me the government would prefer this
> new broadband service in exchange for GPS and (more importantly) everything
> that runs off it?
>
> Whatever happens, I'm going to sit back here and enjoy the show!
>
> Jim
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