[time-nuts] light squared test

Henry Hallam henry at pericynthion.org
Thu May 19 03:04:26 UTC 2011


https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/noticesAction.do?queryType=ALLGPS&formatType=DOMESTIC

05/013 (A1221/11) - AIRSPACE GPS IS UNRELIABLE AND MAY BE UNAVAILABLE
WITHIN A RADIUS OF 175NM AND CENTERED AT 360709N/1151140W OR
THE LOCATION ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAS VOR 324.8 RADIAL AT 2.9 NM
FROM THE SURFACE TO FL400 AND ABOVE. PILOTS WITHIN A 175 MILE
RADIUS OF THE LAS VEGAS AREA ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANOMALIES TO THE GPS SIGNAL DURING THIS TEST. 0700-1300 DLY. 16 MAY 07:00 2011
UNTIL 27 MAY 13:00 2011. CREATED: 12 MAY 18:40 2011


On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 7:50 PM, tom jones <epoch_time at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The local NBC news in las vegas reported tonight (5-18-11) that next week, piolets flying at night may find gps unreliable or unuseable do to lightsquared testing broadband internet equipment in a frequency band adjacent to gps frequency.  And that las vegas falls within a 350 mile radius of this testing..
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> Anybody have anymore info on this test. I've been reading posts here on timenuts about likely interference to gps receivers . And  the fcc rushing license's for lightsquared. But I wasn't aware of any tests.  Does anyone know where lightsquared is testing its transmitters that las vegas would fall within lightsquared's 350 mile radius.
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