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Old November 14th 06, 04:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Travis Marlatte
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Default Setting altimeters with no radio

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Newps writes:

Wrong, as usual. It's all part of the same system.


That's not the way the DoD looks at it, and they built GPS.



Excuse me? The DoD didn't build all of the GPS receivers out there either.
Are they not part of the GPS system by your definition? The only thing the
DoD built (or more accurately, bought) is the license to the technology and
to the satellites. The also bought military spec receivers. The rest is
commercial, free market use of the broadcast signals. WAAS included.

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