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October 25th 06, 02:44 PM
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Solar storms spell trouble for GPS
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:12:07 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote:
How was such a clash missed? Because GPS receivers only became common during a period of low solar activity. By 2011 solar flares will reach the peak of their cycle and receivers will likely fail. The sun is on an 11-year cycle. If 2011 is the date of the max (and we are apparently in the minimum now), the LAST max was about 2000. Unless the author believes that GPS receivers only became common after 2000, the user community has already been through one solar max period. Ron Wanttaja 
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