Solar storms spell trouble for GPS

So much for the rampant decomissioning of VORs NDBs
and LORAN, not to mention the NDB approaches that were
trashed because they are "useless" now that we have GPS.

"ktbr" wrote in message
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So much for the rampant decomissioning of VORs NDBs
and LORAN, not to mention the NDB approaches that were
trashed because they are "useless" now that we have GPS.

Interference that would cause a deterioration in the GPS system would
do...what?, to the LORAN and NDB's?

Matt Barrow writes:

Interference that would cause a deterioration in the GPS system would
do...what?, to the LORAN and NDB's?

Much less than it does to satellites, although nothing using RF energy
is immune.

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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:36:06 GMT, ktbr wrote in
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So much for the rampant decomissioning of VORs NDBs
and LORAN, not to mention the NDB approaches that were
trashed because they are "useless" now that we have GPS.

Good point(s). It really renews one's faith in our government. :-(