The nail in the coffin: TIS and Mode-S

On Mar 27, 9:33 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
In a previous article, Mxsmanic said:

Paul Tomblin writes:
Wanna bet?
http://gps.faa.gov/FAQ/index.htm
"These correction messages are then broadcast through communication
satellites to receivers onboard aircraft using the same frequency as GPS."

The communication satellites mentioned are not GPS satellites.

Your statement, I quote was "They do contribute to WAAS, but there are no
satellites in that." There *are* satellites in that, so you are wrong.
100% wrong. Admit it and stop weaseling.

Not to mention "contribute to WAAS" being off the mark.

It's worth pointing out that the GEOs also being used to provide a
separate ranging source (bent pipe) in addition to the information
being supplied (corrections, integrity, etc.) in the WAAS messages.

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Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
Today is a good day. Not because anything wonderful is happening, so
much, but because my definition of a 'bad day' has been revised.
-- Chris Klein

Regards,
Jon