GPS being turned off in Corwall Thursday

[colinpjenkins2]

Guess if you live in the area you may already be aware of this, but the MOD are conducting a trial Thursday/Friday so if you Sat Nav stops working dont start taking it appart.
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | MoD set to block sat nav systems

[String]

Just to be sad heres the full bulletin:

Originally Posted by AIS

NAVW: Q)EGTT/QWELW/IV/BO/W/000/300/5016N00516W006
FROM 07/06/07 08:00 TO 07/06/08 16:00 H1633/07
D)0800-1600
E)AUS 07-06-0207/1706/AS2
GPS SIGNAL JAMMING TRIALS.
GND JAMMER LOCATED WI 0.5 NM OF 5016N 00516W (PORTREATH, CORNWALL).
ACTIVITY MAY AFFECT ACFT WI 6NM RADIUS FLYING BELOW FL300.
EMERGENCY CEASE JAM CONTACT TRIAL MANAGER - **********
OR - SURVEILLANCE DIRECTOR - **********.
DURING TRIAL PERIODS, GPS RECEIVERS MAY SUFFER INTERMITTEN/TOTAL
FAILURE, OR GIVE INCORRECT PSN INFO. CREWS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE
LIMITATIONS AND USE ALT MEANS OF NAV. THE POLICY FOR THE USE OF GPS
FOR UK AIR NAV SERVICES IS GIVEN IN AIC 93/2002(PINK 41).
F)SFC G)FL300

GPS jamming isn't actually that rare - Sennybridge,Spadeadam range and others do it fairly regulary
Wonder how many idiots blindly following car sat nav end up in rivers or railway lines

Originally Posted by String

Just to be sad heres the full bulletin:



GPS jamming isn't actually that rare

Very true, our GPS stopped working once on exercise....we were on our way to the drop off point....not using it for cheating purposes (for the record).

Aimz xx

[Chriz]

Originally Posted by amy-ward

Very true, our GPS stopped working once on exercise....we were on our way to the drop off point....not using it for cheating purposes (for the record).

Aimz xx

Was it not long nails making it hard to press the buttons??

Chris/z

Originally Posted by Chriz

Was it not long nails making it hard to press the buttons??

Chris/z

hehe i bite mine (bad i know)

Ax