GPS Jamming

[BootleBumtrinket]

At the mouth of the Crouch last year the GPS packed up saying it couldn't spot any satellites, to come back on again shortly later, and I was told this had happened to others, and that it was being jammed to protect the Foulness range.
Is this true? It sounds unlikely to my sceptical eyes.

 

[Viking]

It could be a problem if anything start happening in the Gulf. I believe during the last unpleasantness, some areas did have problems when the US military needed to have 'control' the system.

 

[kgi]

the gps can be locally jammed using aircraft carrying electronic warfare "black boxes", you will find it on notices to mariners on navtex as to them switching it off ......unlikely......mind i did hear "europe" is putting its own system up, the russians of course have there own system........keith

 

[dickh]

Re: GPS Jamming/European GPS system

Europe has plans to put up a GPS system of their own - I think it's called 'Galileo' but everyone is prevaricating about cost etc etc and it might die a natural death... hopefully not - apparently the US satellites are well past their sell buy date...

dickh
I'd rather be sailing... /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

 

[chas]

Sounds a bit unlikely - after all, lots of people know where the range is so what is the point?

 

[chriscallender]

Perhaps they could do it as part of an exercise, making sure they are familiar with operating the eqipment etc.

However I agree that sounds unlikely, more likely there were just poor conditions for receiving a GPS signal at that time.