GPS signal to be jammed North Cornwall this Thursday/Friday.

[jhughes]

Announced on the Westcountry news this morning that the MOD are trialing GPS signal jamming equipment on the North coast of Cornwall on Thursday the 7th and Friday the 8th of June.

 

[Seven Spades]

Wow, that's what we need. Sort the men from the boys... I assume this will be for short periods.

 

[mikefleetwood]

I don't know the details, but I wonder what else this will interfere with?

 

[Twister_Ken]

You sure it's not the Cornish Liberation Army, trying to confuse they furriners.

 

[Cornishman]

On and Off!

It will also affect car satnavs over an area of about 11 sq km although they haven't said where the centre will be yet.

 

[Sixpence]

The MoD said its Portreath base would be the base.

 

[boatbuilder]

Will the navy be responsible if an accident occurs, or a life is lost due to an ambulance gets lost.
Ambulances in Cornwall cover a huge area and local knowledge cannot be relied on.

 

[Sixpence]

An MOD spokesman said all the emergency services which might use the systems have been informed and if an emergency is under way, the MOD can suspend the trial.

 

[Twister_Ken]

>Ambulances in Cornwall cover a huge area and local knowledge cannot be relied on.<

Have they thrown away their books of maps then?

 

[Sixpence]

The effect will extend for a radius of 11 km (7 miles) which would cover Camborne and Redruth.


I think one map would do it Ken /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[peterb26]

Could be a good day to stay off the roads down there then - given the reliance on Sat Nav by so many haulage companies and delivery firms...........................

 

[Seven Spades]

i wonder about the effect on aircraft.

 

[Twister_Ken]

>i wonder about the effect on aircraft.<

 

[Sixpence]

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[metalmike]

Im more concerened with "Why" they want to trial this,

Mike

 

[arto]

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Im more concerened with "Why" they want to trial this,

Mike

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To see whether it works?

 

[JasB]

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I wonder what else this will interfere with?

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So do they, that's why they are testing it.

 

[Topcat47]

Driving past the QinetiQ site on the top of Portsdown Hill (near Portsmouth) can screw up your in-car GPS too. If you're affected, complain to Offcom

 

[peterb26]

From the BBC

 

[Sixpence]

At last , someone found the link /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif as if I'd be able to write all that complicated and informative stuff without copy paste /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif