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Protect the Frequencies – By preventing interference
Toughen Receivers – With readily available technology
Augment Services – With difficult to disrupt terrestrial signals
What to do? Some recommendations.
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NIST Loses Time – needs more backup?
Image: Atomic clock at UK's National Physical Lab What's new: The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lost 4.8 microseconds last weekend when emergency generators failed to start during a commercial electrical grid outage. Why it's important:...
ADS-B off “U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean” – New York Times
Image: USAF Tanker DoD.mil What's new: A near-miss between a Jet Blue airliner leaving Curacao and a USAF tanker. The tanker was not broadcasting its location through ADS-B nor, apparently, notifying air traffic control it was in the area. Why it's important: People...
Oil Tanker off Venezuela Faking Location – Seizure “was textbook law enforcement ops”
Image: M/T Skipper, Screenshot Marinetraffic.com What's new: The oil tanker seized by the U.S. that was carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil had been transmitting incorrect location information, undoubtedly to conceal its activities, for some time. The seizure operation...
Congressman Fulcher letter to FCC on GPS Backup
Image: RNT Foundation What's new: Congressman Fulcher (R, ID) wrote to FCC Chair Carr saying: "As you know, China and Russia have developed and are deploying back up, terrestrial systems. Once again, we are lagging." "The FCC has heard from various companies that they...
Airliners off U.S. coast spoofed by military testing – Spirent
Image: Spirent What's new: An American Airlines and an Air Canada aircraft were spoofed off the coast of the Carolinas yesterday. This was apparently due to previously announced military testing. Why it's important: Testing is essential and the military makes every...
