I say follow the money. Someone is using fear to drive money somehow. Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!) '95 E300 281k miles (daily driving duties) '73 Balboa 20 (High & dry until the head is back on) Charleston SC
________________________________ From: Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Mon, March 21, 2011 5:24:20 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Lightsquared Max wrote: > Yes, I use it. Good luck to trying to jam GPS - it is provided primarily for > U.S. military use (civilian use is a side benefit and not the intended use of > the system). I really doubt that any company will obtain a license from the >FCC > to broadcast on a frequency which will cause interference with a U.S. >navigation > military system. Yep - all true. However, it seems the GPS industry is really trying to muster up some support against the Lightsquared fast-track FCC rules over-rides. As you say, seems odd that one arm of gov't is not speaking to the other arm. In consumer world and aviation - GPS jamming will be undoubtedly problematic - hence the question regarding the GPS industry alerts. mao _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
